Stella & Rose's Books

BYRON'S LETTERS AND JOURNALS (12 VOLUMES)
Written by Lord Byron; Leslie A. Marchand.
Stock no. 1831311
Published by John Murray. 1974. Slightly better than very good condition.

The complete and unexpurgated text of all the letters available in manuscript and the full printed version of all others. 11 Volumes and Index, making up the complete set. Volume I first published 1973, Index first published 1982. Red cloth boards, gilt titles to spine and Byron logo to front. Frontispiece to each volume. Reprints and first editions of the various volumes. One or two minor marks to boards but generally nice, bright and clean. A few volumes have a few marks to text block (not bad), top edges are browned. Name and date in ink to front pastedowns of each volume and also a four digit number to the top corner of the front endpaper. Else contents are clean. A nice set.

MARINE SHELLS OF THE SEYCHELLES
Written by Alan G. Jarrett.
Stock no. 1831283
Published by Carole Green Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide for the identification of shells from the Central Indian Ocean. A detailed description of each shell, useful line diagrams and annotated plates together with clear colour photographs of over 600 species. Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. xiv and 149 pages including index. ISBN: 1903479002. Top corner of boards bumped, minor mark to lower edge of front board, else a lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

THIS IS THE SPANISH HORSE
Written by Juan Llamas.
Stock no. 1831278
Published by J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd.. 1st UK 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of the pure-bred Spanish or Andalusian horse, incorporating a short history of the breed. The text traces the important part which this breed has played in the evolution of other breeds such as the Lippizaner and thoroughbred. First published in Spain in 1989, this is the English translation. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour photos throughout. 344 pages. ISBN: 0851316689. Spine very slightly cocked. Corners lightly bumped, lower front corner worn. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents are clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a small closed tear to top of spine, scuffed.

DATES: PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, FOOD, AND MEDICINAL VALUES (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES)
Written by A. Manickavasagan; M. Mohamed Essa; E. Sukumar; et al.
Stock no. 1831247
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

This text covers the post-harvest operations and processing of dates, physical, chemical, structural, and sensory properties of dates as human food. The authors also discuss the value of low quality dates and byproducts as cattle feed. The final section focuses on the potential medicinal values of dates. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. xviii and 415 pages including index. ISBN: 9781439849453. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

THE APPLE GENOME (COMPENDIUM OF PLANT GENOMES)
Written by Schuyler S. Korban; et al.
Stock no. 1831246
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book covers information on the economics; botany, taxonomy, and origin and so much more of the cultivated apple - being one of the most important tree fruit crops of temperate regions of the world. Edited by Schuyler S. Korban. Green cardwraps. A few b/w and colour photos, illustrations and charts. xxv and 412 pages. ISBN: 9783030746841. Lower front corner and subsequent pages are creased. Else contents clean. A decent copy.

BIOLOGY OF THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK
Written by Sara Ostlund-Nilsson; Ian Mayer; Felicity Anne Huntingford; et al.
Stock no. 1831239
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, this book examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. Edited by Ostlund-Nilsson, Mayer, and Huntingford. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts. 392 pages including index. ISBN: 9780849332197. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Hinge next to title page pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

VANILLA (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES No. 47)
Written by Eric Odoux; Michel Grisoni; et al.
Stock no. 1831237
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Eric Odoux and Michel Grisoni and written by 45 International Experts. Vanilla is a universally appreciated flavour that is consumed worldwide, this globally relevant resource discusses biotechnology aimed at finding novel production methods of vanilla and horticultural studies for improving yields and increasing plant resistance. Cream glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. xxiv and 387 pages including index. ISBN: 9781420083378. Boards slightly grubby at edges. Text block very lightly grubby to top edge. Hinge next to title page is pulled but the binding is tight. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

BIGGLES SCORES A BULL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330968
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Adventure of Biggles and the Air Police. Red boards with gilt titles to spine. 160 pages. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

BIGGLES AND THE GUN RUNNERS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330967
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Biggles advertises his services in the hope that he can pick up the trail of a gun-running racket which is causing international concern. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Front free-endpaper has been removed and is MISSING. Textblock is slightly dusty else contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a vertical crease to edge of front panel. Title list on rear of wrapper ends in Blue Moon. Possibly a slightly later dustwrapper according to biggles-online.com? Price is correct for year though?

BIGGLES IN THE UNDERWORLD
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330966
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 184 pages. ISBN: 0340041587. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Complete original dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

THE ART OF THE BRONTES
Written by Christine Alexander; Jane Sellars. Illustrated by Charlotte Bronte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte; Branwell Bronte.
Stock no. 1831095
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A full scale study of the drawings and paintings of the Bronte sisters and their brother. Comprising almost 400 illustrated entries, recording such details as medium, dating, provenance, sources, style, and arguments for attribution; and documenting many previously unknown drawings and paintings. Pale grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. B/w & a few colour illustrations. xxvi and 484 pages. ISBN: 0521432480. Top board corners lightly bumped and minor mark to rear board. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Very light pale edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge creased, slightly grubby and a few minor scuffs. Includes a number of relevant newspaper cuttings.

SARAH MOON: NOW AND THEN
Written by Ingo Taubhorn; Brigitte Woischnik. Illustrated by Sarah Moon.
Stock no. 1831094
Published by Kehrer Heidelberg Berlin. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

A catalogue that accompanies the first retrospective of the artist's work in Hamburg, Germany. This catalogue acts as a valuable synopsis of Moon's oeuvre, with interviews and essays that enrich our understanding of each photographic image. Black cloth spine, uncovered boards, white and black titles. B/w and colour photographs. 157 pages. ISBN: 9783868286564. Cloth spine a slightly discoloured at edges. Light wear to board corners. Contents clean.