Stella & Rose's Books

MEDIEVAL PEOPLE
Written by Eileen Power; Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie.
Stock no. 1830755
Published by Folio Society. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. The text of this edition follows that of the tenth edition. Cream boards with gilt vignettes. Colour illustrations. xxvii and 253 pages including index. Third printing. Light fading to spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY: COLLECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by Neville Rogers; Richard Holmes. Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1830753
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets series. Edited by Neville Rogers, Introduction by Richard Holmes. Red leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial cloth boards. The text of this edition follows that of the 1969 edition by Oxford University Press published under the title Selected Poetry. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. xix and 552 pages including index. Very minor (hardly noticeable) discolouration to text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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ITALIAN JOURNEY 1786-1788
Written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; W.H. Auden; Elizabeth Mayer.
Stock no. 1830752
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Translated and introduced by W.H. Auden and Elizabeth Mayer. Black cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards depicting the Colosseum. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt. xxiii and 512 pages including index. Very minor discolouration to text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light scuffing.

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THE GREEK MYTHS
Written by Robert Graves; Kenneth Mcleish. Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1830751
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced and edited by Kenneth McLeish. Dark brown leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial cloth boards. Attractive two-tone colour illustrations. Originally published in two volumes, this is the combined edition. 700 pages including index. Top headband unglued from inner spine (common fault). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: SELECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by William Wordsworth; Nicholas Roe. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830750
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets series. Edited and introduced by Nicholas Roe. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather spine and patterned cloth sides. B/w engravings. Top edge dark brown. xix and 495 pages. Third printing. Headbands starting to detach from inner spine (common fault), slight discolouration to text block (not affecting margins). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE REX WHISTLER ROOM
No author listed. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1330533
Published by Tate Gallery. Very good condition.

A fold out guide to the mural by Rex Whistler at the Tate Gallery Restuarant, along with a description of the scene and a brief biography of Rex Whistler. Cardwraps. Slight edge wear and slight browning to cover edges,A few small, light marks to front cover. A nice copy of a scarce item.

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GORAU YMGAIS GWYBODAETH: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EDUCATION AT ABERAERON
Written by Eifion Davies; et al.
Stock no. 1330532
Published by Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Text in ENGLISH. Blue boards, gilt title to front cover. 358 pages. B/w photos throughout. SIGNED by the editor (Eifion Davies) to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with slight fading to spine, laminate is slightly lifting to lower edge of rear panel.

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BARGOED YMCA 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Written by Graham W.G. Davies.
Stock no. 1330531
Published by Old Bakehouse Publications. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of over 300 photographs, with some dialogue of the members participating in the various sports and other activities over th 75 year period (1938-2013). Red boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. ISBN: 9781905967438. Dustwrapper is just lightly creased at edges.

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THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES THIRD SERIES MIGRATION & HABITS
Written by T.A. Coward; A.W. Boyd. Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn.
Stock no. 1330530
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

4th edition. Also includes observations on our rarer visitantes. Brown cloth, gilt titles and bird vignette. Colour plates. 286 pages. Wayside and Woodland series. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Not sure if there is foxing to the textblock or if the pages have been printed that way?! Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, slightly torn and creased.

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VINTAGE BUSES & TRAMS IN SOUTH WALES
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1330529
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

200 vintage b/w photos from early horse buses to motor vehicles. Pale grey boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0900807172. Pale page edge browning throughout. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330528
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert at front of a huge snow scene. 1st story Rupert and Doctor Lion. 124 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Covers are worn, slightly grubby and foxed with a small patch of surface paper damage to centre of front cover and lower half of backstrip MISSING. Front free-endpaper is creased and torn at inner margin. Inscription in pencil in belongs to box has been erased. Price NOT cut. Some page corner tips creased. Lower corner tip of rear free-endpaper torn off. Pencil mark to title page of first story. Some foxing and some pale brown spotting to contents.

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THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1330527
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. The third in the Adventure series. Spine and corners are bumped. Small brown mark to top edge of rear cover. Tiny name in ink to top edge of front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper spine is missing and the remains are worn, torn and creased, large tear to front fold and smaller tear to rear fold.

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