Stella & Rose's Books

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1831494
Published by MacGibbon & Kee. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards with silver title to spine. Imaginative b/w illustrations in typical Steadman style. A different Alice altogether! 143 pages. ISBN: 0261633325. Text block browned with a little foxing. '85p' written in black ink on black free front endpaper at top corner. Minor foxing to lower edge of title page. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

NEW ATLAS OF THE BRITISH & IRISH FLORA
Written by C.D. Preston; D.A. Pearman; T.D. Dines.
Stock no. 1831493
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Distribution maps and accompanying text for 2412 flowering plants in Great Britain and Ireland. All the native species and all the commoner hybrids and ointroduced species are covered together with a wide range of subspecies. Large format. 910 pages. ISBN: 0198510675. Still in original shrinkwrap so it is assumed acetate overlay and CD are both present. This copy will make a wonderful gift!

THE BRISTOL STORY PART ONE - 1908-1951
Written by Alan Townsin.
Stock no. 1831492
Published by Venture Publications. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of the manufacture of buses by the famous Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd from 1908, the concern becoming known as Bristol Commercial Vehicles in 1955. Volume One takes the story from the Company's formation through to 1951. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 1898432252. Boards lightly scuffed, board corners lightly worn. Contents clean.

ESTATE ACCOUNTS OF HENRY DE LACY, EARL OF LINCOLN FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1277 TO 1278
Written by Eric Foster.
Stock no. 1831491
Published by Ranulf Higden Society. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Transcribed and translated from the original document as held by Nottinghamshire Archives as part of the Foljambe collection. The accounts published in this volume are for a large part of the estates of Henry de Lacy (1249-1311), earl of Lincoln. He was one of the wealthiest landowners in late thirteenth century England, a soldier and diplomat and a close friend and associate of King Edward I. Edited by Eric Foster. Plum pictorial cardwraps. xv and 238 pages including index. ISBN: 9780957073739. Light creasing to top corner of front cover. Initials and date in ink to top corner of title page. Contents clean.

MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS OF NORTH LANCASHIRE
Written by M.J. Wigginton.
Stock no. 1831490
Published by Centre For North-West Regional Studies. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Detailed information on the occurrence and distribution of the 444 mosses and 137 liverworts which have been recorded in North Lancashire. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps, blue titles. B/w distribution charts. 152 pages. ISBN: 0901800813. A very nice copy.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF NEWPORT
Written by Joseph Bradney; Madeleine Gray.
Stock no. 1831487
Published by South Wales Record Society. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

From the Coming of the Normans into Wales Down to the Present Time, volume 5. Edited from Bradney's MSS by Madeleine Gray. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiii and 270 pages including index. ISBN: 0950867675. Boards and contents clean. Pale green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed, and is lightly sunned/faded to spine. Overall, a very nice copy.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE THE HUNDRED OF USK (PART 2)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831486
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st thus 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Volume 3 Part 2 of A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales Down to the Present Time. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Facsimile of the 1923 edition. 113-320 pages. ISBN: 0952000938. Light bump to tail of spine. Boards and contents clean. Pale blue pictorial dustwrapper is lighly scuffed and creased to tail of spine and lower edge of rear panel. Overall a very nice copy.

A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: THE HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (PART 1)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1831485
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st thus 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Volume 4 Part 1 of A History of Monmouthshire. From the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Facsimile of the 1933 edition. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 148 pages. ISBN: 0952000946. Previous bookseller's small address label to rear pastedown else contents clean. Pale blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed/grubby and lightly edge-creased. Overall a very nice copy.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF TROPICAL FISHES
Written by Neil Wainwright. Illustrated by Baz East.
Stock no. 1331368
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Book No. 65. With 16 Colour plates and 19 B/w Drawings. Small format. Green boards. ISBN: 072321560X. Spine bumped. Some very pale page browning else contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price label beside this, also a small orange label of previous bookseller to same. Some light edge creasing and some light browning to wrapper.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF GLASS
Written by Mary Payton; Geoffrey Payton.
Stock no. 1331367
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No. 62. 95 half-tone illustrations and 8 colour plates. Small format. Dark blue boards. ISBN: 0723215499. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal dents to lower cover edges. A couple of corner tips creased. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just lightly browned and edge creased.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF MOTORCYCLES
Written by Robert M. Croucher.
Stock no. 1331366
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer Book No. 61. New Edition. B/w photos. Small format. Burgundy boards. ISBN: 0723215723. Spine bumped. Light foxing/page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut with slight creasing to top of spine.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHOW JUMPING & EVENTING
Written by Vivien Batchelor. Illustrated by Christine Bousfield.
Stock no. 1331365
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer book no. 60. With 44 line drawings and 27 b/w photos. Photos by Leslie Lane. Small format. Red boards. ISBN: 0723215510. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper with 'new' price label above which has been mostly removed. Wrapper is edge creased and has damp stains to lower edges (mostly visible on verso).