Stella & Rose's Books

A HISTORY OF ELY CATHEDRAL
Written by Peter Meadows; Nigel Ramsay.
Stock no. 1328557
Published by The Boydell Press. 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large, heavy format. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. From the tiny community founded in the fens by St. Etheldreda in 672, and refounded as an abbey in 970, grew one of the greatest monasteries in England. ISBN: 9780851159454. Spine bumped. A couple of small spots to textblock and a couple of lower page corner tips slightly creased else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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UNDERGROUND TO EVERYWHERE
Written by Stephen Halliday.
Stock no. 1328554
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

London's underground railway in the life of the Capital. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 230 pages. ISBN: 075092585X. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine and edges and lightly edge rubbed.

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CARPACCIO
Written by Terisio Pignatti. Illustrated by Carpaccio.
Stock no. 1328552
Published by Skira. 1st 1958. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Taste Of Our Time series. Square format. Textured cream cloth with red title to spine and red 'S' to centre of both covers. Beautiful mounted colour plates. Italian translated into English by James Emmons. A couple of tiny marks to front endpapers else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly browned. Contained in a blue slipcase with 'made in Switzerland' printed to spine. Fading to edges of slipcase.

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AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES (NN 87)
Written by Trevor J.C. Beebee; Richard A. Griffiths.
Stock no. 1328551
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A natural history of the British herpetofauna. New Naturalist No. 87. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 270 pages. ISBN: 000220083X. Top of spine is slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock.

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SHOCK FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328547
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Thirteenth Secret Seven story in which quarrels threaten to disband the Secret Seven. But dog-thieves are at work in the village so the children turn detective. Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped with slight browning to top and tail of spine. Textblock is foxed at top edge. Dustwrapper is edge worn with pencil (heavy) tick marks to title list on rear panel and patch of surface paper damage to front panel.

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FROG MODEL AIRCRAFT 1932-1976
Written by Richard Lines; Leif Hellstrom.
Stock no. 1828820
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete history of the flying aircraft & the plastic kits. Large format. Blue matt pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568636. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and lower edges. Boards clean. Minor knock to lower edge of front board. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor closed edge-tears (no loss) strengthened with clear tape to verso, lightly scuffed and just a little grubby. Old price label to front flap of dustwrapper.

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A CITY IN THE MAKING: DRAWINGS OF NOTTINGHAM
Written by Thomas William Hammond; John Beckett; Ken Brand. Illustrated by Thomas William Hammond.
Stock no. 1828819
Published by Nottingham City Museums; Nottingham Civic Society. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Published for the exhibition of the same name. Introductory Essay by John Beckett, Captions by Ken Brand. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour drawings. 72 pages. ISBN: 0905634322. Spine lightly faded. Light page edge browning. Some crinkling to cover and contents else a clean copy.

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BLERIOT IN BRITAIN 1899 TO 1927
Written by Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1828814
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

From Headlamps to Airliners. Bleriot's endeavours to set up his companies in Britain, attempts by others to copy his designs, and the exploits of very brave airmen using his aircraft before the War to compete and promote public interest in aviation. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 192 pages. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9780851303994. Lower rear corner of boards lightly bumped else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and very slightly scuffed.

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ROYAL NAVY SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENTS 1912-1931
Written by Dick Cronin.
Stock no. 1828813
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Some aspects of early naval aviation at sea. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 384 pages. ISBN: 0851301657. Light fading to spine and rear board else a lovely copy.

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BEECH AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by Alain Pelletier.
Stock no. 1828806
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Detailed description of the Models 17 and 18 and their service histories along with equally detailed studies of Beech aircraft through the Bonanzas, Barons, Queen Airs and King Airs and all other types up to the elegant but unorthodox Starship and Model 1900 airliner. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778631. Light bump to top rear board corner and a few minor marks across top of board. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, faded to spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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6 GROUP BOMBER COMMAND: AN OPERATIONAL RECORD
Written by Chris. Ward.
Stock no. 1828802
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. IX and 260 pages. ISBN: 9781848841550. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME I
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828800
Published by Putnam. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Edition, revised, updated and expanded. Originally published in one volume in 1979. This first volume covers the history of Douglas and its associate companies, and details all of its aircraft up to the 1967 merger with McDonnell. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 617 pages. ISBN: 0851778275. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers lightly imprinted with printers ink from dustwrapper flaps. Else contetns clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has some creasing of the laminate, corners lightly rubbed.

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