Stella & Rose's Books

SOUTHERN RAILWAY: STANDARD REGULATIONS FOR TRAIN SIGNALLING ON DOUBLE AND SINGLE LINES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831474
Published by The Southern Railway. 1952. Very good condition.

Including description of signalling instruments, etc. To operate on and from 2nd February 1930 (reprinted January 1945). Red limp cardwraps. 112 pages. Reprint of the 1945 edition. Includes supplement of alterations and additions to standard regulations stapled to contents page. Covers clean, as are the contents.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY: CENTRAL-EASTERN APPENDIX TO THE WORKING TIME TABLES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831473
Published by The Southern Railway. 1934. Very good condition.

For the information of the company's employees, 26th March 1934 until further notice. Blue cloth covered limp cardwraps. 170 pages plus index. A few marks and stains to the cover edges. One or two fingermarks to contents else clean.

BRYCHEINIOG VOLUME XI: THE HOUSES OF BRECONSHIRE PART III. THE BRECON DISTRICT
Written by S.R. Jones; J.T. Smith.
Stock no. 1831472
Published by The Brecknock Society. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition.

Based on field-work undertaken in connection with a course for teachers, the aim of which was to provide material for the study of local history and to do this by arousing an interest in the buildings of the countryside and a visual awareness of them. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos & drawings. 148 pages. Covers marked, spine faded, neat name in ink across top edge of front cover. Some creasing to rear cover and corner tips of contents. Some pencil annotation and a few minor marks to contents.

THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1986: XIV MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIOCESE OF ST ANDREWS
Written by John Higgitt.
Stock no. 1831471
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Papers on the history of the medieval diocese, on the cult of St Andrew, on the eleventh to thirteenth century churches of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Arbroath as well as on facades and piers and distinctively Scottish architecture of the later Middle Ages. Edited by John Higgitt. Mustard yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 231 pages plus b/w plates to rear. ISBN: 0901286443. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

EDINBURGH
Written by Rosaline Masson. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 1831470
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1912. Almost very good condition.

20 colour plates with captioned paper guards. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Reprint with slight alterations. Top edge gilt. A & C Black Colour Book from the 7/6 series. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Top & tail of spine lightly worn with a few small nicks. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Thick blue-tip pen gift inscription to free front endpaper. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

HOW TO PLAN A HOUSE: A BOOK FOR ALL ABOUT TO BUILD
Written by George Gordon Samson.
Stock no. 1831469
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 1st 1910. Almost very good condition.

'One thing must never for an instant be lost sight of when preparing a plan. The wishes of woman - be she young and fair or not quite so young or unassistedly beauteous - must ever be considered... 'Brown cloth boards, dark brown titles. B/w plans, some folding. xvi and 133 pages plus 16 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Boards are grubby, slight lean to spine, tiny split to base of front edge of spine. Wear to top rear edge of spine. Text block browned. Some foxing, browning and a few marks to contents. A nice copy for its age.

SCOTTISH LIFE AND SOCIETY: A COMPENDIUM OF SCOTTISH ETHNOLOGY VOLUME 3: SCOTLAND'S BUILDINGS
Written by Geoffrey Stell; John Shaw; Susan Storrier.
Stock no. 1831468
Published by Tuckwell Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Architectural structures of Scotland and their historical context are discussed in this wide-ranging historical work. A variety of structures, from castles to community buildings, are considered in relation to their involvement and impact on the surrounding communities. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Edited by Geoffrey Stell et al. xxxii and 761 pages including index. ISBN: 186232123X. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily sunned/faded to front panel and spine, some fading to rear panel, light creasing. Book itself is clean.

BRITISH GUIANA: THE LAND OF SIX PEOPLES (CORONA LIBRARY)
Written by Michael Swan.
Stock no. 1831467
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

British Guiana has been called the Land of Six Peoples, from the six different races that have their homes there. Much of the country is inaccessible and all but five per cent of the population live on a narrow coastal belt, reclaimed from the swamp and lyuing below high-tide level. The greater part of this book deals with life on the coast, its customs, its turbulent politics, and the linked problems of its economy and social welfare. The author has also visited the Interior, travelling by plane, river-steamer, jeep, and dug-out canoe and on foot, observing the simple lives of the Amerindians. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations and photos. xv and 235 pages including index. Folding map to rear. Second impression. A few light marks to boards. Contents clean. Map present, creased at edge. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and a little scuffed/grubby.

THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCOTTISH FRONTIER 1513 - 1603
Written by Thomas I. Rae.
Stock no. 1831466
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dr Rae describes the administrative system created by the government between 1513 and 1603 to control, in times of peace, the frontier region adjacent to England. The author writes informmedly about the nature of the office of Warden of the Marches, the extent of the Wardens' duties, and their relationship with other local government officials. Brown cloth boards, black title on white title label to spine. vii and 294 pages including index. Top edge brown. Light shelf creasing to top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Text block lightly foxed and a little dusty. One or two fingermarks to contnets else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, browned to spine, a few grubby marks to front panel, light scuffing to rear panel.

COTTAGE BUILDING IN COB, PISE, CHALK & CLAY: A RENAISSANCE
Written by Clough Williams-Ellis; J.st. Loe Strachey.
Stock no. 1831465
Published by Country Life. 1st 1919. Almost very good condition.

A practical guide focused on alternative building materials, written in the early 20th century. Introduction by J. St. Loe Strachey. Grey cloth spine with red title, cream paper boards. B/w photos. 125 pages including index plus 2 page publisher advert to rear. Boards are browned and grubby. Red title to spine is fading, top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. A few finger marks, mainly to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding is tight.

ENGLISH MEN AND MANNERS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (A GALAXY BOOK)
Written by A.S. Turberville.
Stock no. 1831464
Published by Oxford University Press. 1961. Almost very good condition.

This vivid portrait of an exuberant era peopled by forceful and colorful personalities is a social and political history of the eighteenth century that is a happy blend of information and entertaining illustrations. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. xxiii and 539 pages. Second printing of this edition. Covers are a little grubby, creasing to rear cover. Reading wear vertically to spine. Joints pulled but binding still tight. Text block is browned and grubby. Contents clean.

THE ELIZABETHANS
Written by A.N. Wilson.
Stock no. 1831463
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A broad overview of the Elizabethan period discussing politics, religion, literature and music. The book concludes with an essay on Hamlet explaining how the play was tied into the period. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. xii and 432 pages including index. ISBN: 9780091931513. A few light scuffs to boards. Text block a little grubby. One or two minor marks to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright.