Stella & Rose's Books

CALLAGHAN: A LIFE
Written by Kenneth O. Morgan.
Stock no. 1831446
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Jim Callaghan. Starting in humble circumstances and then moving into trade union office and parliament at a young age, he went on to hold all the major offices of state: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and, for three tumultuous years, from 1976 to 1979, Prime Minister. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w plates. xvi and 800 pages including index. ISBN: 0198202164. Couple of minor marks to rear board. Light shelf-rubbing to base of spine. Text block a bit grubby. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

PRINCE OF THE RENAISSANCE: THE LIFE OF FRANCOIS I
Written by Desmond Seward.
Stock no. 1831444
Published by The History Book Club. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography. The life and character of Francois I, his manifold activities, his relations with the great men about him, and the turbulent events of the time are vividly described by a writer who loves the period and has made it his special study. Peach cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 264 pages including index. Top edge peach. Text block lightly browned, top edge peach colour has faded towards spine (sunned). Front joint is nicked to lower edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, faded to spine, foxing to verso (not visible to front). Musty odour present.

THE FALL OF THE WEST: THE SLOW DEATH OF THE ROMAN SUPERPOWER
Written by Adrian Goldsworthy.
Stock no. 1831443
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A sweeping narrative of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. x and 531 pages including index. ISBN: 9780297845638. Light vertical reading crease to spine. Slight lean to spine. Text block lightly foxed. Couple of spots to front endpaper. Glossy plates have stuck together due to damp, prised apart leaving some minor imprint to facing pages. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper has damp mottling to verso (not visible to front).

THREE VICTORIES AND A DEFEAT: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE FIRST BRITISH EMPIRE 1714-1783
Written by Brendan Simms.
Stock no. 1831442
Published by Basic Books. 1st USA 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Britain's extraordinary scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had gained. Red paper boards, gilt title to blue paper spine. B/w maps and illustrations. xvii and 802 pages including index. American Edition. ISBN: 9780465013326. Light vertical reading creases to spine, minor mark to front edge of spine, light shelf-rubbing to base of spine. Faint marks to boards. Text block a little dusty. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

CHARLES II
Written by H. Miller.
Stock no. 1831441
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This biography delves into the multifaceted character of Charles II, the monarch who was restored to the throne in 1660 after the tumultuous period of civil war in England. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xv and 458 pages including index. ISBN: 0297812149. Boards clean and bright. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine and has a few minor grubby marks to rear panel.

EUROPE'S TRAGEDY: A HISTORY OF THE THIRTY YEARS WAR
Written by Peter H. Wilson.
Stock no. 1831440
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. The extraordinary narrative of the war haunted Europe's leaders into the twentieth century and modern Europe cannot be understood without reference to this dreadful conflict. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Map of Central Europe 1618 to endpapers. Colour plates. xxii and 996 pages including index. ISBN: 9780713995923. Light rubbing to base of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed to lower edge. A very decent copy.

HERBERT BUTTERFIELD: HISTORIAN AS DISSENTER
Written by C.T. McIntire.
Stock no. 1331314
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Describing the career trajectory of a man who intellectual achievements propelled him from a worker's cottage in an industrial village in West Yorkshire to the Regius Professorship of Modern History at Cambridge University and to a knighthood from the Queen. Grey boards, silver title to spine. 499 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0300098073. There is a stain to textblock vertical edge (and a little on the lower edge). Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.

DISRAELI
Written by Robert Blake.
Stock no. 1331313
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A lively portrait of an extraordinary man and of the age he lived in. Green cloth. Black title label to spine with gilt title. 819 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Small mark to front pastedown. Textblock is foxed and grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is well edge worn.

THE LIFT AND THOUGHT OF HERBERT BUTTERFIELD: HISTORY, SCIENCE AND GOD
Written by Michael Bentley.
Stock no. 1331311
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An excellent study of one of the pivotal figures in 20th century historiography. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 381 pages (including index). ISBN: 9781107003972. Minimal bumping to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has the remains of a small label to rear panel.

HENRY V AS WARLORD
Written by Desmond Seward.
Stock no. 1331310
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd.. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A startling reassessment of on of England's hero kings. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 251 pages (including index). B/w photos and text illustrations. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and slightly sunned to spine.

C. S. LEWIS A BIOGRAPHY
Written by A.N. Wilson.
Stock no. 1331309
Published by Collins. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 334 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0002151375. Spine slightly bumped. Covers slightly dusty. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly sunned.

WILLIAM WILBERFORCE - THE LIFE OF THE GREAT ANTI-SLAVE TRADE CAMPAIGNER
Written by William Hague.
Stock no. 1331308
Published by Harper Press. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The extraordinary story of a politician who shunned all honours, titles and ministerial positions, yet became on of the most influential Britons in history. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 582 pages. Colour and b/w plates. ISBN: 9780007228850. Spine slightly bumped. Small, light mark to rear cover. Top edge of textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.