Stella & Rose's Books

THE SIEGE OF STALINGRAD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827254
Published by Communist Party Of Great Britain. Circa 1943. Almost very good condition.

This is the Epic Story of the Siege of Stalingrad Told in Photographs, Words and Maps from August 23rd, 1942, to February 3rd, 1943. Small square format. White pictorial paperwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos throughout. 51 numbered pages. Covers grubby, small pieces of paper stuck to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE ILLUSTRATED
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827252
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A guide to the Browning Automatic Rifle, it's assembly and breakdown, firing etc. Small, slim format. Orange cardwraps. Stapled binding. 4 pages including title page, plus centre pages which are fold out (8 un-numbered pages). Covers browned and a little grubby. Contents a little grubby. Staples are rusty and centre fold-out pages have become detached because of this but are still present. An interesting little booklet.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 9 - RUPERT AND THE NEW ROSE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326718
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Title story Rupert and the New Rose. Also includes Rupert and the Ticking Box - 2 original Bestall stories for the series. Front cover shows Rupert holding a black and white rose. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Spine edge & corners rubbed. Rear cover just a little grubby/lightly browned. Staples rusty. Small one inch split at base of spine up to the first staple.

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8192 CRAZY PEOPLE
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Trier.
Stock no. 1326712
Published by Atrium Press Ltd.. Fine condition.

Spiral bound, pictorial boards. Pages divided into three-parts to turn over and make 8192 crazy people. Fifth impression. A super copy.

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THE HOODWINKERS
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1326706
Published by Collins. 1st 1962. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

"Jim Decks is once again up to his nefarious activities - hoodwinking innocent Americans who, with their love of history, are convinced that Jim's old boat belonged to William The Conqueror". Red boards, silver title to spine. Endpapers are maps of the Romney Marsh area, b/w illustrations to text. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers faintly foxed and some light red staining from cover dye to top edge of front endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn with a small piece of loss to top edge of front panel (covered with a piece of white paper), tape repairs and damp staining to verso (stains show on rear panel and rear flap). Rear panel is a bit grubby.

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WILLIAM THE DETECTIVE
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326703
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title block to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Sixteenth impression. Spine bumped. Foxing to some pages and textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, creased and torn with white sticky paper reinforcements on folds on verso and loss to top of spine. White rear panel and spine are both grubby.

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STILL WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326702
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black title label to spine and vignette to William to front. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Twenty-fifth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to spine and front flap almost detached.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF POLLINATION (NN 83)
Written by Michael Proctor; Peter Yeo; Andrew Lack.
Stock no. 1326698
Published by Harper Collins. Circa 1997. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 83. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards with gilt title and NN to spine. ISBN: 000219905X. 2nd printing. Spine of wrapper is slightly faded.

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BRITISH SEALS (NN 57)
Written by H.R. Hewer.
Stock no. 1326694
Published by Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc.. 1st US 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 57. publication. American Edition. Green cloth, gilt title. 59 b/w photographs. 52 text figures. A detailed scientific review of biology, types, distribution and conservation. ISBN: 0800810562. Top edge of textblock very slightly foxed. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby on rear panel.

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STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE MAKERS VOLUME 1 (LANDMARK COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by George Watkins; A.P. Woolrich.
Stock no. 1326690
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Illustrations, photographs and descriptions of stationary steam engine makers. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843062003. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and slightly faded to spine.

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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326686
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1942. Good condition.

The Biggles Squadron versus the Nazi ace, Von Zoyton, in the battle of the Libyan air route. Blue cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers marked. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Textblock is grubby.

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ALIEN PLANTS (NN 129)
Written by Clive A. Stace; Michael J. Crawley.
Stock no. 1827249
Published by William Collins. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 129. A comprehensive overview of the many plants that have become an integral part of the British wild flora, and a unique insight into why alien plants are so important. Green cloth boards, gilt title and 'NN' logo to spine. Yellow 'NN' patterned endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007502158. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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