Stella & Rose's Books

LIVES OF THE GREAT COMPOSERS - BOOK 1
Written by Ian Woodward. Illustrated by Martin Aitchison.
Stock no. 1831352
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 662. Pink pictorial paper boards. Composers in this book are Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402305. Boards are edge-rubbed and worn, top of spine is split. Rear board is scuffed with a few marks. Minor foxing to text block. Minor mark and pencil erasure to front endpaper else contents clean. Tally is 230.

THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY: RUGBY AND THE WORLD CUP 1995
Written by Stuart Barnes.
Stock no. 1331247
Published by Richard Cohen Books. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A lively account of a thrilling rugby season and a refreshing perspective on an historic year. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 247 pages (including index). ISBN: 1860660274. SIGNED by the author to verso of half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

GARETH
Written by Gareth Edwards.
Stock no. 1331246
Published by Stanley Paul. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The autobiography of Gareth Edwards the youngest rugby player to captain Wales at age of 20. Red boards, silver title to spine. 176 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0091348005. Some slight discolouration to cover edges and spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink and some pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tear to top front corner.

JPR AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by J.P.R. Williams.
Stock no. 1331245
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of the famous Welsh Rugby player. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002160382. Spine slightly bumped. Small white mark to front cover. Textblock is foxed. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned and edge rubbed.

EDWARD I
Written by Michael Prestwich.
Stock no. 1331244
Published by Guild Publishing. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This study is much more than a biography, the author re-examines Edward and his reign in the light of the very considerable quantity of surviving evidence to provide a definitive analysis of a complex and highly significant period dominated by a remarkable king. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 618 pages. B/w photos. Pages are lightly browned and foxed at edges. Name, date and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is slightly edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

KATHERINE THE QUEEN: THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF KATHERINE PARR
Written by Linda Porter.
Stock no. 1331243
Published by MacMillan. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All that most people know about Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife, is that she 'survived'. A vivid portrait of someone who until now has been mysteriously misunderstood, but who was one of the most intriguing and influential queen consorts in all English history. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 383 pages (including index). Colour photos. ISBN: 9780230710399. Textblock is foxed. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge creased.

THE SECOND BARON'S WAR: SIMON DE MONTFORT AND THE BATTLES OF LEWES AND EVESHAM
Written by John Sadler.
Stock no. 1331242
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Lucid story of the struggle between King and Nobility in the 13th century England. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781844158317. A super copy, looks unread.

RICHARD III AND THE DEATH OF CHIVALRY
Written by David Hipshon.
Stock no. 1331241
Published by The History Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How the power of politics of the conflict between the Stanley's and the Harrington's, and Richard's motives in supporting the latter, led to the king's death on the battlefield, the succession of the Tudors to the throne of England, and 'death of chivalry' and the end of the Middle Ages. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 224 pages. ISBN: 9780750950749. Some foxing to textblock else a fine copy. Dustwrapper has a small tear to centre.

A GAMBLING MAN: CHARLES II AND THE RESTORATION 1660-1670
Written by Jenny Uglow.
Stock no. 1331240
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A portrait of Charles II and the first decade of the restoration: a time of glamour and gossip, drama and risk, faction and crisis. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780571217335. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Textblock is slightly grubby. Small mark to edge of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed/creased.

CHARLES, EARLY GREY ARISTOCRATIC REFORMER
Written by John W. Derry.
Stock no. 1331239
Published by Blackwell Publishers. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A penetrating and lucid biography of one of the most influential parliamentary reformers on the 19th century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 227 pages. ISBN: 0631165223. SIGNED by the author by means of an inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and also a flat-signed signature to title-page. Cover edges are slightly dusty. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is crease and faded at edges and spine.

ATTLEE
Written by Kenneth Harris.
Stock no. 1331238
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A full and revealing account of Attlee's personal and political life. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 630 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0297779931. Spine bumped. Name, address and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby with light foxing. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly browned to spine.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SEA FISHING
Written by Peter Wheat; Ray Forsberg. Illustrated by Baz East.
Stock no. 1331237
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

Observers series no. 82. Laminate boards. Small format. With 8 colour plates, 14 b/w photographs and numerous diagrams in text. ISBN: 0723216002. Spine and cover edges sunned (yellowed). Contents fine.