Stella & Rose's Books

HISTORY AS THE STORY OF LIBERTY
Written by Benedetto Croce.
Stock no. 1831327
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A brilliant and penetrating discussion of history and the writing of history it is Croce's contention that history must be considered first as the history of liberty, one of the greatest possessions of the human race.Beige cloth boards, red titles. 324 pages including index, plus publisher adverts to rear. Top edge red. Third impression. Some mottling/browning to board edges. Text block grubby and foxed. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and prelims else contents clean. Burgundy dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, rear panel is browned and grubby.

THE DISCOVERY OF MANKIND: ATLANTIC ENCOUNTERS IN THE AGE OF COLUMBUS
Written by David Abulafia.
Stock no. 1831326
Published by Yale University Press. 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book Club Edition. Emphasizing contact between peoples rather than the discovery of lands, and using archaeological findings as well as eyewitness accounts, David Abulafia explores the social lives of the New World inhabitants, the motivations and tensions of the first transactions with Europeans, and the swift transmutation of wonder to vicious exploitation. Lucid, readable, and scrupulously researched, this is a work of humane engagement with a period in which a tragically violent standard was set for European conquest across the world. Dark grey paper boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w plates. xxvi and 379 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300125825. Light concave reading crease to spine. Slight lean to spine. Text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustswrapper is lightly edge-worn and scuffed.

THE RUBADUB MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1331212
Published by Collins. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A seaside holiday at a queer old inn with strange and unusual guests... Another exciting mystery-adventure book. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. Minimal bumping to spine. Endpapers very slightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

GO AHEAD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1331210
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red and grey pictorial boards showing children holding hands. Double-spread two-tone illustration to title page. B/w and two-tone illustrations to text. 128 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light marks to covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Child's name in red crayon to half title-page. Browning to prelims and endpapers, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss.

SECRET SEVEN ON THE TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1331205
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark/light blue pictorial boards showing the children holding hands. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Front joint just starting to crack. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1331204
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark and pale blue pictorial boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Red two-tone illustrations. 127 pages. Sixth impression. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and endpapers else contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and ever so slightly grubby.

RING O' BELLS MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1331203
Published by Collins. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The third in the Barney Books series. After flu, the children were sent off to Ring O'Bells Village for a holiday. The Old Village is full of queer stories and legends. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 256 pages. Some very pale marks to rear cover. Endpapers partly browned. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge worn with a couple of small tears at top edge.

THE ROCKINGDOWN MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1331202
Published by Collins. 1956. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first book about Barney the circus boy and his wicked little monkey Miranda, Roger and Diana and their irrepressible cousin Snubby. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. White spots to front cover and some grubby marks to covers. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and rear panel is slightly grubby.

THE MYSTERY OF THE INVISIBLE THIEF
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1331200
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1950. Good condition.

Red cloth. B/w illustrations. The 8th adventure of the five find-outers and dog. Spine and corners bumped. Covers scuffed and edge rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. One page corner tip torn off and some marks to page margins.

NOOR QUEEN OF RANTHAMBHORE
Written by Andy Rouse; Aditya Singh.
Stock no. 1331197
Published by Electric Squirrel Publishing. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

A very different book from any other tiger book - focusing on one tigress and her life. Large, oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Wonderful colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780956457530. SIGNED to title-page (not sure if it is Rouse or Singh's signature!). Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

VOLUTES
Written by Guido T. Poppe; Yoshihiro Goto.
Stock no. 1331196
Published by Mostra Mondiale Malacologia. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 8886070012. SIGNED by Poppe to title page by means of a dedication to Peter. Spine and corners are quite heavily bumped and slightly worn. Barcode sticker to rear cover. Knock to centre of vertical edge of rear board. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS OF INDIA
Written by Christopher D.K. Cook.
Stock no. 1331195
Published by Oxford University Press. 2011. Very good condition.

A physical print on demand book. A reference book and identification manual for the vascular plants found in permanent or seasonal fresh water in the subcontinent of India south of the Himalayas. Large format. Green glazed boards with yellow titles to spine and front cover. 385 pages (including index). B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 9780198548218. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. A few tiny rubbed patches to cover edges. Contents fine.