Stella & Rose's Books

TROLLOPE
Written by Victoria Glendinning.
Stock no. 1331181
Published by Hutchinson. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An intimate biography full of life and variety, with many surprises, and it reads as vividly as a novel. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Pink endpapers. 551 pages (including index). Some b/w plates. ISBN: 0091738962. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is edge creased and is sunned to spine.

DICTIONARY JOHNSON SAMUEL JOHNSON'S MIDDLE YEARS
Written by James L. Clifford.
Stock no. 1331180
Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Completing an epic ventre in close biographical study of an extrordinary literary figure. Yellow cloth spine with black title, black boards. Endpapers are b/w maps of Johnson's London (1746). 372 pages (including index). Some b/w plates. ISBN: 0070113785. Foxing to textblock. Name, town and date in ink to half title-page. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.

THE BRONTES
Written by Juliet Barker.
Stock no. 1331179
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A vivid picture of 19th century Yorkshire and an engrossing and intimate chronicle of an astonishingly creative family. Grey boards, silver title to spine. 1003 pages (including index). Some b/w plates. Second impression. Spine bumped. Grubby marks and foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

T. S. ELIOT
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1331178
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed portrait of a very private man. Light grey boards, gilt title to spine. 400 pages (including index). B/w plates. ISBN: 0241113490. Reprint. Spine slightly bumped. Name, town and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Top edge of textblock slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge creased.

THOMAS RAINBOROWE (C. 1610-1648) CIVIL WAR SEAMAN, SIEGEMASTER AND RADICAL
Written by Whitney R.D. Jones.
Stock no. 1331177
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

An account of the life and career of Thomas Rainborowe, a significant figure in the English Civil War in both military and political terms. Red boards with gilt title to spine and cream title label to front cover. 154 pages (including index). ISBN: 184383121X. Some marks to rear cover. Some foxspots to textblock. Page wrinkling to preliminary pages.

MOZART'S WOMEN HIS FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS, HIS MUSIC
Written by Jane Glover.
Stock no. 1331176
Published by MacMillan. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Illuminating the music and the man, but, above all, the women who inspired him. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. 406 pages (including index). Some colour plates. ISBN: 1405021217. Spine and corners bumped. Pale page browning, a grubby mark to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

WRITING HOME
Written by Alan Bennett.
Stock no. 1331175
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection from the author's diaries including the tramp who lived in his garden for 15 years. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 417 pages (including index). ISBN: 0571173888. Spine bumped at top and tail. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased/rubbed.

A POLITE AND COMMERCIAL PEOPLE ENGLAND 1727-1783
Written by Paul Langford.
Stock no. 1331174
Published by Guild Publishing. Circa 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The New Oxford History of England Series. Dark blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Some b/w plates. 803 pages including index. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed and has a couple of light scratch marks to rear panel.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF TREES
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by S.R. Badmin.
Stock no. 1331173
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears at corners. Mark to front panel of wrapper. Last title listed on rear flap is this one.

GREAT INVENTIONS
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1331170
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Illustrated buff boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine slightly bumped and browned. Small dot to rear cover. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel. Last title listed on rear flap is The story of the Motor Car.

THE STORY OF RAILWAYS
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1331169
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Illustrated buff boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Pencil erasure mark to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has 'PP' written in ink (and a small ink blot) to rear panel. Last title on rear flap is this one.

THE STORY OF THE MOTOR CAR
Written by David Carey. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1331168
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Tiny compass pin hole to front cover. A few small brown marks to page edges and pencil erasure marks to front free-endpaper else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn with a small tear to lower corner of rear panel and has pin holes to front panel. Last title listed on rear flap is this one.