Stella & Rose's Books

THE STORY OF CHARLES II
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1331099
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Rear free-endpaper has been removed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn (with tape reinforcements to rear) and is foxed. Last title on rear flap is Julius Caesar.

STORIES OF SPECIAL DAYS AND CUSTOMS
Written by N.F. Pearson. Illustrated by Roger Hall.
Stock no. 1331098
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1980. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 644. Green pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403085. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed. Contents clean. Printed price of 30p to rear cover.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF HANDWRITING
Written by Tom Gourdie.
Stock no. 1331096
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 684. Red pictorial paper boards. ISBN: 072140216X. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Mark to price inside front cover (where a label was covering it). Tally 200 to rear cover.

JOHN MAJOR THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by John Major.
Stock no. 1331095
Published by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of the most personal and revealing autobiographies every written by a former British Prime Minister. Black boards, gilt title to spine Blue endpapers. 774 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0002570041. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing and grubby marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

ISAIAH BERLIN A LIFE
Written by Michael Ignatieff.
Stock no. 1331094
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Isaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. Black boards, silver title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. 356 pages (including index). B/w plates. ISBN: 0701163259. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut.

THE EUROPEAN RIGHT A HISTORICAL PROFILE
Written by Hans Rogger; Eugen Weber.
Stock no. 1331093
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A foundational academic study analyzing the development of conservative, reactionary, and fascist movements across Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. Red boards, black title to spine. 589 pages. Spine bumped. Some foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Endpapers lightly browned. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel.

CHOPIN PRINCE OF THE ROMANTICS
Written by Adam Zamoyski.
Stock no. 1331092
Published by Harper Press. Circa 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this biography, Zamoyski links Chopin with Bach and Mozart rather than his contemporary Romantics. Zamoyski sees Chopin as an insecure 18th century man lost in the Romantic Age. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. 356 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 9780007341849. Second printing. Spine bumped, spine leans to one side a little. Contents are lightly browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and sunned to spine.

BENJAMIN BRITTEN A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Humphrey Carpenter.
Stock no. 1331090
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

A comprehensive, authorized account of the renowned British composer’s life, utilizing personal letters, diaries, and manuscripts. Blue boards, white title to spine. 680 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0571143245. Spine slightly bumped. Name, address and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is a little dusty/fingered else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with fading to spine and edges and a couple of small tears.

DR JOHNSON & MR SAVAGE
Written by Richard Holmes.
Stock no. 1331089
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The strange alliance of Richard Savage and Samuel Johnson. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 260 pages (including index). Red endpapers are maps of the Thames (London) area. ISBN: 0340529741. A couple of small foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is a little sunned to spine.

MILTON POET, PAMPHLETEER AND PATRIOT
Written by Anna Beer.
Stock no. 1331087
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fresh and engaging account of the life, times, politics, loves, and letters of the great English poet John Milton on the four hundredth anniversary of his birth. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 458 pages (including index) with a few photos. ISBN: 9780747584254. Spine bumped. Small dent to vertical edge of front cover. Some slight marking to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.

ANDREW MARVELL THE CHAMELEON
Written by Nigel Smith.
Stock no. 1331086
Published by Yale University Press. 1st PB 2012. Very good condition.

An acclaimed biography that portrays the 17th-century poet and politician as an elusive, multifaceted figure who adapted his political and religious views to survive turbulent times. Paperback edition with cardwraps. 400 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 9780300181968. Slight wear to corners of covers. Light crease to centre of spine where book has been held open to read. Contents clean.

'THE HOLY FOX' A LIFE OF LORD HALIFAX
Written by Andrew Roberts.
Stock no. 1331085
Published by Papermac. 1st PB 1992. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 348 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0333575296. Covers very slightly edge rubbed. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Contents clean.