Stella & Rose's Books

THE APPLE GENOME (COMPENDIUM OF PLANT GENOMES)
Written by Schuyler S. Korban; et al.
Stock no. 1831246
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book covers information on the economics; botany, taxonomy, and origin and so much more of the cultivated apple - being one of the most important tree fruit crops of temperate regions of the world. Edited by Schuyler S. Korban. Green cardwraps. A few b/w and colour photos, illustrations and charts. xxv and 412 pages. ISBN: 9783030746841. Lower front corner and subsequent pages are creased. Else contents clean. A decent copy.

MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES IN TRANSITION: EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Written by Udo Schickhoff; R.B. Singh; Suraj Mal; et al.
Stock no. 1831245
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 2022. Very good condition.

Sustainable Development Goals series. This book compiles available knowledge of the response of mountain ecosystems to recent climate and land use change and intends to bridge the gap between science, policy and the community concerned. Green cardwraps. colour illustrations and charts. xxii and 656 pages. ISBN: 9783030702403. Covers bowed and slightly edge-creased through reading use. Text block slightly grubby. Prelims knocked at lower edge. Contents clean. A decent copy.

I, SPARKIE: WORLD FAMOUS CHAMPION TALKING BUDGERIGAR
Written by Andrew Dodds; et al.
Stock no. 1831242
Published by Information As Material. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

'I, Sparkie' represents a rich and unusual archive relating to the life of a real budgerigar, Sparkie Williams, who was raised and trained in Newcastle, England by Mrs Mattie Williams. Between 1954-58 Sparkie came to be recognised as the world's most famous talking animal. Grey pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. CD in pocket to rear. 77 pages. ISBN: 9781907468179. Heavy vertical crease to front cover. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Inscription in pencil to inside front cover. Contents clean. CD present but not tested - sold with all faults.

NEOTROPICAL HARD TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDA: IXODIDAE)
Written by Alberto A. Guglielmone; Santiago Nava; Richard G. Robbins.
Stock no. 1831241
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book is a critical analysis of their taxonomy, distribution, and host relationships for every neotropical tick species. Green cardwraps. xxv and 486 pages including index. ISBN: 9783030723552. Light scuffing to covers, light rubbing to corners. Text block has minor mark to top gutter edge, not affecting contents. Contents are clean. A very nice copy.

LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1831240
Published by The Collins Press. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ireland’s oceanic and temperate climate acts as a wonderful host to over 1,165 species of lichen. This is a richer biodiversity than that of flowering plants or the mosses, liverworts and ferns of Ireland. A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology. An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. iv and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848891371. Reprint. Minor knock to top edges, corners lightly bumped. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

BIOLOGY OF THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK
Written by Sara Ostlund-Nilsson; Ian Mayer; Felicity Anne Huntingford; et al.
Stock no. 1831239
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, this book examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. Edited by Ostlund-Nilsson, Mayer, and Huntingford. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts. 392 pages including index. ISBN: 9780849332197. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Hinge next to title page pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

THE BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY: ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
Written by Sandra M. Fiori; Paula D. Pratolongo.
Stock no. 1831238
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Very good condition.

The Bahia Blanca Estuary is one of the largest coastal systems in Atlantic South America. This is a comprehensive review of life in the ecosystems of the estuary. Edited by Sandra Fiori and Paula D. Pratolongo. Green cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. xiii and 581 pages including index. ISBN: 9783030664886. Card covers lightly scuffed/grubby. Last section of book appears 'wavy' at top edge of pages as if damp at some point but no staining. A very decent copy. A physical copy of a book printed by Books on Demand.

VANILLA (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES No. 47)
Written by Eric Odoux; Michel Grisoni; et al.
Stock no. 1831237
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Eric Odoux and Michel Grisoni and written by 45 International Experts. Vanilla is a universally appreciated flavour that is consumed worldwide, this globally relevant resource discusses biotechnology aimed at finding novel production methods of vanilla and horticultural studies for improving yields and increasing plant resistance. Cream glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. xxiv and 387 pages including index. ISBN: 9781420083378. Boards slightly grubby at edges. Text block very lightly grubby to top edge. Hinge next to title page is pulled but the binding is tight. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

THE GENUS CYPRIPEDIUM (A BOTANICAL MAGAZINE MONOGRAPH)
Written by Phillip Cribb; Peter Green. Illustrated by Mary Bates; et al..
Stock no. 1831236
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens; Timber Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This monograph by the curator of the Orchid Herbarium at Kew considers the history, biology, evolution, conservation, cultivation, and classification of cypripediums, popularly called lady's slippers or moccasin flowers. Edited by Peter Green. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. 301 pages including index. ISBN: 0881924032. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Top corners lightly bumped. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed, old price-label to rear panel, tiny nick to top rear edge.

THE WEST OF ENGLAND FLYING TUMBLER (CAGE AND AVIARY SERIES)
Written by Jeffrey Oldham.
Stock no. 1831234
Published by Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

The history of The West of England Flying Tumbler (a breed of native racing pigeon) and shows how they are organised and managed. The pigeon may be used for exhibition or for high flying. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and vignettes to front board. B/w illustrations. xi and 90 pages. ISBN: 0904558908. A few marks/scuffs to gilt on front boards, top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn, a few minor marks to rear board.Red pen mark to top of vertical edge of text block - not affecting contents. Else contents are clean.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1331047
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Child's name in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

IN THE WILDERNESS WITH UNCLE MAC
Written by Derek McCulloch. Illustrated by Septimus E. Scott.
Stock no. 1331045
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 455. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine bumped. Some light foxing and fingering else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and lightly scuffed.