Stella & Rose's Books

BIGGLES AND THE LOST TREASURE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331439
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1978. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Originally published as "Biggles And The Lost Sovereigns". ISBN: 0340231912. Covers edge rubbed with light creases to front spine edge (where cover has been held open to read the book). White label to half title-page (covering an ink name stamp(?). Light page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES BURIES A HATCHET
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331438
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1969. Good condition.

A paperback edition. ISBN: 0340104716. Damp stain which affects the textblock and page margins. Creases and marks to covers. Contents browned.

BIGGLES AND THE DARK INTRUDER
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331437
Published by Knight Books. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps showing colour photo of film scene(?). 190 Pages. ISBN: 034002464X. Seventh impression. Some light rubbing to cover edges and some light page browning.

BIGGLES TAKES IT ROUGH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331436
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paperback edition. ISBN: 0340196009. A tiny nick to base of spine and some very light page browning else a fine copy.

BIGGLES AND THE BLACK MASK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331435
Published by Knight Books. 1975. Good condition.

Paperback edition. 157 pages. ISBN: 0340190914. Second impression. Spine faded. Covers lightly creased. UK printed price scratched off on rear cover (very small mark). Small sticker to front cover. Name to half title-page. Page browning else contents clean.

THE PRACTICAL DICTIONARY OF MECHANICS (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward H. Knight.
Stock no. 1831593
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1880. Almost very good condition.

A description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering; history of inventions; general technological vocabulary; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts. Three-quarter maroon leather binding (spine & corners). Brown cloth boards. 5 raised bands to spines. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and plates, some folding. Title page to volume I (A to D) only. D to M, M to S and S to Z follow on in page numbering. 2831 pages spread over the four volumes. Undated but approximately 1880s. Leather is rubbed and worn with some surface loss. Boards marked/stained. Some foxing present as to be expected for a book of its age. Else contents clean. 2 pages detached from volume II (D to M) else binding is tight.

HOARDS, HOUNDS AND HELMETS: A CONQUEST-PERIOD RITUAL SITE AT HALLATON, LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Vicki Score; et al.
Stock no. 1831591
Published by University of Leicester. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Leicester Archaeology Monograph 21. Survey and excavation between 2001 and 2009 at Hellaton, Leciestershire, revealed a hilltop ritual site with numerous special deposits of metalwork and animal bones, many of them dating to around the time of the Roman invasion in AD 43. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour illustrations. xvii and 302 pages including index. ISBN: 9780956017963. Boards lightly scuffed, lower corners very slightly bumped. Light wear to base of spine. Initials and date in ink to top corner of free front endpaper. Contents clean.

SKARA BRAE: A PICTISH VILLAGE IN ORKNEY
Written by V. Gordon Childe.
Stock no. 1831590
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement located along the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. The site was discovered following a storm exposing the presence of stone structures within the coastal sand dunes. Childe, who would be the first to admit he was better at writing than digging, which he loathed, excavated carefully, acknowledging the work of every digger involved in the process of carefully examining and cataloguing the site. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. xiii and 208 pages plus plates to rear. Top edge brown. Spine lightly faded to top & tail, a few minor marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Foxing present, mainly to text block and prelims. A lovely copy overall.

THE BOOK OF THE SOUTHERN MOGULS PART TWO: U, U1 CLASSES
Written by Ian Sixsmith; Richard Derry.
Stock no. 1831589
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Steam locomotives. Large format. Black glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 9781911262220. Board corners lightly rubbed with minor bumping. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

THE BOOK OF THE SOUTHERN MOGULS PART ONE: N, N1 CLASSES
Written by Ian Sixsmith; Richard Derry.
Stock no. 1831588
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2018. Very good condition.

This volume focuses on the N and N1 Classes and contains a works history of every locomotive built, plus statistical data for all class members, including allocation histories, works overhauls, boilers, tenders, names and mileages. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 216 pages. ISBN: 9781911262176. Top & tail of spine and corners rubbed and worn, lower rear corner bumped. Boards clean. Contents fine.

THREE CENTURIES OF ARCHITECTURAL CRAFTSMANSHIP
Written by Colin Amery.
Stock no. 1831587
Published by The Architectural Press. 1986. Very good condition.

A selection of the best drawings from the classic 1920 to 1930 AR series of looseleaf folders entitled A Practical Exemplar of Architecture. These folders represented a source of authentic 17th and 18th century stonework, woodwork, fireplace, doorway and similar building details. Edited by Colin Amery. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. xiv plus 221 plates and 3 page bibliography to rear. ISBN: 0851396623. Reprint. Cardwraps are lightly browned and lightly scuffed. Foxing to text block else contents clean.

PARADISE LOST (THE PHOTOGRAVURE SERIES)
Written by John Milton. Illustrated by William Strang.
Stock no. 1831585
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

The poem is a retelling of the story of Adam and Eve from the biblical book of Genesis which describes the creation of Heaven and Earth and of Adam and Eve. This poem fleshes out this story and imagines the couple's reactions to the events that led to them being expelled from the Garden of Eden (or Paradise). Light brown cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front, red border to front board. 12 b/w tissue-guarded plates, including frontis and title page. 242 pages. Top edge gilt. Boards lightly scuffed, faint mark to front board. Spine worn at top & tail and rubbed. Browning to contents and some foxing mainly to margins and verso of plates. A decent copy.