Stella & Rose's Books

MGB OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL
Written by John Fowler.
Stock no. 1831149
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

1962 to 1980. All models of the MGB Roadster and the GT Coupe with 1798 engine. Does not cover MGB GT V8. Large format. Green glazed boards. B/w & colour photos, b/w diagrams. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 0856966231. Text block a little foxed. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.

CLASSIC ROCK: GREAT BRITISH ROCK-CLIMBS
Written by Ken Wilson.
Stock no. 1831148
Published by Baton Wicks. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised edition. 80 of the finest climbs of the British Isles in easier grades up to Hard Severe. From Scotland, the Lake District, Wales and the outlying sea cliffs and crags. Large format. B/w photos and a few colour. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 1898573115. Pencil tick marks to the list of climbs on contents page. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine and is lightly scuffed.

SUN, MOON & STONEHENGE: HIGH CULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN
Written by Robin Heath.
Stock no. 1831146
Published by Bluestone Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

How did the builders of Stonehenge predict eclipses to within a minute of accuracy? Why did they bring stones all the way from West Wales? What is the connection between Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid? Could ancient Britons really predict eclipses to the hour? Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. xv and 239 pages including index. ISBN: 0952615177. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

BIGGLES SCORES A BULL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330968
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Adventure of Biggles and the Air Police. Red boards with gilt titles to spine. 160 pages. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

BIGGLES AND THE GUN RUNNERS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330967
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Biggles advertises his services in the hope that he can pick up the trail of a gun-running racket which is causing international concern. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Front free-endpaper has been removed and is MISSING. Textblock is slightly dusty else contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a vertical crease to edge of front panel. Title list on rear of wrapper ends in Blue Moon. Possibly a slightly later dustwrapper according to biggles-online.com? Price is correct for year though?

BIGGLES IN THE UNDERWORLD
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330966
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 184 pages. ISBN: 0340041587. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Complete original dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

CHRISTMAS AT NETTLEFORD
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330962
Published by Armada. 1st PB 1970. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. C365 to base of spine. Slight rubbing to cover edges and slight fading to spine. Contents lightly browned else clean.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE (6 VOLUMES)
Written by R.A. Montgomery.
Stock no. 1831145
Published by Chooseco. Circa 2011. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Choose from 209 possible endings! Six stories: The Abominable Snowman, Journey Under the Sea, Space and Beyond, The Lost Jewels of Nabooti, Mystery of the Maya, and House of Danger. Six pictorial cardwraps in publisher's pictorial card slipcase. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781933390918. Books themselves are in lovely, clean condition. Slipcase is worn and faded.

TOPSY AND TIM'S PICNIC
Written by Jean Adamson; Gareth Adamson. Illustrated by Jean Adamson; Gareth Adamson.
Stock no. 1831143
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Topsy and Tim Handy Books. Small, staple-bound cardwraps. Pictorial covers. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0216905443. Covers lightly edge-rubbed, a few minor marks to front cover. Last couple of pages have a dampstain to lower margin. A few grubby marks to contents.

HECTOR THE HELICOPTER
Written by Arthur W. Baldwin. Illustrated by Arthur W. Baldwin.
Stock no. 1831142
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1964. Good condition.

Dean's Little Poppet Series, No. 25. The story of a little helicopter who becomes a hero after a brave and dangerous adventure. Yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to text. Unpaginated. Spine lightly faded and worn at top & tail. Boards are a little grubby. Corners worn. Text block has become detached from the covers, was stuck to the boards with now age yellowed tape which has stained the pastedowns and front and last page at spine/gutter edge. Rear pastedown has pencil scribble and is coming unglued from rear board. Name in ink to top of title page. A few minor marks to contents and a few pencil marks (minor) to illustrations.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame; Mary Ellmann. Illustrated by Alex Tsao.
Stock no. 1831141
Published by The New American Library. Circa 1969. Very good condition.

Introduction by Mary Ellmann. Matt white pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. American Edition. 221 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. A Signet Classic. Second printing. White pictorial boards are a little grubby. Contents clean.

DUCK AND THE DIESEL ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1831140
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

Railway Series No 13. Four stories: Domeless Engines, Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work, and A Close Shave. Small, oblong format. Red boards, gilt title and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. 62 pages. Spine heavily faded. Boards a little grubby, a few small pen marks. Foxing to endpapers. Rear joint pulled forward. A few grubby marks to contents and fingering creases.