Stella & Rose's Books

THE NORFOLK BIRD ATLAS: SUMMER AND WINTER DISTRIBUTIONS 1999-2007
Written by Moss Taylor; John H. Marchant.
Stock no. 1815234
Published by British Trust for Ornithology. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The product of extensive and systematic fieldwork undertaken by hundreds of volunteer surveyors in both summer and winter periods over the period 1999-2007. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos and distribution maps. 528 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906204822. Light pencil mark to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly edge-creased.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1815212
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Green cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007267378. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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THE GALE OF LIFE: TWO THOUSAND YEARS IN SOUTH-WEST SHROPSHIRE
Written by John Leonard; David Preshous; et al.
Stock no. 1815198
Published by Logaston Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

The South-West Shropshire Historical and Archaeological Society has produced this book as a celebration of the Millenium. Comprising of 20 essays by a variety of authors. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1873827369.

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THE TURBO YEARS: GRAND PRIX RACING'S BATTLE FOR POWER
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1609878
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Turbo era of Grand Prix motor racing from 1977 to 1988 produced some of the most spectacular action both on and off the track. This book provides a comprehensive overview of that period. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 285 pages including index. ISBN: 1852233974. Lower edge of spine and corners lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Light browning to front endpaper and diagonal crease to top corner. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper.

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EDMUND CAMPION MEMORY AND TRANSCRIPTION
Written by Gerard Kilroy.
Stock no. 1609869
Published by Ashgate Publishing Company. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. The death of Edmund Campion in 1581 marked a disjunction between printed untruth and private handwritten truth in early modern England. New views about Campion's literary, historical and cultural impact. ISBN: 0754652556. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Minor bumping to spine and corners. Wrapper slightly faded at spine.

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THE HEN HARRIER - IN THE SHADOW OF SLEMISH
Written by Don Scott.
Stock no. 1815134
Published by Whittles Publishing. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

The untold story of the hen harriers' struggle for survival in their former stronghold, the Glens of Antrim, N. Ireland. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. xix and 159 pages. ISBN: 9781904445937. Bowing to contents.

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THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
Written by Heinrich Fichtenau.
Stock no. 1815113
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1968. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Studies in Mediaeval History No. 9. This book is more concerned with the strains and stresses in Carolingian society and the conflicts that arose from then than with a systematic enumeration of all the known details. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0631053409. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Dustwrapper is grubby, has a closed tear to top front edge and remains of price label to rear flap.

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THE LAST KING OF POLAND
Written by Adam Zamoyski.
Stock no. 1815040
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The rich and enthralling story of a personal dream with all the elements of grand tragedy, while at the same time an important chronicle of the birth and death of liberalism in Poland and the establishment of Russian power in Europe. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 029781821X. Text block a little grubby. Light pencil erasure to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few scuff marks.

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THE CHRISTMAS STORY
No author listed. Illustrated by Isabelle Brent.
Stock no. 1317044
Published by Pavilion Books Ltd.. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From the King James Version. Blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Full page colour illustrations throughout. Large text. 9.5 x 8". ISBN: 1851453660. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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SILENT NIGHT
No author listed. Illustrated by Belinda Downes.
Stock no. 1317021
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. With embroideries by Belinda Downes. ISBN: 0416191002. A tiny bit of fading to top of wrapper spine.

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WILLIAM'S TELEVISION SHOW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1317017
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles. Gilt vignette of William saluting to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some damp staining to top edges of covers. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Grubby dustwrapper is creased and torn with loss and tape repairs on verso, damp stain to top corner of rear panel.

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MOONSHINE AND MAGIC
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by William Townsend.
Stock no. 1609837
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of short stories of extraordinary charm, full of whimsical incident and diverting fancy. Attractive blue, pink and yellow pictorial cloth. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations. Covers foxed. Inscription to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges, prelims and endpapers. Wrapper is edge creased and has a few small edge tears, and is browned to spine.

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