Stella & Rose's Books

SUN, MOON & STONEHENGE: HIGH CULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN
Written by Robin Heath.
Stock no. 1831031
Published by Bluestone Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine 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? Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. xv and 239 pages including index. ISBN: 0952615177. SIGNED by the author, dedicated 'To Polly, with best wishes', to front endpaper on tipped in plate. This is copy 98 of 2,000. Covers lightly scuffed, very minor grubbiness to top edge of text block. contents clean.

OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley.
Stock no. 1831030
Published by Faber & Faber. 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

a collection of whimsical light poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology. Cream cloth with red title to spine and picture of two cats dancing to front cover. Colour illustrations, 50 pages. Ninth impression. Some foxspots to cloth boards. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Blue ink smudges to page 37 and facing illustration (Macavity: The Mystery Cat) - not too bad. Else contents are clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and browned, worn at top & tail of spine with slight loss.

FASHION IN IMPRESSIONIST PARIS
Written by Debra N. Mancoff. Illustrated by Edouard Manet; et al..
Stock no. 1831028
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Featuring famed paintings by such Impressionist masters as Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Monet and Morisot, this delightful book revisits the world of Parisian fashion through the eyes of first-hand observers. Thematic chapters present a gallery-like ensemble of paintings that follow in the footsteps of stylish Parisians as they stroll in the parks and boulevards, meet friends at cafés, take in the theatre, relax at home and go on holiday. Large format. Blue paper boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. 157 pages. ISBN: 9781858945828. A few minor white marks to boards. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

THE BARRY LOCOMOTIVE PHENOMENON
Written by Francis Blake; Peter Nicholson.
Stock no. 1831027
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and entertaining account of how almost three hundred ex-BR (and almost wholly steam) locomotives ended their working lives at this South Wales seaside town facing the cutter's torch but how over two hundred of them escaped what seemed an inevitable fate. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0860934101. A few minor marks to rear board. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

A STURDY RACE OF MEN 149 BRIGADE: A HISTORY OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS TERRITORIAL BATTALIONS IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by Alan Isaac Grint.
Stock no. 1831026
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A war history of the four battalions that made up 149th Infantry Brigade: the 4th to 7th Northumberland Fusiliers, headquartered respectively at Hexham, Walker, Newcastle and Alnwick but with company drill stations stretching from Gosforth up to Berwick. The Territorial battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers (149 Brigade) served with distinction in France and Flanders from 1915 until May 1918. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 402 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526741783. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a very nice example.

THE HISTORY OF CORYTON
Written by Thomas Newman.
Stock no. 1831025
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

History of the tiny Parish of Coryton in North West Devon, from prehistoric times to 1921. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. 6 b/w plates. vii and 216 pages including index. Contains facsimile printout of auction of the Manor of Coryton 1809 to rear. Slight discolouration to top & tail of spine and front board corner. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned, faded and chipped to spine, a little grubby.

SENSITIVE CHAOS: THE CREATION OF FLOWING FORMS IN WATER AND AIR
Written by Theodor Schwenk.
Stock no. 1831023
Published by Rudolf Steiner. 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition, revised. In this seminal and thought-provoking work, the laws apparent in the subtle patterns of water in movement are shown to be the same as those perceptible in the shaping of bones, muscles and a myriad of other forms in nature. Fully illustrated, Sensitive Chaos reveals the unifying forces that underlie all living things. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 144 pages plus 87 pages of illustrations. ISBN: 9781855843943. Reprint. Covers are clean. Blue pen mark to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. A nice copy.

PLAS-YN-RHIW
Written by M. Honora Keating.
Stock no. 1831022
Published by The National Trust. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Plas yn Rhiw is the only organic National Trust garden in Wales. The original garden was expanded by the trust to include 150 acres (61 ha) of surrounding woodland. Written by the late Miss M. Honora Keating, the youngest of the three Keating sisters who purchased Plas-Yn-Rhiw in 1939, here reproduced by the National Trust without amendment. Blue cardwrap booklet. 15 pages of text plus b/w photos. Reprint. A decent copy.

30 HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF YANGON: INSIDE THE CITY THAT CAPTURED TIME
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831020
Published by Association Of Myanmar Architects. 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book focuses on a selection of 30 key buildings and examines their past, present, and future. Piecing together the often forgotten social history of each building has involved delving into out-of-print books, company records, old city directories, newspaper archives, and people's memories. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 166 pages including index. ISBN: 9789997185211. Reprint. A very nice copy.

THE FALMOUTH PACKETS 1689-1851
Written by Tony Pawlyn.
Stock no. 1831019
Published by Truran. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

First full length study of this unique maritime service to be published for over 100years. For 160 years Falmouth was the centre of international communications between Britain and her allies and colonies on the Atlantic run. At its peak over forty vessels were employed as mail-packets, working out of Falmouth ferrying official dispatches, mail, passengers and bullion. Built for speed and lightly armed these small vessels had not only to contend with the elements but hostile navies and privateers. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos/illustrations. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1850221758. A very nice copy.

SOME COTSWOLD COUNTRY HOUSES
Written by James Lees-Milne.
Stock no. 1831018
Published by Dovecote Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Personal Selection of 28 houses known by the author in his lifetime. Contains extracts of the diary of Lees-Milne who in the 1930s and 40s travelled around country houses all over the country to try to persuade them to hand over their houses to the National Trust.Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 158 pages. ISBN: 0946159459. Boards clean. Text block lightly browned. A few faint foxspots an grubby marks to prelims. Price-cut green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly edge-rubbed/creased and has a few minor marks.

DEAD CERTAINTIES (UNWARRANTED SPECULATIONS)
Written by Simon Schama.
Stock no. 1330903
Published by Granta Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A history of stories. Black boards, silver title to spine. 333 pages. Some b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0140142304. Wrapper is price-cut.