Stella & Rose's Books

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.

CAMBRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WARS
Written by T.E.B. Howarth.
Stock no. 1330901
Published by Collins. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The achievements of Cambridge University between the wars. Light blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 258 pages including index. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 0002111810. Spine slightly bumped with some slight fading at spine ends. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed.

SIDETRACKS: EXPLORATIONS OF A ROMANTIC BIOGRAPHER
Written by Richard Holmes.
Stock no. 1330900
Published by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of 20 pieces showing how fluid, playful and unconstrained and many voices of biography can be. A collection held together by a subtle autobiographical thread. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. 420 pages. ISBN: 0002555786. Spine bumped. Light page browning else contents clean.. Dustwrapper is edge creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

DICKENS
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1330899
Published by Guild Publishing. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book Club edition. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 1195 pages including index. B/w photos. Name and date in ink to half title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased and faded to spine.

LETTERS FROM A LIFE: SELECTED LETTERS AND DIARIES OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN (TWO VOLS)
Written by Donald Mitchell; Philip Reed.
Stock no. 1330898
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Boxed set of two volumes. Grey cloth covers with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 619 + 1403 pages. ISBN: 0571164056. Minimal rubbing to spines and corners. Dustwrappers are edge rubbed and wrapper spines are very sunned. Grey cloth covered slipcase is slightly scuffed and dusty.

ENGLISH HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS VOLUME X 1714-1783
Written by D.B. Horn; Mary Ransome.
Stock no. 1330897
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1957. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 972 pages. Spine is faded and bumped. Front cover is lightly stained/marked, some light scuff marks to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Browning to endpapers and foxing to textblock.

DAS DDR HANDBUCH: THE EAST GERMAN HANDBOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831014
Published by Taschen. 1st thus 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Artworks, artifacts, and everyday objects from East Germany 1949-1989. A travel guide to a vanished country. Text in German and English. Stiff cloth boards in the colours of the flag and circular onlay to front. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations throughout. 815 pages. ISBN: 9783836571883. A lovely, clean copy.

MOSTLY WOMEN: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S LIFE
Written by Michael Ward.
Stock no. 1831013
Published by Granta Books. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A remarkable anthology of the photographer's, Michael Ward's, work catching the various moods of Britain and its stars from the 1950s to the 1980s. It also tells of Ward's own strange story: of a boy born to theatrical and quite spectacularly careless parents who sent him to boarding school at the age of three; of his beautiful mother, who fell in love with him; of a failed career as an actor; of his working life on a great newspaper; and of his five marriages and the women in between. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 356 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862078499. SIGNED by Michael Ward to title page with gift inscription. Very minor mark to lower edge of text block. Else contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 500 RAILWAY JOURNEYS
Written by Sarah Baxter.
Stock no. 1831011
Published by Aurum Press. 2019. Very good condition.

Around mountains, along valleys, over hills and into cities, revealing the world's history along the way. Via a range of train routes - from cross-continent epics to short-but-sweet rides - it explores how the natural world has evolved and maps the progress of ancient civilisations, travelling through the centuries to follow the tracks of great explorers and historical figures. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781316788. Second printing. Boards lightly browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.

THE NEW MATERIA MEDICA VOLUME 3
Written by Colin Griffith.
Stock no. 1831007
Published by Watkins. 1st 2023. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Homeopathic remedies for our current age of transition and reinvention. 36 brand-new remedies to support readers in confronting prevalent problems such as fearfulness, confusion, angst and chemical toxicity, and to encourage them on a journey of self-discovery into healing, creativity and self-fulfilment. White glazed boards. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 9781786787019. Light horizontal crease to front board (very minor). Minor grubby mark to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean. Matching white dustwrapper is lightly crinkled across edges.

SAUDI ARABIA: ENERGY, DEVELOPMENTAL PLANNING, AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
Written by Ragaei El Mallakh; Dorothea H. El Mallakh.
Stock no. 1831004
Published by Lexington Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Petrodollars have catapulted Saudi Arabia to the forefront of the global economy. Moving from a general overview to specific economic and political topics, the book emphasizes the importance of carefully developed government growth programs to the creation of a well-balanced and industrially diverse society. Contributors examine the roles of the petroleum sector and technology transfer, trace the interdependence of Saudi Arabia and the industrialized countries, and analyze the roots of indigenous and imported inflation. They also consider Saudi Arabia's new role in international finance and development assistance. Edited by Ragaei El Mallakh and Dorothea H. El Mallakh. Cream cloth boards, burgundy titles. xiii and 204 pages. ISBN: 0669048011. Boards slightly grubby at edges. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Orange dustwrapper is heavily sunned to spine and front spine edge, and lightly scuffed.