Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

15 stock records found. Did you know that you can now search our sold stock? Look for the 'sold stock' filter at the bottom of the filter options.

STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE MAKERS VOLUME 1 (LANDMARK COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by George Watkins; A.P. Woolrich.
Stock no. 1824416
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Illustrations, photographs and descriptions of stationary steam engine makers. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843062003. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

Buy now for £35.00 Add to Wish List

DEVELOPMENT OF POWER IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY FROM 1700 - 1930
Written by Richard L. Hills.
Stock no. 1824402
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Landmark Collector's Library. How the power requirements of the textile industry evolved over the years. Hand spinning and weaving are described so that principles of later power-driven machinery may be understood. The main theme is cotton, but mechanisation in the wool and silk industries are examined as well. Mainly covers Yorkshire, Lancashire and the west of England. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843063506. Light vertical crease to front endpaper. Contents fine. Minor scuffing to pictorial dustwrapper.

Buy now for £48.00 Add to Wish List

HISTORIC HALLAMSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 1824081
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Landmark Collector's Library Series. Larger format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. History in Sheffield's Countryside. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843060493. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

THE COPPER KING: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WILLIAMS OF LLANIDAN
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 2137905
Published by Landmark Publishing. 2nd 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. Landmark Collector's Library. Red boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1843060922. Some erased pencil inscription to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

THE SURVIVING ENGINES OF GLYN PITS PONTYPOOL
Written by Gwyn Tilley.
Stock no. 1322806
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Early Steam and Water Power in Local Industry. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843062038. Minimal bumping to spine. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges and wrapper spine slightly faded. Old price label to rear panel of wrapper.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

MEDIEVAL SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 2136879
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1ST 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Landmark Collector's Library Series. Larger format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843060809. Light edge-creasing to wrapper.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

PACKMEN, CARRIERS AND PACKHORSE ROADS: TRADE AND COMMUNICATIONS IN NORTH DERBYSHIRE AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 2136877
Published by Landmark Publishing. 2nd 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating stucy of what our roads were used for in the Peak District & South Yorkshire in years gone by. Revised 2nd edition, with extra photographs. Landmark Collector's Library Series. ISBN: 1843060167. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with a faded spine.

Buy now for £24.00 Add to Wish List

PEAKLAND ROADS & TRACKWAYS
Written by A.E. Dodd; E.M. Dodd.
Stock no. 2136683
Published by Landmark Publishing. 3rd 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised and enlarged 3rd edition, including 14 colour photographs. ISBN: 1901522911. Wrapper has a couple of small nicks to top of spine.

Buy now for £20.00 Add to Wish List

THE END OF A REVOLUTION: THE LAST DAYS OF STATIONARY STEAM
Written by Colin Bowden.
Stock no. 1823409
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Landmark Collector's Library. The reciprocating steam engine as a source of industrial power almost completely disappeared during the final years of the twentieth century. This book illustrates some of the last of those engines still working, and others which remained on site, out of use or derelict. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843063520. A review copy with press release present.

Buy now for £40.00 Add to Wish List

ROADS & TRACKWAYS OF NORTH WALES
Written by Tim Prevett.
Stock no. 1322418
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

Landmark Collector's Library. Cardwraps. 159 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843064206. Slight rubbing and lifting of laminate to corners. Contents fine.

Buy now for £25.00 Add to Wish List

COLLIERIES OF SOUTH WALES 1
Written by John Cornwell.
Stock no. 1822409
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A pictorial record of 39 collieries. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1843060159. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little grubby.

Buy now for £34.00 Add to Wish List

THE HISTORY OF MANN'S PATENT STEAM CART AND WAGON COMPANY
Written by Eur Ing John Pease.
Stock no. 1818843
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A history of this well known, but little documented, steam engine builder. Landmark Collector's Library series. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 1843062054.

Buy now for £80.00 Add to Wish List