Stella & Rose's Books

FELDZUG 1914 VOLUME 1
Written by Michael Baldwin.
Stock no. 1824972
Published by Military Mode Publishing. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

By the use of excellent quality, high resolution, full colour photographs and accompanying in-depth descriptions, this book will be of great value in aiding historians, collectors, model makers and anybody with an interest in German artefacts of the Great War. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photo to endpapers. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781624074516. Light score mark to rear board. Personal gift inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper (possibly by the author). Contents fine.

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A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1824724
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1st 1929. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three volumes. Very large format. Beige cloth spine. Light grey boards. Parts I, II and III of volume IV. B/w illustrations. Boards lightly browned, cloth spines very slightly grubby. Foxing to text blocks. Tape marks at gutter edge of title page and first page of volume I. A few foxspots present. Volume I is first edition 1929, volume II is first edition 1932, volume III is first edition 1933. A very handsome set.

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THE WATERS OF ROME: AQUEDUCTS, FOUNTAINS, AND THE BIRTH OF THE BAROQUE CITY
Written by Katherine Wentwork Rinne.
Stock no. 1824571
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A study of the water infrastructure of Renaissance Rome andf a new understanding of how technological and scientific developments in aqueduct and fountain architecture helped turn a medieval backwater into the preeminent city of early modern Europe. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780300155303. Spine and corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny patch of surface paper loss to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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GUNPOWDER: THE HISTORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Written by Brenda J. Buchanan.
Stock no. 1824563
Published by Bath University Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive coverage of gunpowder making at international level, revealing the problems faced in its manufacture and showing the world-wide significance of gunpowder, in terms of the transfer of ideas and techniques and the transport of raw materials and finished goods. Based upon papers contributed by many of the leading authorities in the field, attending The Gunpowder Symposium of 1994 at the University of Bath, edited by Brenda Buchanan. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 0861971248. Corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper spine faded.

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THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF RUSSIA (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Maureen Perrie; Dominic Lieven; Ronald Grigor Suny.
Stock no. 1824326
Published by Cambridge University Press. 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive new history of Russia from early Rus' to the successor states that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Three volumes, complete. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spines. B/w illustrations. A very nice set, not handled much.

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THE WATERLOO COMPANION
Written by Mark Adkin.
Stock no. 1824212
Published by Aurum Press. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour illustrations. The complete guide to history's most famous land battle. ISBN: 185410764X. 5th printing. Light scuffing to rear board. Top edge of text block has minor foxing. Else contents are fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine. A nice copy.

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CARY'S NEW ITINERARY
Written by John Cary; Thomas Hasker.
Stock no. 1824055
Published by J. Cary. 6th 1815. Almost very good condition.

Sixth edition with improvements. Cary's New Itinerary or An Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross Throughout England and Wales. With Many of the Principle Roads in Scotland From an Actual Measurement by John Cary Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker. Brown leather spine and corners, red title label with gilt title. Raised bands to spine. Green marbled paper boards. Folding map of the UK to frontis plus 6 folding maps. Index to the Direct Roads from London. Coach Directory, list of inns throughout the Metropolis from which mail and other stage coaches depart. Index to Country Seats. 946 pages + 3 page booklist to rear of publications by J. Cary. Rebound with new boards, new leather, new endpapers. Some professional paper repair especially to map of UK which is missing a good portion of the UK (see photo). Text block heavily browned, contents also heavily browned and with foxing, some damp staining to margins, some more so than others, text is legible. All plates present with browning and foxing. Overall a good copy for a book 200 years old.

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VIKING ARTEFACTS: A SELECT CATALOGUE
Written by James Graham-Campbell.
Stock no. 1824021
Published by British Museum Publications. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A catalogue of the objects featuring in the major exhibition on Vikings mounted by the British Museum in the spring and Summer of 1980. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Bw photos. 312 pages including text and photos. ISBN: 0714113549. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few marks. A scarce item at the time of cataloguing.

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THE CITY OF LONDON
Written by Mary D. Lobel.
Stock no. 2140853
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Very large format. 16 x 12 inches. The city of London from prehistoric times to circa 1520. 99 text pages plus 10 full-colour maps. The British Atlas of Historic Towns Volume III. ISBN: 0198229798. Some light wear to corners. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks; fading/browning to spine.

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TYRONE: HISTORY & SOCIETY
Written by Charles Dillon; William Nolan; Henry A. Jefferies; et al.
Stock no. 2140608
Published by Geography Publications. Circa 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow/cream cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos and maps. ISBN: 0906602718. A few knocks along cover edges. Marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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A NEW HISTORY OF IRELAND I: PREHISTORIC AND EARLY IRELAND
Written by Daibhi O Croinin.
Stock no. 2140441
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. Chunky volume. 1219 pages, including large Bibliography and Index. Unpaginated b/w photo plates to rear. ISBN: 0198217374. Foxing and endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and fading to spine.

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SALTAIRE: THE MAKING OF A MODEL TOWN
Written by Neil Jackson; Jo Lintonbon; Bryony Staples.
Stock no. 2138775
Published by Spire Books Ltd. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Some plans. ISBN: 9781904965213. Light fading marks along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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