Stella & Rose's Books

WADERS OF EUROPE
Written by Lars Gejl.
Stock no. 1830860
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

A photographic guide to wader identification, ecology and biology. Waders are spectacular members of our avifauna. They are epecially prevalent along coasts and in wetlands during the spring and autumn migration periods, when members of several species may form dramatic flocks that wheel and turn in flight. Packed with information on the lives of these birds. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photography throughout. 368 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472947055. Boards very lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1330689
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Book sits a little 'twisted' on the shelf but is otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by C.V. Wedgwood.
Stock no. 1208975
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Titles are: The Trial of Charles I; The King's Peace 1637-1641; The King's War 1641-1647. Colour plates. Pictorial cloth with black title label and gilt title to spine. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little shelf-scuffed.

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PHINEAS FINN: THE IRISH MEMBER
Written by Anthony Trollope; J. Enoch Powell. Illustrated by Llewellyn Thomas.
Stock no. 1830748
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Very good condition.

A novel. Introduction by Enoch J. Powell. Green cloth spine with black title blocks and gilt title. Green paper boards with green floral borders. B/w illustrations. Top edge green. xix and 631 pages. Second impression. Headbands have come away from the inner spine (common fault). Tet block lightly browned. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and worn at open edge corners.

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ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1208927
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being a Rambling but Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Black cloth, b/w photos to front cover and contents. 348 pages includes index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed at lower end.

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QUIET AS MOSS
Written by Andrew Young. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330433
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Thirty-six poems chosen by Leonard Clark. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 39 numbered pages. Small mark to front edge of spine. Spine very slightly bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Pale blue pictorial wrapper is edge worn, foed and faded to spine and folds. Small damp stains to front fold.

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WALKING WITH FANCY
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330428
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Sketches of country life. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing, mainly to textblock but does affect some page margins.

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THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330404
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition.

Limp burgundy calf binding, gilt titles and borders with vignette to front cover. 479 pages plus game record pages at rear. 6.5 x 4". B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges lightly rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. A couple of small stains to front endpapers. Fronty joint is starting to crack. A few page corner tips are lightly creased. Contents otherwise clean.

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THE SWISH OF THE CURTAIN
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830460
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition.

A story broadcast on the BBC Children's Hour. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 345 pages. Reprint. A few marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Some foxing present, mainly to rear endpapers.

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THE RUPERT ANNUAL 2024
Written by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1330281
Published by Farshore. 2024. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Cover shows an autumn scene of Rupert with a wheel barrow full of logs. 117 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008616922. Minimal rubbing at corners.

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JOHN BETJEMAN: SELECTED POEMS
Written by John Betjeman; Alan Powers. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1830380
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Alan Powers. Pictorial paper boards, black titles with yellow highlighting. Blue endpapers with b/w illustration to centre. B/w and colour illustrations. xiv and 222 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
Written by Thomas Hardy; Angela Thirlwell. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830367
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Or The Mellstock Quire. A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. Introduction by Ange.a Thirlwell. Green cloth, corn dolly motif. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. xx and 172 pages. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed/grubby.

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