Stella & Rose's Books

THE DEVELOPMENT OF RADAR EQUIPMENTS FOR THE ROYAL NAVY, 1935-45
Written by F.A. Kingsley.
Stock no. 1829897
Published by Macmillan Press Ltd. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

This book contains a series of technical monographs dealing with various aspects of British Naval radar from its inception in 1935 until the end of World War 2. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. xl and 476 pages including index. A physical print on demand copy, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9781349134595. A lovely copy, appears unread!

CHALK STREAMS & LAZY TROUT
Written by Robin Armstrong; Michael Hordern. Illustrated by Robin Armstrong.
Stock no. 1329519
Published by Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green covers with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. Foreword by Hordern. ISBN: 0091742102. SIGNED by the author to title-page (also with small doodle), someone else has written 'for Charlie Davidson' below the signature. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper is partially browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, lightly damp stained at edges (only visible at spine ends).

WAR OVER THE TRENCHES
Written by E.R. Hooton.
Stock no. 1329407
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Air Power and the Western Front Campaigns 1916-1918. The result of extensive research conducted in archives around the world, using material that has never before been published. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711034150. A fine copy, looks unread.

THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1329399
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine 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. Spine and corners bumped else a fine, apparently unread copy. Dustwrapper is just lightly rubbed at edges.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1955
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329377
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert hiking in a field. 1st story Rupert and Poll Parrot. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Painting contest page neatly started but not completed. Crossword on puzzles page completed in ink. Some foxing, mainly to textblock. Endpapers are browned. A nice copy.

RABBIT
Written by Alison Catley. Illustrated by Alison Catley.
Stock no. 1329004
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter - in exquisite tempera paintings. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091744083. Old price label to rear panel of wrapper else a fine copy.

THE MINSTREL AND THE DRAGON PUP
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1328652
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One fine spring day a down-at-heel minstrel finds a beautiful egg on the seashore. To help it hatch, he plays a tune on his harp. Out comes a dragon pup, no bigger than a kitten - and a special friendship is born. This book tells of the adventures of the pup and the minstrel. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 42+ pages. ISBN: 0744521742. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and faded to spine.

MICKEY MOUSE ANNUAL 1947 FOR 1948
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1328247
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1947. Almost very good condition.

Green boards. Pictorial onlay to front cover showing Mickey and friends playing musical instruments. Colour frontis. Black/red illustrations throughout. 124 pages. 10 x 8". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some light fingering and a few corner tips creased. Light musty smell to contents. Still a nice copy.

JAMES BRINDLEY AND THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER: CANAL VISIONARIES
Written by Victoria Owens.
Stock no. 1828471
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Disappointed in love, in 1759 Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, retreated to Lancashire to devote himself to coal and canals. When his agent, John Gilbert, introduced him to the Staffordshire Schemer James Brindley, the two men formed an unlikely alliance that would alter the face of the country. This book charts the dynamics of a remarkable business relationship in a fast-changing world. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos/illustrations. ISBN: 9781445649665. A lovely copy.

FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE AUTUMN
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1827834
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown paperboards with chequerboard design and colour pictorial onlay. Exquisite colour plates. Spine lightly browned. Contents and plate margins also browned. Hinges are lightly pulled but the binding is tight. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor closed tears (no loss) and is just a little grubby.

EMPIRE YOUTH ANNUAL 1946
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327264
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. 1946. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. The Victory Volume containing much world war two material. Spine and corners bumped, slight wear to spine. Spine and rear cover edges slightly faded. Some slight grubbiness to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light page browning and fingering else contents clean.

AN AUTUMN IN WALES (1856)
Written by Julius Rodenberg; William Linnard.
Stock no. 1326898
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st ed 1985. Very good condition.

Country and people, tales and songs. Originally written in German and published in 1858 the work was translated and first published in English in 1985 by Linnard. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905928318. Spine faded. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Pale page browning and foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean.