Stella & Rose's Books

40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

THE HISTORY OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX 1923 - 1998
Written by Peter Kneale; Bill Snelling.
Stock no. 1829002
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

This book chronicles 'The Manx', asw it is recognised world-wide, with race reports of every single race by Peter Kneale and Bill Snelling. The performance of every rider who has started in a Manx GP race is listed, together with stories from winners (and others!). Large format. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 1901508048. Covers lightly creased at corners and a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Corners of contents are lightly bowed. Contents are clean.

SIXTEEN STRING JACK AND THE GARDEN OF ADVENTURE
Written by Tom Pow. Illustrated by Ian Andrew.
Stock no. 1328646
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Where Peter Pan began. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781780272269.

A CONTRIBUTION TO A FLORA OF MERIONETH
Written by Peter Benoit; Mary Richards.
Stock no. 1828923
Published by The West Wales Naturalists' Trust. 2nd 1963. Very good condition.

Second Edition (revised). Cardwraps. Staple-binding. A list of species. 69 pages. Covers a little grubby and lightly rubbed at corners. 'Merioneth' written in biro to spine. Staples starting to rust and thus bleeding to spine and contents. Else contents clean.

ILLUSTRATORS ISSUE THREE
Written by Peter Richardson. Illustrated by F. Matania; Peter Maddocks; Andy Virgil; Bernie Fuchs.
Stock no. 1828916
Published by Geoff West. 2013. Very good condition.

Published quarterly. Issue Number Three Published Spring 2013. This issue contains articles about the art of Forunino Matania, Andy Virgil, Peter Maddocks, Bernie Fuchs. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 95 pages. ISBN: 9781907081101. Rear cover unevenly faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Musty odour present.

A FLORA OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS
Written by Sylvia M. Haslam; Peter D. Sell; Patricia A. Wolseley.
Stock no. 1828878
Published by Malta University Press. 1st 1977. Good condition.

Blue & white cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. lxxi and 560 pages including index. Coers are edge-rubbed, creased and scuffed. Text block browned and slightly grubby. Hinge is split between pages 194 and 195, page 193/194 detached as a result. Contents are a little grubby to prelims and last few pages otherwise clean.

A HISTORY OF ELY CATHEDRAL
Written by Peter Meadows; Nigel Ramsay.
Stock no. 1328557
Published by The Boydell Press. 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large, heavy format. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. From the tiny community founded in the fens by St. Etheldreda in 672, and refounded as an abbey in 970, grew one of the greatest monasteries in England. ISBN: 9780851159454. Spine bumped. A couple of small spots to textblock and a couple of lower page corner tips slightly creased else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

BOEING AIRCRAFT SINCE 1916
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 1828765
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st USA 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

US edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 668 pages including index. ISBN: 0870210378. Edges of boards lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby, top edge has a small green stain. Hinge between page 608-609 pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has some light creasing to laminate, is lightly scored and is faded to spine.

MOUNTAIN ENGINES
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1328527
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Railway series no. 19. Sir Handel is grumpy and complains about the coaches causing trouble for him. Rheneas tells him that he should be grateful that he does not work on a mountain railway. Sir Handel does not believe such a thing exists, and an argument ensues until Donald arrives with Culdee, a mountain engine. Small oblong format. Blue boards, white titles and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. 56 pages. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased with small tears, printed price on front flap has been crossed out with pink felt-tip pen, 'new' price written in same pink pen.

DOUGLAS SBD DAUNTLESS (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1828679
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the SBD's design, development and operational use. Crowood Aviation Series. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 1861260962. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and faded to spine.

NORTH AMERICAN F-100 SUPER SABRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter E. Davies; David W. Menard.
Stock no. 1828659
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed history on this well-loved aircraft, the world's first jet fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 176 pages. ISBN: 1861265778. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly creased, minor scuffing to rear panel.

WALT DISNEY'S WONDER BOOK
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1328392
Published by The Sunshine Press. Very good condition.

Fun, Stories, Puzzles and Rhymes. Red cloth spine, blue pictorial glazed boards show Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Chip & Dale on a planet in space. 1st story is Spaceman Duck. Spine and corners bumped with wear. Sum puzzle completed in pencil. Some foxing else contents clean.