Stella & Rose's Books

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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TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Written by Thomas Hardy; Elspeth Sandys. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830374
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Elspeth Sandys. Purple cloth boards, lilac title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front board. Black and white wood engravings. Top edge purple. xix and 418 pages. Third printing. Minor scuffing to title block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby.

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THE TRUMPET-MAJOR
Written by Thomas Hardy; Paul I. Webb. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830369
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Paul I. Webb. Red cloth boards, red title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. xvi and 314 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly 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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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830357
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Reprint. Grubby mark to top of spine, above the title label. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with no discernible faults.

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WESSEX TALES: STRANGE, LIVELY, AND COMMONPLACE
Written by Thomas Hardy; Robert Gittings. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830356
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Robert Gittings. Blue cloth, corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. Top edge blue. xiii and 199 pages. Couple of scuffs to title block to spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some minor scuffing.

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TENSOR METHODS IN STATISTICS (MONOGRAPHS ON STATISTICS AND APPLIED PROBABILITY)
Written by Peter McCullagh.
Stock no. 1830325
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

A systematic development of tensor methods in statistics, beginning with the study of multivariate moments and cumulants. Dark green glazed boards with white titles. xv and 285 pages including index. ISBN: 0412274809. Light scuffing to boards, rear boardlightly browned. Light foxing to text block. University stamp to front endpaper else contents clean.

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DUKE THE LOST ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1330139
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Railway Series No. 25. Small oblong format. Blue boards with red title and vignette of Duke to front. Plain endpapers, colour illustrations. 56 pages. ISBN: 0718208404. Minimal bumping to spine. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and rubbed, rear panel is slightly grubby with a small edge tear to top.

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COVENTRY PRIORY REGISTER
Written by Peter Coss; Joan C. Lancaster Lewis; Nat Alcock.
Stock no. 1830226
Published by The Dugdale Society. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dugdale Society Vol. 46. The Coventry Priory Register is a precious survivor from the rich records that once existed of the Benedictine monastery which lay at the centre of the city. The Register was compiled by an unknown monk and completed in or after 1419. Edited by Peter Coss and Joan C. Lancaster Lewis. With Coventry in 1411 by Nat Alcock and Indexes by Angela Coss. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. x and 723 pages. ISBN: 9780852200964. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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DOWSING FOR WATER: THE COMPLETE PRACTICAL GUIDE
Written by Peter Golding.
Stock no. 1830182
Published by Quicksilver Publications. 2019. Very good condition.

How to dowse and how to make the enormous transition from enthusiastic amateur dowser to accomplished water diviner. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour photos and b/w diagrams. xiii and 140 pages. ISBN: 9780993287206. Reprint. Front hinge pulled between free front endpaper title page, binding still tight. Otherwise, a nice, clean copy.

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PORSCHE 911: GUIDE TO PURCHASE & D.I.Y. RESTORATION
Written by Lindsay Porter; Peter Morgan.
Stock no. 1830172
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A FOULIS Motoring Book. Over 700 illustrations and text aimed at the d-i-y owner, this book tells you how to renovate chassis and bodywork, how to give new life to mechanical and electrical components, what to look for when buying a Porsche and the pitfalls to avoid, what modifications are possible. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 252 pages. ISBN: 0854294759. Spine & corners bumped & lightly worn. A few scuff marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean with a musty odour present. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few edge-tears (no loss).

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TANK TRACKS 9TH BATTALION ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AT WAR 1940-45
Written by Peter Beale.
Stock no. 1830148
Published by Budding Books. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

What it was like to live and fight as a member of a British heavy tank battalion during the second world war. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 238 pages including index. ISBN: 1840150033. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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