Stella & Rose's Books

CANBERRA BOYS: FASCINATING ACCOUNTS FROM THE OPERATORS OF AN ENGLISH ELECTRIC CLASSIC
Written by Andrew Brookes.
Stock no. 1825351
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2017. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781910690338. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PARACHUTE WINGS
Written by R.J. Bragg; Roy Turner.
Stock no. 2136546
Published by Peter A. Heims Limited. 1985. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Colour photos. ISBN: 0950642622. A couple of pages appear stuck together at edge (possibly from print during publishing).

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FADED GLORY: AIRLINE COLOUR SCHEMES OF THE PAST
Written by John K. Morton.
Stock no. 1820740
Published by Airlife. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1853100889. Covers scuffed. Contents fine.

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ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Written by Bianca Maria Alfieri.
Stock no. 1820096
Published by Laurence King Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of Islamic architecture in India from its beginnings in the thirteenth century until its decline in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Encompassing the whole sub-continent to cover Pakistan and Bangladesh. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 1856691896. Slight fading to top edge of front endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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A HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES OF PAKISTAN TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE
Written by J. Hussain.
Stock no. 2132333
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Recounting the history of the Pakistan area from the perspective of present-day Pakistan. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 487 pages. ISBN: 0195778197. Spine bumped. Small address label on front pastedown. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper rubbed at edges with small nick at one corner.

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BRITISH RELATIONS WITH SIND 1799-1843: AN ANATOMY OF IMPERIALISM
Written by Robert A. Huttenback.
Stock no. 1818899
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A study of British relations with an independent Sind from 1799-1843 gives valuable insight into the complexities of nineteenth-century British imperialism. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, light blue paper boards. ISBN: 9780195473995. Bump to vertical edge of boards. Pictorial dustwrapper has laminate film stuck to it on the verso with tape (for protection).

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INDIA, PAKISTAN, AND THE KASHMIR DISPUTE ON REGIONAL CONFLICT AND ITS RESOLUTION
Written by Robert G. Wirsing.
Stock no. 1818628
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A response to mounting international concern about Kashmir with specific, step-by-step recommendations for breaking the existing diplomatic stale-mate between India and Pakistan. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0333638182. Top & tail of spine bumped. Mark to front board. White label to front pastedown. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly edge-rubbed and scuffed.

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SUBEDAR TO FIELD MARSHAL
Written by Partap Narain.
Stock no. 2115610
Published by Manas Publications. 1st INDIA 1999. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This book is on Indianisation of the armed forces, the civil and police services. ISBN: 8170490723. Wrapper flaps are stuck to pastedowns (possibly when published). A few grubby marks and creasing to edges of wrapper.

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MAJOR DEFENCE OPERATIONS SINCE 1947
Written by Ranbir Singh.
Stock no. 2115595
Published by Ocean Boos Pvt. Ltd. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. B/w photos. The Book covers the four major wars with Pakistan besides the operations taken for integration of the states. ISBN: 8188322679. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks and a couple of nicks.

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TOOLS OF TERROR LIGHT WEAPONS AND INDIA'S SECURITY
Written by Tara Kartha.
Stock no. 2115195
Published by Knowledge World. 1999. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Introduction by Jasjit Singh. ISBN: 8186019154. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips and nicks; couple repaired with tape.

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HIMALAYAN PLANTS VOLUME 1
Written by Hideaki Ohba; Samal B. Malla.
Stock no. 1809058
Published by University Of Tokyo. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the plants of the Himalayas based on extensive field research carried out in 1983 and 1985 by a University of Tokyo botanical research project team. This is the first volume of five. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates, b/w text figures. x and 386 pages including index. ISBN: 0060084272. Corners lightly bumped. Text block a little dusty. Contents fine.

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MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES HANDBOOK VOLUME III ROADS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1808312
Published by Government Of India. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Sixth Edition, 1925. Green cloth spine, light green paper boards. Black titles. viii and 253 pages. Military roads in India. Boards grubby and worn, top & tail of spine worn. Front joint just starting to crack. Name in pencil to front endpaper. One or two instances of annotation.

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