Stella & Rose's Books

COLLECTIONS FOR THE HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by Tredway Nash.
Stock no. 813546
Published by John White. 1799. Almost very good condition.

Second edition with additions. Two volumes. Very large format. 18 x 11 inches. Full brown leather, gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers and edges. Plates and pedigrees checked against book index and Upcott page 1330. Variations: Vol II - the book index calls for Kyre plate. This is a repeat of the one in Vol I (Upcott) but is not duplicated. Vol I has b/w frontis not in book index or Upcott. Vol I has illustrated title page with Bevere Elm (not listed) as well as Bevereye (listed). Vol I: 39 b/w plates + frontis + large folding map + text illustrations. Vol II: Illustrated title page + 37 b/w plates + plan of Worcester as frontis + text illustrations. Vol I: xcii + 609 pages + 1 page list of plates and pedigrees. Vol II: 484 + clxviii + dedication page to Lord Sandys + 13 pages Domesday facsimile + 104 pages. Rebacked with modern leather spine. Gilt decorations to spines. Red and black leather title labels with gilt titles to spines. Original covers scuffed and slightly worn at edges and corners. Slight damage to front endpapers where a bookplate has been removed and replaced by a slightly smaller one. Last two pages of Vol II detached. Contents very clean and bright. A handsome set.

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EXCURSIONS IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX
No author listed.
Stock no. 813549
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1st 1822. Good condition.

Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together With Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity. Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller & Tourist. Small format. 6.5 x 4 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Red title label to spine. Brown boards. 43 b/w plates. Title page states 50 plates but 43 present. Boards a little unevenly faded.

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CAT STUDIES
Written by Edward Greenly.
Stock no. 813572
Published by The Cats' protection League. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

All about the domestic cat. Chapters include the origin of domestic cats, the cult of the sacred cat, names of the cat, physical endowments and much more. Green boards, black title to spine. 79 pages. 10 b/w photos. Bookplate to front endpaper. Pale foxing to endpapers and text block else a nice, clean copy.

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ARTEMIS FOWL THE OPAL DECEPTION
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 441156
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Evil pixie Opal Kobi is planning world destruction... Light blue pictorial glazed boards. 343 pages. Orange endpapers. ISBN: 0141381647. Spine and corners slightlly bumped. Wrapper is edge rubbed with slight wear to spine and corners.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 381849
Published by Egmont Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 2001. Fine condition.

The first in the series. An unhappy tale about unlucky children. Pictoral boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0749746114. Minimal bumping to lower front corner. First printing of first UK edition.

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THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 441126
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An exciting story following the Buckingham's, set in Ludlow and Hereford. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Some foxing to covers. Front endpaper has been torn out and is missing. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Some foxing mostly to page edges. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some areas of loss. Rear panel is a little grubby. Price crossed out in pen.

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JANE'S WORLD RAILWAYS AND RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS 1978
Written by Paul J. Goldsack.
Stock no. 813443
Published by Jane's Yearbooks. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 053103285X. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Half-title page browned else contents fine. Wrapper spine faded.

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PAST AND PRESENT
No author listed.
Stock no. 813480
Published by Past & Present Publishing. 1993. Fine condition.

A nostalgic look at five decades of change. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos.

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JOLLY ZOO FOLK
No author listed. Illustrated by Newnham.
Stock no. 813378
Published by S. Guiterman & Co. Ltd.. 1943. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Bright full-page colour illustrations with stories. Spine and corners rubbed.

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PAGES AND PICTURES FROM FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Written by Andrew W. Tuer.
Stock no. 813388
Published by Bracken Books. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Title on spine "Stories From Forgotten Children's Books". B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0946495742. Wrapper spine faded.

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A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 440945
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, blind decoration to covers. 4 colour plates. 212 pages. 7" x 5" Bookplate to front endpaper. All plates present. Endpapers are browned and a little foxing to text block.

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RAILTRACK NETWORK MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 1996/97
No author listed.
Stock no. 813257
Published by Railtrack. 1997. Fine condition.

Large format. Colour photos. 76 pages. Amongst other things detailing various network improvement plans.

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