Stella & Rose's Books

MANCHESTER IN 1915
Written by H.M. McKechnie.
Stock no. 1829557
Published by Manchester University Press; Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Almost very good condition.

Being the Handbook for the Eighty-fifth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Manchester September Seven to ten 1915. Plain buff cardwraps. B/w plates. viii and 120 pages plus 19 page publisher adverts to rear. Covers edge-worn and creased, spine is rubbed and creased through reading use. Front joint pulled/worn but binding tight. Text block browned. Scattered foxspots present.

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WALKING DARTMOOR'S ANCIENT TRACKS: A GUIDE TO 28 ROUTES
Written by Eric Hemery.
Stock no. 1829556
Published by Robert Hale Limited. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The first detailed and definitive guide to Dartmoor's most important and hitherto uncharted historic tracks. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w maps and photos. 294 pages including index. ISBN: 0709025823. Vertical light score mark to front board. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at top of spine and is lightly creased.

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ACCIDENTAL AGENT
Written by John Goldsmith.
Stock no. 1829555
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A true and exciting story of SOE. After several unsuccessful attempts to offer his services to his country, Goldsmith found himself, quite by accident, in the sinister and romantic world of espionage. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0850520371. Foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, lightly faded to spine, foxing to verso.

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ITCHEN MEMORIES
Written by G.E.M. Skues; Roy Darlington. Illustrated by Alex Jardine.
Stock no. 1329316
Published by Robert Hale. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A reissue of a classic of 20th century angling literature. 50 years angling on the Abbotts Barton fishery. Edition limited to 750 copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Darlington. ISBN: 0709063725. This is copy no. 340. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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FLY-TYING DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS
Written by John Veniard. Illustrated by Donald Downs.
Stock no. 1329315
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour plates. 218 pages. ISBN: 0713612681. SIGNED by the illustrator with small illustration of a fly, dedication to previous owner. (Think the author was meant to sign it too but that bit is blank). Spine bumped. Very slight darkening to cover edges. Page edge browning. Slight foxing/browning to endpapers. Margins of colour plates are foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit browned to rear panel.

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NO TIME TO LOSE: THE FAST-MOVING WORLD OF BILL IVY
Written by Alan Peck.
Stock no. 1829553
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tribute to a great champion of motorcycle racing, Bill Ivy. Dark green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 0900549149. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Front pastedown is pulled over very close to vertical edge of boards (binding error). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and is rubbed at top & tail of spine.

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SHOTGUN MARKSMANSHIP
Written by Percy Stanbury; G.L. Carlisle.
Stock no. 1329314
Published by Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fourth edition. The book explains in words and photographs how to become a first-class shot. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos by Carlisle. 188 pages. ISBN: 0091423600. Spine bumped, cover edges slightly rubbed. Very pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge rubbed.

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A MODERN DRY-FLY CODE
Written by Vincent C. Marinaro. Illustrated by Pearce Bates.
Stock no. 1329313
Published by Crown Publishers Inc.. 1971. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. 269 pages. B/w photos and text illustrations. 3rd printing. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Name plate to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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TACTICAL FLY FISHING FOR TROUT AND SEA TROUT ON RIVER AND STREAM
Written by Pat O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329312
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 269 numbered pages. ISBN: 1852232943. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine (top edge of textblock ever so slightly dusty). Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased with slight wear to top corners.

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THE RACER'S EDGE: MEMOIRS OF AN ISLE OF MAN TT LEGEND
Written by Dave Molyneux.
Stock no. 1829551
Published by Wharncliffe Books. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A frank autobiography of the greatest TT sidecar racer of all time. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. x and 164 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845631420. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and scuffed.

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THE FLYTIER'S CRAFT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
Written by Mike Shanks.
Stock no. 1329309
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The skills needed to tie a whole range of flies... Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams throughout. Colour photos. 151 pages. ISBN: 1853102377. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page edge browning throughout. Small brown spot to page facing title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly browned.

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GREEK ENTANGLEMENT
Written by E.C.W. Myers.
Stock no. 1829547
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

The story of the author's experiences in enemy-occupied Greece in 1942 and 1943, of the bearing of contemporary events upon the Greek war of resistance and, in particular, upon the outbreak of civil war in December 1944. Originally published in 1955 when much material was classified, this paperback edition has been revised and includes many more photographs from the author's collection. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 300 pages including index. ISBN: 0862992125. Covers are creased and faded to spine. Foxing to top edge of text block. Last few pages have light crease at top corner. Contents clean.

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