Stella & Rose's Books

VINCENT VEE-TWINS (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Roy Harper.
Stock no. 1829185
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The famous 1000 series plus 500 singles. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 187 pages. ISBN: 0850454352. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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JAPANESE RIDERS IN THE ISLE OF MAN
Written by Ralph Crellin.
Stock no. 1829184
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

The story of those who challenged the TT. In the 1950s and 1960s, the TT was the premier event in the Grand Prix road racing calendar, it therefore made sense for the major Japanese manufacturers to target the meeting as a significant milestone on the route to world championship honours. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 0952112647. Previous bookseller's price label to front cover. Contents clean.

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THE BROKEN FIDDLESTICK
Written by John Smith. Illustrated by David A. Goddard.
Stock no. 1829180
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Delightful story of a boy who learns to play the violin from a gypsy. Benjamin's family disappear and he becomes involved in an extraordinary adventure during which he learns the magical secret of the fiddlestick. Paperboards with illustrated front board. Beautiful b/w illustrations throughout. 61 pages. ISBN: 0582153263. Minor fading to lower edge of boards. Minor air-bubbles to spine edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at spine edges and has some fading.

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CRUSADER CASTLES
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Mark Bostridge.
Stock no. 1829174
Published by Folio Society. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth. Introduced by Bostridge. B/w maps, diagrams and photos. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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GT40: AN INDIVIDUAL HISTORY AND RACE RECORD
Written by Ronnie Spain.
Stock no. 1829173
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ford's four victories at Le Mans assured the GT40 of immortality in the minds of motorsport enthusiasts. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 326 pages including index. ISBN: 0850456371. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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FRIDA KAHLO: THE PAINTINGS
Written by Hayden Herrera. Illustrated by Frida Kahlo.
Stock no. 1829172
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

A lavishly illustrated and sumptuously produced visual array of the acclaimed artist's powerful and haunting paintings. Square format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0747514771. Front cover is faded to lower half. Tiny nick to base of spine. Covers are scuffed. Corners lightly worn. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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RENAISSANCE RIVALS: MICHELANGELO, LEONARDO, RAPHAEL, TITIAN
Written by Rona Goffen.
Stock no. 1829166
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This enthralling book views the lives and greatest works of Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian through the prism of their ardent rivalry. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 521 pages including index. ISBN: 0300094345. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE TOYMAKER
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Terry Milne.
Stock no. 1328930
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of a toymaker who made his daughter some very special dolls... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744519292. Tiny mark to top of front flap else a fine copy.

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THE TEASHOP BY THE WATER AND OTHER TALES
Written by Marjorie-Ann Watts. Illustrated by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Stock no. 1328928
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seven delightful stories of real living creatures. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 47 pages. Two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine ends. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.

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ALBERT GOES TREASURE-HUNTING
Written by Alison Jezard. Illustrated by Margaret Gordon.
Stock no. 1328923
Published by Victor Gollancz. 1st 1978. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. The 12th book about Albert the teddy bear from the East End of London. Albert embarks on his new role as a treasure- hunter, aided by his friend Henry the horse and a metal detector. ISBN: 0575024437. Spine bumped. Damp staining to covers, also affecting front pastedown. Name in ink (and number 5) to front pastedown. Very light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is damp stained and slightly rubbed at edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2014
Written by Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alex Cubie; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1328922
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2014. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a lantern through the snow. Contains stories and activities from the 1978, 1980, 2001, 1982 annuals. Includes stories by Stuart Trotter and new illustrations. ISBN: 9781405272087. Minimal rubbing to corners. Name in ink in belongs to box.

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