Stella & Rose's Books

THE BANBURY & CHELTENHAM RAILWAY VOLUME ONE
Written by William Hemmings.
Stock no. 1829009
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This first volume details the history of the line up to 1939. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 197 pages. ISBN: 1874103887. Lower corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly edge-creased.

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THE ATLAS OF EUROPEAN MAMMALS
Written by A.J. Mitchell-Jones; G. Amori; et al.
Stock no. 1829007
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Distribution maps. xi and 484 pages including index. ISBN: 0856611301. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, a little grubby, top edge has small tear to rear panel, 1.5" closed tear (no loss) to lower front corner.

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BUTTERFLIES ON MY MIND
Written by Dulcie Gray. Illustrated by Brian Hargreaves.
Stock no. 1328724
Published by Angus & Robertson Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Touching on just about every aspect of the butterfly's life cycle, habitat, feeding and breeding habits. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0207958041. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly grubby and slightly worn at corners. Gold sticker to rear of wrapper stating "educational supplement information book award".

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THE STORY OF THE LITTLE RED ENGINE
Written by Diana Ross. Illustrated by Leslie Wood.
Stock no. 1328723
Published by Faber & Faber. Circa 1945. Good condition.

Buff and red pictorial boards. Wonderful colour and b/w illustrations, some double page spreads. Oblong format, 7.25 x 9.5". Unpaginated. Spine is damaged with loss of title-strip. Corners are bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Front free-endpaper is missing. There is foxing throughout and a slight musty smell else contents clean.

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ANGUS LOST
Written by Marjorie Flack. Illustrated by Marjorie Flack.
Stock no. 1328722
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1933. Fair condition.

Angus is a Scottish Terrier. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Yellow pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and foxed. Front joint is broken but stitches are holding it together. Some light foxing and a light musty smell to contents. Small mark to title-page.

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ANGUS AND THE CAT
Written by Marjorie Flack. Illustrated by Marjorie Flack.
Stock no. 1328721
Published by The Bodley Head. 4th 1945. Very good condition.

Angus is an inquisitive Scottie dog who now has a cat living in his home - a cat who boxes Angus's ears and takes his food and sits in his sunshine... Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to contents and light foxing to covers.

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THE BIRD TALISMAN
Written by Henry Allen Wedgwood. Illustrated by Gwen Raverat.
Stock no. 1328719
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

An Eastern Tale. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is torn, has loss at edges, is browned to spine and foxed.

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THE HONEY SIEGE
Written by Gil Buhet; Geoffrey Sainsbury.
Stock no. 1328718
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The book society's fiction choice. Blue boards, red title to spine. 253 pages. Translated from the French by Sainsbury. Spine very slightly bumped. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine, grubby to rear panel and foxed on verso.

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THE ITALIAN SPRING
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328713
Published by Collins. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maria Henniker-Hadden's (the delightful heroine of The Warden's Niece) adventures in Italy spring of 1877. Blue mottle boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name, date and old price in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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THE ELEPHANT WAR
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328710
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The fourth story of the Smith family, beginning with a misunderstanding (like many wars before and since). Red boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light tape mark to front cover. Name in ink and also evidence of removal of a label to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped with slight loss, a bit grubby to rear panel and has a large tear across front panel which has been tape repaired on verso and is not very noticeable to front.

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T.T. PIONEERS: EARLY CAR RACING IN THE ISLE OF MAN
Written by Robert Kelly.
Stock no. 1829003
Published by The Manx Experience. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The automobile of today owes much to what happened on a small island between 1904 and 1922. The challenge came in racing over the most testing course imaginable. Adventurous, exciting and testing days: an era of risk-taking over rutted, muddy roads that exposed the host island to condemnation as 'The Isle of Manslaughter.' Without them, the modern car would never have developed as fast as it did. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos throughout. 173 pages. ISBN: 1873120613. Spine & corners bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE HISTORY OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX 1923 - 1998
Written by Peter Kneale; Bill Snelling.
Stock no. 1829002
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

This book chronicles 'The Manx', asw it is recognised world-wide, with race reports of every single race by Peter Kneale and Bill Snelling. The performance of every rider who has started in a Manx GP race is listed, together with stories from winners (and others!). Large format. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 1901508048. Covers lightly creased at corners and a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Corners of contents are lightly bowed. Contents are clean.

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