Stella & Rose's Books

THE MARINE MACHINE
Written by William Mares.
Stock no. 1828523
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The making of the United States Marine. A vivid chronicle of ten weeks of Boot Camp as seen by a young professional photographer who once shared it. With pen and camera he followed a 75-man platoon through every aspect of basic training, a world of intense mental and physical suffering dominated by a man who is teacher-priest-guard-father-mother hen, and for the recruits, sadistic jailer - the Drill Instructor. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 139 numbered pages. Boards a little marked, mainly to lower edges and spine. Text block lightly browned. Front joint pulled between front free-endpaper and half-title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, grubby and scuffed, lightly worn at edges with a few minor chips.

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1ST DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY SCRPBOOK 1939-1947
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828522
1st 1947. Very good condition.

A reminder to those who were with the Regiment during the years 1939-1946 of some of the more exciting and in some cases amusing incidents that filled those years. A collection of essays by various members. Blue cloth boards, gitl title to front, no title to spine. B/w photos, colour maps, some folding. xii and 183 pages. A few minor marks to front board. A couple of score marks to rear board and light scuffing. Minor foxing to front free-endpaper. Else contents clean.

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CANADIAN RAILWAYS IN PICTURES
Written by Robert F. Legget.
Stock no. 1828521
Published by Douglas, David & Charles. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Few countries int eh world have a history of railroading to match Canada's for daring, imagination and engineering achievement. A collection of photographs showing how bridges, tunnels and water crossings link overland track, how rail services the cities as it once contributed to their growth, how Canadians - pioneers in snowplough equipment - have dealt with the merciless winter conditions. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0889140529. Light fading to lower edge of boards. Minor foxing to text block and a few minor spots to endpapers. Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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MEDIEVAL SCARBOROUGH: STUDIES IN TRADE AND CIVIC LIFE (OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 1)
Written by David Crouch; Trevor Pearson.
Stock no. 1828518
Published by Yorkshire Archaeological Society; Scarborough Archaeological And Historical Society. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. viii and 123 pages including index. ISBN: 0902122967. Top front corner lightly creased. Uneven fading to covers and a few minor marks. One or two foxspots to margins else contents clean.

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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL SCARBOROUGH: EXCAVATION AND RESEARCH 1987-2004
Written by Trevor Pearson.
Stock no. 1828517
Published by Scarborough Archaeological And Historical Society. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Little remains of the large and important town which stood in the shadow of Scarborough's imposing castle in the Middle Ages. Nearly 20 years of excavation and research have reconstructed the main features of what was a vibrant centre of medieval urban life. This book describes that research and analyses it to build up a comprehensive picture of what the town looked like between 1150 and 1550. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w sketches and photos. viii and 152 pages including index. ISBN: 0902416081. A nice copy.

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FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
Written by Raymond F. Toliver; Trevor J. Constable.
Stock no. 1828516
Published by Aero Publishers Inc. 1st thus 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of Germany's greatest aces in action. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0816857903. Tape marks to pastedowns and dustwrapper flaps. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few light foxspots and is lightly rubbed at corners. Musty odour to book.

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REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1828515
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at head and base width-ways but still holding.

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THE BEEZER BOOK 1963
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328287
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows pirates peeping through the title. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Laminate at spine edges is cracked. Details have been erased from belongs to box. Small biro writing to a couple of pages. Long repaired tears to 2 pages and a some other margin tears.

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VERNON-SMITH AT LARGE
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1328283
Published by Howard Baker. 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 66. Collectors edition limited to 300 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 297-302, 1913. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002872. This is copy no. 232. Slipcase is slightly edge rubbed.

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THE JAPERS OF ST. JIM'S
Written by Martin Clifford; Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1328282
Published by Howard Baker. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile edition of Gem Volume No 14. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Martin Clifford is well known as Frank Richards. ISBN: 0703002236. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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BUNTER THE HYPNOTIST
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1328278
Published by Howard Baker. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 52. Includes Magnet issue nos. 1368 to 1373 plus 1583, 1584. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Includes: The Spying Form Master, Bunter the Ventriloquist, Saving a Scapegrace, The Bounder's Sacrifice, The Worst master in the School, Rivals for a Fortune, Bunter the Hypnotist, Walker on the Warpath. ISBN: 0703001140. Spine and corners bumped. Page browning and light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and browned at edges with some slight wear/tears, spine of wrapper is faded.

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THE GREYFRIARS BOUNDER
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1328277
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Magnet Volume 75. Contains Issues: 1007-10013. B/w illustrations. Individual stories include: The Bounder's Whim; One Against the School; Hunted Down; Taking up Trotter; Bolsover's Brother; The Bounder's Good Turn; Smithy's Way. ISBN: 0703001892. Spine and corners bumped. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of tears.

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