Stella & Rose's Books

HARD TIMES FOR THESE TIMES
Written by Charles Dickens; Christopher Hibbert. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830650
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Re-issue of 1983 edition with cream pictorial cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Burgundy endpapers. B/w illustrations. xiv and 244 pages. Slight grubbiness to top edge of text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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PEGGY ANGUS: DESIGNER, TEACHER, PAINTER
Written by James Russell. Illustrated by Peggy Angus.
Stock no. 1830649
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Combining biography with a critical analysis of her work, this richly illustrated book aims both to celebrate Peggy's life and remarkable career and to bring it to the attention of a new generation. Matt pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 9781851497683. Pictorial dustwrapper has a closed tear at top of spine edge on rear panel else a lovely copy.

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THE BRITISH LANDSCAPE 1920-1950
Written by Ian Jeffrey.
Stock no. 1830648
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A visual tour of Britain. A dazzling series of delightful and warmly evocative colour and b/w plates. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and publisher's vignette to front. 112 pages including index. ISBN: 0500233985. Minor browning/foxing to top edge of text block. Browning to gutter edge of prelims else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby to rear panel.

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OLD HOUSE HANDBOOK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CARE AND REPAIR
Written by Roger Hunt; Marianne Suhr.
Stock no. 1830647
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. Circa 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In association with The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. If you live in an old house, and want to maintain it to prevent expensive repairs and avoid destruction of the very qualities that make it appealing, this is the book you need. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 204 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711227729. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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RAMBLES THROUGH MORGAN COUNTY
Written by Louise McHenry Hicky.
Stock no. 1830645
Published by Morgan County Historical Society. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A concise history of Morgan County, Georgia, USA. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. XIII and 211 pages. Reprint. A very nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-worn.

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KEW PAST
Written by David Blomfield.
Stock no. 1830644
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kew is famous for its great Botanic Gardens and those who created them as well as being the home of Tudor kingmakers, of Georgian kings and of the artists that followed in their train. This is the story of how Kew grew. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Maps to endpapers. vii and 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0850339235. Foxing to top edge of text block. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a few minor marks.

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WRESTLING WITH A PENCIL: THE LIFE OF A FREELANCE ARTIST
Written by Norman Thelwell. Illustrated by Norman Thelwell.
Stock no. 1830643
Published by Methuen London Ltd. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Norman Thelwell's cartoons, drawings and landscape paintings have delighted millions of people all over the world. This is an autobiographical account of his life from early childhood to the present. Beige boards, gilt title to spine. Cream pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0413593207. Minor mark to front board. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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JAGUAR E-TYPE 3.8 & 4.2 6-CYLINDER; 5.3 V12 (OSPREY EXPERT HISTORIES)
Written by Denis Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1830642
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Revised Edition. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour photos. 125 pages. ISBN: 185532881X. A lovely copy.

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BISLEY: A COTSWOLD VILLAGE REMEMBERED 1860-1945
Written by Juliet Shipman.
Stock no. 1830641
Published by Chantry Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

A colourful portrait of one of Gloucestershire's most interesting villages. The text has been based on the tape-recorded recollections of Bisley people and illustrated by their photographs. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 124 pages. ISBN: 0951829408. Minor grubby mark to rear cover else clean.

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A SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER
Written by Evelyn Pentecost.
Stock no. 1830639
Published by The Window Press. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography. In this detailed account of a lifetime in rural Sussex Evelyn Pentecost takes us from the earliest days of this century, through childhood, marriage, two wars and into retirement. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 125 pages. Boards very slightly grubby. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded and scuffed to rear panel.

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DARK HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPERORS: FROM JULIUS CAESAR TO THE FALL OF ROME
Written by Michael Kerrigan.
Stock no. 1830638
Published by Amber Books Ltd. 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. to the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., revealing the adultery, incest, profligacy, sadism and insanity of Rome's 500-year empire. Pictorial glazed boards. Blue illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations and photos. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908273833. Small corner crease to front flap of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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STROUD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Joan Tucker.
Stock no. 1830637
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A new look at old Stroud. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrated frontis. B/w photos throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 085033778X. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and very lightly creased.

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