Stella & Rose's Books

AIRCRAFT OF THE THIRD REICH VOLUME ONE: ARADO TO FOCKE-WULF
Written by William Green.
Stock no. 1828202
Published by Aerospace. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The complete reference work to the warplanes of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, some colour illustrations of aircraft. ISBN: 9781900732062. A lovely copy.

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NELSON TO VANGUARD: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1923-1945
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828199
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author brings to account the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the inter-war years, and the construction of the fleet with which the Navy fought the Second World War. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1861761368. Pale damp stain (coffee?) to top edge of text block, also to top of pastedowns, endpapers, and inside edge of dustwrapper. Otherwise a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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TOM MERRY'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Frank Richards; Martin Clifford.
Stock no. 1327866
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 5. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Gem issue nos. 1-15 of 1907. Green simulated leather. Gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703000934. This is copy no 250 of 400 signed by the publisher. A fine copy in slipcase which is slighty rubbed at corners and has minimal fading at opening edges.

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THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley; John Berry.
Stock no. 1327864
Published by Ladybird Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403840. Minimal rubbing to corners, slight fading to spine. Gold address sticker to front pastedown. Contents clean. Tally 350, this is the last title listed on the rear cover.

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THE ENORMOUS TURNIP
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1327863
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1970. Good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Green pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402674. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges rubbed. Some slight markings to page edges and light finger creases to endpapers. Tally 260, this is the last title listed on the rear cover.

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WORLD SPORTSCAR RACING '91
Written by Gustav Busing; Michael Cotton; Jean-Marc Teissedre.
Stock no. 1828196
Published by Gruppe C. Motorsport. 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Eurosport Yearbook. Text in German, English and French. Large format. Green cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour photos. 192 pages. Page 36-37 (German language) has surface paper damage due to glossy paper sticking together and then opened (see photo), else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI: A RACING HISTORY OF THE GT40
Written by Gordon Jones; John Allen.
Stock no. 1828195
Published by Kimberley's. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 21st birthday book. The racing history of every GT40 chassis traced in pictures between 1964 and 1971. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0946132240. Text block browned. Pale foxing to prelims and endpapers. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and top front edge, lightly scuffed.

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WORLD SPORTSCAR RACING '92
Written by Gustav Busing; Michael Cotton.
Stock no. 1828192
Published by Gruppe C. Motorsport. 1992. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Text in German and English. Reports the Sportscar World Championship in detail. Large format. Yellow cloth boards, no title to boards. Colour photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 3928540041. Some foxing to boards, mostly to top end. Top of spine bumped. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME 7 PART I
Written by A. Maitland Emmet; John Heath. Illustrated by Richard Lewington; Timothy Freed.
Stock no. 1828184
Published by Harley Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w illustrations. A comprehensive illustrated handbook to fascinate the naturalist and butterfly lover. Hesperiidae - Nymphalidae The Butterflies. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 370 pages. ISBN: 0946589259. Endpapers and text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (of well-known naturalist Brian R. Sawford). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-creased.

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WILL DYSON: CARTOONIST, ETCHER AND AUSTRALIA'S FINEST WAR ARTIST
Written by Ross McMullin. Illustrated by Will Dyson.
Stock no. 1828183
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Will Dyson, a remarkable Australian, born in 1880, internationally acclaimed as a cartoonist, etcher and the finest war artist Australia has ever produced. Dark grey coth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0207148953. Edges rubbed. Tape marks to flaps of dustwrapper and endpapers.Text block lightly browned. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.

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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS: FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME
Written by John Bunyan. Illustrated by Thomas Dalziel.
Stock no. 1828179
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A new edition with a memoir of the author by H.W. Dulcken and 100 b/w text illustrations by Dalziel. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles & vignettes. Bevelled edges. xix plus 304 pages. All edges gilt. Undated. Spine faded and rear board faded to spine edge and top edge. Top & tail of spine worn. Corners lightly worn. Boards are scuffed. Foxing to prelims and last few pages. A few grubby marks to prelims. Hinges pulled else binding tight. Contents otherwise clean.

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GO STRONG INTO THE DESERT: THE MAHDIST UPRISING IN SUDAN 1881-85
Written by Mike Snook. Illustrated by Michael Perry.
Stock no. 1828171
Published by Perry Miniatures. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

A military history and uniform guide. Following the string of disasters which befell the Egyptian military in the Sudan from 1881-1884, the Mahdist Uprising obliged a relctant London government to deploy an array of distinguished officers and regiments. The ensuing string of battles proved to be herculean struggles encompassing some of the most fascinating episodes in nineteenth century military history. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780956184214. A few minor marks to rear cover else a lovely copy.

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