Stella & Rose's Books

FIGHTING THE FLYING CIRCUS
Written by Eddie V. Rickenbacker; Arch Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2139886
Published by Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Ltd.. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mottled yellow boards with black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0561001871. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing; faded to spine and edges. Foxing to outer page edges.

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A-Z OF CARS OF THE 1920S
Written by Nick Baldwin; Bill Boddy.
Stock no. 2139883
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This booko opens with an introduction vividly conveying the spirit of motoring in the 1920s by Bill Boddy, Founder Editor of Motor Sport, who also read and added to Nick Baldwin's text. This is followed by a review of the British motor industry and of developments in motor car manufacture and design in the decade. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages. ISBN: 1870979532. A few minor marks to half-title page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORT CARS 1945-1975
Written by Rob De La Rive Box.
Stock no. 2139869
Published by Rebo Publishers. 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Back to the racing circuits of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s when cars such as those of Gianni and Lamborghini competed. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 287 pages. ISBN: 9789036615150. Reprint. A lovely copy!

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THE CUXHAVEN RAID
Written by R.D. Layman.
Stock no. 2139867
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The world's first carrier air strike. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851773273. Some browning and marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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THE FIRST OF THE FEW: FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Denis Winter.
Stock no. 2139866
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713912782. Page edge browning, with some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and browned.

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REG PARNELL
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 2139862
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The quiet man who helped to engineer Britain's post-war motor racing revolution. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605618. A lovely copy!

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PININFARINA: ART AND INDUSTRY 1930-2000
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 2139855
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The official history of the famous automobile design house Pininfarina, from the humble factory started in Italy 70 years ago to today's world-class manufacturing company with two plants and a research and development facility equipped with its own wind tunnel. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 379 pages plus appendices. ISBN: 1859606849. A few minor marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a few scuff marks.

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THE TALE OF KITTY-IN-BOOTS
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2139849
Published by Frederick Warne. Circa 2016. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kitty's owner thinks she is a serious, well-behaved cat but Kitty sneaks out at night to go hunting. Beatrix Potter wrote this in 1914 but did not find time to illustrate it, over 100 years later Quentin Blake has brought Kitty to life. Blue matt boards with white titles and mock pictorial onlay. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. ISBN: 9780241247594. 3rd printing. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Wrapper has some uneven browning and a few nicks at edges.

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AEROSPATIALE: ARCHITECT OF THE FUTURE
Written by Gerard Maoui.
Stock no. 2139848
Published by Le Cherche Midi Editeur. Circa 1989. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue covers with silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. Text in French and English. ISBN: 2862741507. Bumping and light wear to spine and corners. Bump to top of spine has caused pages to be slightly creased within the book. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears; some grubby marks.

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LEISURE AIRLINES OF EUROPE
Written by Klaus Vomhof.
Stock no. 2139839
Published by Scoval Publishing Ltd. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An illustrated history of the Airlines that did so much to reduce costs of travel for millions of east and west Europeans. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 1902236092.

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A SUMMER ON THE NENE
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2139837
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

BB forsakes his familiar caravan and Landrover and embarks on the motor cruiser Jolly Enterprise on the quiet byway of the River Nene in Northamptonshire. Green mottled boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. 158 pages. 10 x 6 inches. ISBN: 0718207513. Bumping to base of spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and prelim pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.

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BUTTERFLIES OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION PART 1
Written by Bernard D'Abrera.
Stock no. 2139832
Published by Lansdowne. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Very large format. Papilionidae & Pieridae. Packed with colour photos. ISBN: 0701810335. Front cover a little bowed. Some marks to covers. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some nicks and chips; large tear along rear edge of spine; repaired with tape.

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