Stella & Rose's Books

ALL ABOUT ENGINES
Written by Edward Cressey.
Stock no. 1830430
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Good condition.

For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index. Spine faded, boards marked and grubby. Text block browned. Frontis is detached but present. Foxing throughout. One plate partially detached.

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THE CANALS OF SOUTH WALES AND THE BORDER
Written by Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 1830426
Published by University of Wales. 1960. Very good condition.

The history of the canals of South Wales, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and the Forest of the Dean and of the horse tramroad system that served them. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 272 pages including index. Reprint same year as first printing. Spine & corners lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean.

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BROKEN LIVES: SEPARATION AND DIVORCE IN ENGLAND 1660-1857
Written by Lawrence Stone.
Stock no. 1830424
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The last book in a trilogy of the subject. How the break-up and dissolution of marriages was contrived before the first Divorce Act in 1857. Individuals in their own words explain their actions and feelings about one another in dramatic courtroom confrontations, while behind the scenes they were conducting secret negotiations, and offering massive bribes to witnesses either to commit perjury or to hold their tongues. These stories offer astonishing insights into many hitherto unknown aspects of martial life and marital breakdown in early modern England. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xviii and 355 pages including index. ISBN: 0198202547. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY
Written by D.J. Cathcart King.
Stock no. 1830423
Published by Croom Helm Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles of England and Wales including a section on the castles of the Welsh. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 210 pages including index. ISBN: 0709948298. Light foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly creased across top edge and has minor foxing to top edge of rear flap.

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THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHRONIC MIASMS IN THE PRACTICE OF HOMEOPATHY
Written by Henny Heudens-Mast; M. Teresa Bland.
Stock no. 1830422
Published by Similia Press. Circa 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

For all homeopaths who wish to follow in the footsteps of the old masters, to further develop their understanding of the chronic miasms, and to all homeopaths who experience the joy of working with the healing possibilities of the human organism. This book is drawn from the author's own experience in practice. Edited by M. Teresa Bland. Cardwraps. xv and 256 pages. ISBN: 0977305716. Third printing. Corners of covers ligthly creased. Minor spot to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1330324
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Yellow pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721400825. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby and has a mark to centre at spine edge. Tally 160, this is the last title listed.

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1330314
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1980. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402194. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some light finger creases else contents fine. No tally no., 'new' printed price of 30p to rear.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Janet Grahame Johnstone; Anne Grahame Johnstone.
Stock no. 1330312
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st thus 1979. Very good condition.

"The De Luxe Edition". Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0603001629. Spine and corners slightly worn. Contents clean.

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FIFTH FORMERS OF ST. CLARE'S
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1330310
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1947. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth, dark titles and vignette of sleep-walking girl. B/w illustrations. The 6th book of St. Clare's. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth slightly grubby. Inscription in ink and a faint ink name stamp to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing to textblock. A few margin tears and creases.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 1330309
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1971. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Enid Blyton's Rewards Series. ISBN: 0603032834. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name in blue biro to front pastedown. Light corner creases to contents page. Contents clean.

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THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330305
Published by Frederick Warne. Circa 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Deluxe edition. Yellow cloth with gilt titles and vignette. Colour illustrations. 58 pages. All edges gilt. ISBN: 0723242488. Small foxspot to front spine edge of slipcase. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of book and slipcase.

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LITTLE YELLOW WANG-LO
Written by M.C. Bell. Illustrated by M.C. Bell.
Stock no. 1330304
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1903. Good condition.

The Dumpy Books for Children. Small format. Green cloth. The whimsical adventures of a little boy named Little Yellow Wang-lo who lives with his father, a duck merchant, on a houseboat. Colour illustrations. 95 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint has been repaired with glue. Some light fingering and foxing else contents clean.

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