Stella & Rose's Books

THE EWING OMNIBUS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing.
Stock no. 2136423
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1935. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, dark titles. Eight complete stories. Containing: Jackanapes; Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances; Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories. Spotting to covers. Newspaper cutting of Ewing stuck to front endpaper. Wrapper is torn with some loss; grubby and scuffed.

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THE MERRYLAND KITTENS
Written by Angela. Illustrated by Doreen Parr.
Stock no. 2136422
Published by W.E. Mack. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. Full page colour and b/w illustrations (the b/w illustrations are to be coloured in). Browning and marks to covers.

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B-1 LANCER: THE MOST COMPLICATED WARPLANE EVER DEVELOPED
Written by Dennis R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 2136406
Published by McGraw-Hill. 1st USA 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Aviation Week Book. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour photos. ISBN: 0071346945. A few marks to covers. Wrapper is edge-creased with grubby marks.

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TRANSATLANTIC INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: THE DIFFUSION OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGIES BETWEEN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1790-1830S
Written by David J. Jeremy.
Stock no. 2136384
Published by The MIT Press. 1st USA 1981. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Green cloth with white title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0631127852. Slight bowing to front cover. Spine bumped and rubbed, light scratch mark to front cover. Marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears/chips.

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THE UNKNOWN HIERONYMUS BOSCH
Written by Kurt Falk. Illustrated by Hieronymus Bosch.
Stock no. 2136378
Published by Goldenstone Press; Heaven And Earth Publishing; North Atlantic Books. 1st USA 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781556437595. Some light corner creasing.

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THE RURAL LIFE OF ENGLAND (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William Howitt.
Stock no. 2136376
Published by Lightning Source Uk Ltd. Circa 2011. Very good condition.

Card wraps. A bit of creasing along bottom edges of book covers.

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THE WATER BABIES: A RETELLING
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Heidi Taylor.
Stock no. 2136368
Published by Wild Dog Press. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photographic covers. Photography by Zena Holloway. From the original by Kingsley. ISBN: 9781919790749. SIGNED by photographer (Holloway) to half-title page. Wrapper has some creasing.

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ENDYMION SPRING
Written by Matthew Skelton. Illustrated by Bill Sanderson.
Stock no. 2136363
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating book skipping between two time periods, 1452 Mainz, and 2006 Oxford. The story is wrapped around a strange book which holds a timeless secret... An excellent fantasy read for children! Red boards, gilt title to spine. Small b/w chapter headings. 443 pages. ISBN: 0141382392. SIGNED by author, with ink dragon stamp to title page. Some fading to cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has some wear and small damp patches to verso.

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THE STORY OF R.A.F. EDGEHILL
Written by Eric G. Kaye.
Stock no. 1823316
Published by The Self Publishing Association Ltd.. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Locally Known as Shenington Aerodrome, North Oxfordshire. Looks mostly at period from 1942-45. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1854210793. Reprint. Spine slightly cocked. Front endpaper lightly creased. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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BALLOONS TO BUCCANEERS: YORKSHIRE'S ROLE IN AVIATION SINCE 1785
Written by Brian Catchpole.
Stock no. 1823307
Published by Maxiprint. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ever since the first aeronauts reached for the skies Yorkshire's role in the history of aviation has been of supreme importance, although too often overlooked. This book redresses this and places the role squarely in the national context of aviation. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 187112512X. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top of spine is lightly worn, base of spine has a narrow band of browning otherwise boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Contents are clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING: A BRITISH FAMILY'S SHIPOWNING CENTURY 1875-1975
Written by Martin Barraclough.
Stock no. 1823306
Published by Bound Biographies. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating story of British family ship-owning - the owners, the seafarers, the ships and their businesses. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine and publisher vignette to front. B/w and colour illustrations. xii and 351 pages. Blue ribbon page marker. Limited edition of 1000. ISBN: 9781905178285. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). This is copy 537 of 1000.

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HMS VICTORIOUS 1937-1969
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1322321
Published by Fan Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Royal Navy's most remarkable aircraft carrier from the laying of the first keelplates in 1937 to her decommissioning in 1967 and her departure to the breaker's yard in 1969. Each year of her operational service is covered together with memories from ex members of the ships company. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 1901225011. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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