Stella & Rose's Books

UNDER WESTERN EYES
Written by Joseph Conrad; Jeffrey Meyers. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208966
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition.

A novel. Introduced by Jeffrey Meyers. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. Black and silver decoration to front cover. 298 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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COLLINS TREE GUIDE
Written by Owen Johnson. Illustrated by David More.
Stock no. 1830820
Published by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. Circa 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Most complete field guide to the trees of Britain and Europe. Over 1500 trees described. Matt, black pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 464 pages including index. ISBN: 0007139543. Second printing. Minor marks to text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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MODERN PRACTICAL JOINERY
Written by George Ellis.
Stock no. 1830819
Published by Stobart Davies. 1st thus 1987. Very good condition.

A Treatise on The Practice of Joiner's Work by Hand and Machine for the Use of Workmen, Architects, Builders, and Machinests containing a full description of tools and their uses, workshop practice, all kinds of house joinery, bank, office, church, museum, and ship fittings, air-tight cases and shaped work with chapters on stairbuilding and handrailing, foremen's work, fixing, etc. A reprint of the third edition, revised and enlarged. Orange cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. xv and 486 pages including index. ISBN: 0854420398. Clear plastic covering taped to inside covers. Foxing to text block. Contents clean.

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THE BADGES OF KITCHENER'S ARMY - INFANTRY
Written by David Bilton.
Stock no. 1830818
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is based on thirty years of research in museums, archives and collections. An exhaustive study of the development of the battalion, brigade and divisional signs of the thirty divisions raised by Kitchener's appeal for men. Brown cloth boards, with silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. xxx and 351 pages. ISBN: 9781473833661. Light rubbing of board corners. Top edge of boards a little scuffed. A few pages have crinkling to top margin where a page marker was placed. One or two minor marks to contents. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ST HELENA BRITANNICA: STUDIES IN SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLAND HISTORY
Written by Trevor W. Hearl; Alexander Hugo Schulenburg.
Stock no. 1830817
Published by Society Of Friends Of St Helena. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

These papers had previously been published only as typescript leaflets and in small specialist journals. The chapters cover aspects of St Helena's history from its discovery in the 1950s, including sixteenth and seventeenth century visitors and surgeons, East Indis shipping, the island's Huguenots and Baptists, telegraphs, and the Napoleonic period, island merchants, horse racing, Darwin and other natural historians, church memorials, photography and publishing, as well as St Helena's role as a whaling port and coaling station. Edited by Alexander Hugo Schulenburg. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xxxiv and 341 pages including index. ISBN: 9780957491809. Couple of tiny foxspots to top edge of text block. Inscription in ink to dedication page. Else a clean copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICKENS
Written by Esther Verhoef; Aad Rijs.
Stock no. 1830816
Published by Rebo Publishers. 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

8th edition. Written specifically for people who do not yet know much about chickens, but who are already keeping some. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 9789036615921. Foxing to top edge of text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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PORTRAITS OF ISLANDS
Written by Eileen Molony; John Betjeman; Clough Williams-Ellis.
Stock no. 1830815
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Islands around the British coast. Edited by Eileen Molony. Including items by John Betjeman, Clough Williams-Ellis and others. Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 147 pages. Spine lightly faded, boards lightly marked/stained. Minor foxing to text block. Name in ink stamped and written in biro to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is browned, foxerd, and edge-worn/rubbed, small closed tear to top front edge with tiny amount of loss.

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BRISTOL & CLIFTON SLAVE TRADE TRAILS
Written by Terry Townsend.
Stock no. 1830814
Published by PiXZ Books. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

For much of the eighteenth century, Bristol was England's second city and, between 1730 and 1745, its premier slaving port. This book presents the drama of that period through six discovery trails. Maps, detailed directions and over 150 colour photographs help bring the story to life. Pictorial boards. 128 pages. ISBN: 9780857101044. A lovely copy.

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A HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTS & UNIFORMS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
Written by R. Money Barnes.
Stock no. 1830813
Published by Seeley, Service & Co.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of the British Army as a fighting machine. Red cloth. Gilt title to spine. 24 colour plates. 335 pages including index. Top edge red. A few marks to rear board caused by old selotape bleeding. Light foxing/browning to text block. A few minor foxspots to prelims and endpapers. Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, a few closed tears, slight wear to surface paper at front flap edge, rear panel is a little scuffed, tape marks to verso.

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ADVANCED CARPENTRY AND JOINERY FOR CRAFTSMEN
Written by A.B. Emary.
Stock no. 1830812
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Woodworker Handbook. A companion volume to Practical Carpentry and Joinery. A practical guide with a chapter on Applied Geometry. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. 208 pages including index. Light rubbing to board corners. Text block browned. Tape marks to endpapers. Some browning to prelims. Else contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is foxed to verso.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARPENTRY, 1200-1700 - AN ESSEX STUDY
Written by Cecil Alec Hewett.
Stock no. 1830809
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The dating of timber buildings is notoriously difficult, but an informed examination of the carpenters' joints used can provide definite clues. The jointing techniques are here classified, and their courses of development and decline are discussed; they are also illustrated in precise detail in their chronological sequence. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0715346946. Boards mottled. Foxing to text block. Tape marks and names in ink to endpapers. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, a little scuffed and is foxed to verso.

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CATHEDRAL CATS
Written by Richard Surman.
Stock no. 1830808
Published by Harper Collins Religious. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book to enchant cat lovers everywhere, and perhaps the most unusual guide to British cathedrals ever produced! Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Striking colour photographs by the author. 87 pages. ISBN: 000627658X. Clear laminate covering dustwrapper has been stuck to the boards with tape at top and tail of flaps. Text block has tiny foxspots. 'Christmas 1994' written in ink to top of verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. A few marks to clear laminate and light scuffing.

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