Stella & Rose's Books

ENID BLYTON READERS 1
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1319086
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Decorated cardwraps. Two-tone text illustrations throughout. 128 pages. 13 short stories, the first being "The Peppermint Party". Spine and corners a little worn. Covers a little grubby. School ink stamp to verso of front cover. Small nick to the top of the first few pages. Tick marks to contents list and occasional margin mark but contents generally clean.

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THE BOOK OF THE RUDGE
Written by Laurence H. Cade; F. Anstey; W.C. Haycraft.
Stock no. 1819808
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman. 1927. Good condition.

Pitman's Motor-Cyclists Library Series. A complete guide for owners and prospective purchasers of Rudge-Whitworth motor-cycles. Cloth spine, paper boards. B/w illustrations. Boards edge-worn and heavily browned. Name, date and short scribble in biro to front board. Corners worn. Previous owner's address label to inside rear cover. Contents grubby. Slight odour present.

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MOVING THE GUNS: THE MECHANISATION OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY 1854-1939
Written by Philip Ventham; David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1819797
Published by HMSO. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Chronicling the story of the mechanisation of the Royal Artillery, following the technical development of the means to move guns in warfare from early experiments through to the beginning of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112904777. Previous owner's name label to inside front cover.

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THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ART WRITING
Written by Martin Gayford; Karen Wright.
Stock no. 1819790
Published by Viking. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

620 pages including index. The most lively and readable writing on art. ISBN: 0670867594. Browning to text block and page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE LIFE IN THE WOOD WITH JONI-PIP
Written by Carrie King. Illustrated by David Durnford.
Stock no. 2133345
Published by Bothy Books. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

First book in the Circles trilogy. Introducing us to characters from 3 different centuries in their Quission to unravel the Mysteries of Time and the Secret of the Stars. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Some b/w illustrations. 463 pages. ISBN: 9780955524684. SIGNED by author with inscription on front endpaper. A fine copy in pictorial wrapper which is just slightly rubbed at edges.

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JOURNAL OF THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN
Written by Cavalie Mercer.
Stock no. 1819774
Published by Peter Davies. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Re-issue. A volume in the series Soldiers' Tales. A personal description. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Map to endpapers. ISBN: 0432093850. Text block browned. Price-cut dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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COMPETITION DRIVING
Written by Gerry Marshall.
Stock no. 1819772
Published by W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0572010141. Top and tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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INSURRECTION
Written by Robyn Young.
Stock no. 2133340
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blood, Battle Betrayal - the first book in the epic trilogy telling the story of Robert The Bruce. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. 488 pages plus character list, glossary and bibliography. ISBN: 9780340963647. SIGNED by author. Small bump at base of spine. Pages lightly browned. Wrapper has very light rubbing at edges and is complete with red wraparound band.

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JOURNAL OF A REGIMENTAL OFFICER DURING THE RECENT CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN UNDER LORD VISCOUNT WELLINGTON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819770
Published by Ken Trotman Publishing. 1st thus 1981. Fine condition.

Facsimile of the original text 1810. Limited edition of 225 numbered copies. Red cloth spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. Folding battle plan. ISBN: 0853684073. Copy number 64 of 225.

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RESCUE OF THE BOUNTY: DISASTER AND SURVIVAL IN SUPERSTORM SANDY
Written by Michael J. Tougias; Douglas A. Campbell.
Stock no. 2133338
Published by Scribner. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The harrowing story of the sinking and rescue of 'Bounty' - the tall ship used int he classic 1962 movie 'Mutiny on the Bounty' - which was caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard. Blue cloth spine with silver title, blue paper boards. B/w photos. 227 pages. ISBN: 9781476746630. Spine very slightly bumped. Wrapper lightly rubbed at edges with a vertical crease on rear flap.

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JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER BEYOND THE MYTH
Written by Ronald Anderson; Anne Koval.
Stock no. 2133337
Published by John Murray. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Whistler's art and life are brought together to recreate the extraordinary career of the man behind the myth. Dark red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 544 pages includes index. ISBN: 0719550270. Base of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed and spine just very slightly sunned.

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THE GATHERING WIND
Written by Gregory A. Freeman.
Stock no. 2133336
Published by The New American Library. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hurricane Sandy, The Sailing Ship Bounty, And a Courageous Rescue at Sea. White paperboards, grey spine with silver title. B/w plates. 288 pages. ISBN: 9780451465764. Spine slightly bumped. Wrapper slightly rubbed at edges. Black mark to lower edge of textblock not affecting contents which are fine.

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