Stella & Rose's Books

THE ENTHUSIAST'S GUIDE TO VINTAGE SPECIALS
Written by John Bateman.
Stock no. 1818700
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Detailed description of over 80 outstanding specials from the great inter-war period of track and sprint racing. Inspired by and complementary to John Bolster's classic Specials. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854297944. Pages became stuck together at one point (damp?) and have been prised apart, neatly, some imprints from facing page resulting (minor).

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JAGUAR SPORTS RACING CARS
Written by Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1818699
Published by Bay View Books. 1st thus 1998. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Revised Edition. C-Type; D-Type; XKSS; Lightweight E-Type. Design, development and specification described for each model. IN-depth coverage of motor racing in works and private hands. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1901432211. A lovely copy.

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THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Peter Somerville-Large.
Stock no. 1818676
Published by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd.. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Social History. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. ISBN: 1856192377. Name in ink to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded at front spine edge.

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THE LAST SECRETARY GENERAL: SEAN LESTER AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Written by Douglas Gageby.
Stock no. 1818673
Published by Town House. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Based on Sean Lester's diaries, telling for the first time the story of a unique Irishman, who came to hold the highest office in the League of Nations. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1860591086. Foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of minor grubby marks.

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WELLINGTON ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945
No author listed.
Stock no. 1818669
Published by Wellington School. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine faded. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Includes relevant newspaper cuttings.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE HOSTILE HOSPITAL
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 1318517
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

Book 8 in the series of "A Series of Unfortunate Events". Colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1405206128.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2013
No author listed. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Enid Ash; Stuart Trotter; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1318515
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Cover shows a scene from "Rupert and the Go-Kart Race" - the new story by Stuart Trotter. Annual no. 78. ISBN: 9781405267656. Minimal rubbing to top of spine and lower front corner else fine.

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THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS
Written by Philip Bristow.
Stock no. 2131913
Published by Nautical Publishing Company. 2nd 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Nautical Canals of Europe Series. Red boards, gilt title. B/w photos. Second edition. ISBN: 0245509747. Foxing to outer page edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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CURTISS AIRCRAFT 1907-1947
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 2131906
Published by Putnam. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. ISBN: 0370100298. Name in ink to front endpaper which is browned with some creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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THE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2131897
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards with pictorial onlay, red titles. 111 pages. Colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Small format. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has nicks at corners and some grubby marks.

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THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2131893
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1971. Very good condition.

Small format. Orange boards, triangular pictorial onlay. 59 numbered pages. ISBN: 0723205949. Spine is faded.

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PILOT OF THE HIGH ANDES
Written by Frederic Nelson Litten.
Stock no. 2131884
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth with brown/red titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Bumping along cover edges. Some offsetting to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is torn with some loss; marked.

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