Stella & Rose's Books

GEOLOGY EXPLAINED IN THE FOREST OF DEAN AND THE WYE VALLEY
Written by William Dreghorn. Illustrated by William Dreghorn.
Stock no. 1830807
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to explain geology in terms of scenery in an area which is not only of outstanding scenic beauty but in which can also be found almost every known rock formation in Britain. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 196 pages including index. ISBN: 0715342630. Boards clean. Text block has some foxing, mostly to the top edge. Couple of top corner creases (again, minor). Otherwise contents generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, damp stained and grubby.

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LIGHT MACHINES FOR WOODWORK
Written by Charles H. Hayward.
Stock no. 1830806
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Revised and enlarged edition. Saws: Planers: Spindles: Sanders: Powered Hand Tools: ETC. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 207 pages including index. Minor mottling to boards. Text block browned. Tape marks to endpapers. Name stamped in ink to lower edge of half-title page else contents generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has initials in biro to lower front corner of flap, is lightly faded to spine, edge-worn and scuffed.

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ROCKING HORSES
Written by Margaret Spencer.
Stock no. 1830805
Published by The Crowood Press. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wordwork Projects. How to make a range of different horses. After a brief history of the toys the book describes the materials, tools and accessories for the craft, and distinguishes those that are essential from those that are not a necessity but would be useful. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and black and white photos with detailed diagrams. 160 pages. ISBN: 1852234547. Reprint. Some staining and browning to text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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ENGLISH HISTORIC CARPENTRY
Written by Cecil A. Hewett.
Stock no. 1830804
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 2001. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Practical insight into the structure and age of our homes and outbuildings. Showing that the master carpenters of the past achieved their highest levels of craftsmanship well before the master masons. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 338 pages including index. ISBN: 0850333547. Reprint. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. A few minor marks to text block. A few instances of highlighting to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BADGER (NMN 1)
Written by Ernest G. Neal.
Stock no. 1830803
Published by Collins. 4th 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4th edition. New Naturalist Monograph. Green cloth boards. Beautifully written and illustrated. 29 black and white photos, 12 maps & diagrams, and colour photo frontis. 158 pages. ISBN: 0002130289. Boards clean. Browning and foxing to text block. Minor tape marks to endpapers. Name stamped in ink to lower edge of half-title page. Small closed tear (no loss) to top edge of half-title page. Frontis and title page affected by damp foxing. Tiny pinhole to title page. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is clean with minor scuff to lower front panel, publisher's laminate has been removed leaving glue marks to verso not visible to front. Overall, a presentable copy.

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MILITIAMEN AND SAPPERS
Written by Graham Watson.
Stock no. 1830802
Published by J.H. Hooper; E.D. Smeeden; R.J. Pope. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), the senior regiment of Britain's Reserve Army, 1539-1996. Green leatherette covers. B/w photos. 233 pages including index. ISBN: 0952810204. Top edge of text block heavily foxed. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper has laminate covering which is taped to the verso and also on the flaps - the laminate is a little scuffed/grubby.

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THE DIARY FARMER'S VETERINARY BOOK
Written by Norman Barron.
Stock no. 1830801
Published by Farming Press. 10th 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tenth Edition, revised. A concise and practical volume on how to prevent disease amongst dairy cattle. Originally published in 1950. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Fold-out Anatomy of a Cow. B/w photos and charts. 256 pages. ISBN: 0852360991. Minor knock to top of spine. Foxing and browning to text block. Large name stamped in ink to lower edge of front endpaper.A few marks to contents but generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly faded to spine, rear panel is faded at spine and top edge.

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II (FIVE VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Babington Macaulay; Peter Rowland.
Stock no. 1830800
Published by Folio Press. 1st thus 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Peter Rowland. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Top edge blue. B/w illustrations. Volume 3 has a small mark to spine, each volume has name & date in ink to front pastedown and four digit number to front endpaper. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which have light fading at edges and one or two minor marks. Volumes 1-2 1st thus 1985, Volumes 3-5 1st thus 1986.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Gibbon.
Stock no. 1830799
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

8 volume set in individual slipcases. Brown/maroon cloth, gilt titles and borders. Name & date in ink to top of front pastedowns, four digit number in ink to top corner of front endpapers. All volumes are first editions in this formt dated from 1983 through to 1990. Some minor marks to boards. Text blocks lightly browned. Volume III the title to the spine is in silver foil and not gilt although the borders to front boards are gilt. Contained in publisher's slipcases in VG condition, slight fading at open edges, one volume is worn at open corners and starting to split. Overall, a decnet set.

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THE WESSEX NOVELS (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830798
Published by Folio Society. 1991. Very good condition.

Includes: Far from the Madding Crowd, The Trumpet Major, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Castorbridge, and Jude the Obscure. Various colour cloth boards with corn dolly vignette to front boards. Various printings of 1991 exceot Jude the Obscure which is a first thus 1992. Fading to spine of Jude the Obscure. Title blocks are scuffed. Minor foxing to text blocks. Contents otherwise clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed and has a small worn patch to one side, foxing/damp to inside of slipcase. Slipcase does give the impression of being just a little too large width-ways for the books... unsure if this set is the original set for the box.

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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830797
Published by Folio Society. 1991. Very good condition.

A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Fifth printing. Spine very slightly faded. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing and paper wear to one edge.

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THE ILIAD
Written by Homer; Robert Fagles; Bernard Knox. Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1830796
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Robert Fagles' translation of The Iliad. Introduction and notes by Bernard Knox. Red cloth spine with gilt title, beige cloth boards with blocked design. Colour plates. lxxxv and 596 pages. Eighth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light shelf-scuffing and very faint fading to one edge.

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