Stella & Rose's Books

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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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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