Stella & Rose's Books

DOOLITTLE'S TOKYO RAIDERS
Written by Carroll V. Glines.
Stock no. 1610257
Published by D. Van Nostrand. 1964. Almost very good condition.

Who with their '20-cent' bombsights and a billion dollars worth of courage, took off on a spectacular secret mission that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 447 pages includes index. Minor bumping and scuffing to corners and spine. Inscription to front pastedown. Front joint cracked.

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THE NAMING OF NAMES: THE SEARCH FOR ORDER IN THE WORLD OF PLANTS
Written by Anna Pavord.
Stock no. 1815944
Published by The Bloomsbury Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon boards, black title to spine. Illustrated in full colour, this book gives a compelling insight into a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos. ISBN: 0747579520. Lower edge of text block a little grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine.

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SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE ON BOARD THE SNAG
Written by May Gibbs. Illustrated by Noela Young.
Stock no. 1815923
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. 1988. Very good condition.

Original characters created by May Gibbs, redrawn by Young. Adapted by David Harris. Large format, glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Colour illustrations. Young Australia series. ISBN: 020713264X. Reprint. Light creasing to prelims. One or two foxspots to margins.

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OPERATION BOLERO
Written by Ken Wakefield.
Stock no. 2124821
Published by Crecy Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The Americans in Bristol and the West Country 1942-45. ISBN: 0947554513. Small red sticker to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.

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THE WOODEN WONDER
Written by James G. Robins.
Stock no. 2124816
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour illustrations. A short history of the wooden aeroplane. Fading to top and tail of spine. A couple of marks along cover edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.

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A PROSPECT OF ASHRIDGE
Written by Douglas Coult.
Stock no. 1815916
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A look at the origins and many changes of Ashridge estate. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0850333601. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Light fading to dustwrapper spine.

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BUTTERFLIES OF SURREY
Written by Graham A. Collins.
Stock no. 1815914
Published by Surrey Wildlife Trust. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A detailed study of all Surrey's butterflies. Identification guide and information about each species and its distribution. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 87 pages including index. ISBN: 095260650X.

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THE RIVER SCENERY AT THE HEAD OF THE VALE OF NEATH
Written by F.J. North.
Stock no. 2124796
Published by National Museum of Wales. 3rd 1949. Very good condition.

Third Edition revised and enlarged. Grey cardwraps. B/w photos. 110 pages including index plus 31 plates. Some wear to spine. Creasing to a few corners. White correction fluid to top of first (blank) page.

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STRIKE COMMAND: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE RAF'S WARFARE HEROES
Written by John Parker.
Stock no. 1815882
Published by Headline. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

John Parker draws heavily on individual testimony in this compelling account of the development of the RAF from humble beginnings as an Army unit into the acclaimed state of readiness for immediate action in the twenty-first century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0755310586. Light page browning of contents.

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JOLLY OLD SPORTS
Written by Frank Adams. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2124745
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1922. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine with light blue/green boards; colour pictorial onlay to front cover. With 36 full-page colour illustrations. Splitting to cloth spine, with some fraying at edges. Fading/browning to cover edges. A few scuff marks and some indentation marks to covers. Heavy foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Illustrations are beautifully bright. Just a few small page margin tears and marks, otherwise contents are very good indeed!

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EXPLORERS OF THE SOUTHERN SKY A HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN ASTRONOMY
Written by Raymond Haynes; Roslynn Haynes; David Malin; Richard McGee.
Stock no. 2124723
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, yellow title to spine. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0521365759. Tape glue outline marks to endpapers, else contents are fine. Wrapper is edge-creased with orange spot sticker to base of spine.

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THE HEN HARRIER
Written by Donald Watson. Illustrated by Donald Watson.
Stock no. 1815871
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title and harrier vignette to spine. 4 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations throughout. 307 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610151. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and lightly faded to spine.

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