Stella & Rose's Books

BIRDS OF SEYCHELLES
Written by Adrian Skerrett; Ian Bullock; Tony Disley. Illustrated by Mark Andrews; Tony Disley.
Stock no. 1811101
Published by Christopher Helm; A. & C. Black. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Helm Field Guides. Cardwraps. A comprehensive guide to all species in Seychelles. 242 species illustrated. Colour and b/w illustrations. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0713639733. Crease to rear cover. Contents fine.

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KENTUCKY BIRDS A FINDING GUIDE
Written by Roger W. Barbour; Clell T. Peterson; Delbert Rust; Herbert E. Shadowden; A.L. Whitt.
Stock no. 1811083
Published by University Press of Kentucky. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete guide to Kentucky birds containing a description of every species - 321 in all - that has been reliably recorded within the state. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0813112818. Browning to endpapers. Light browning to top edge of text block. Else contents fine. White dustwrapper is faded at spine (title has faded from green to blue) and is a little scuffed.

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ELIZABETH THE GALLANT
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1404171
Published by Thornton Butterworth. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Elizabeth Felthwaite longs to take part in the struggle against the Roundheads. She is sent to take despatches to the King at Oxford and then onto London where she is caught and imprisoned. Pale green boards with black titles to spine. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Uneven fading to covers. Couple of small marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Small erasure mark to top of front endpaper. Pages browned. Foxing mostly to endpapers and page edges, otherwise contents are generally clean. Contained in a photocopy dustwrapper.

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COMMON MALAYAN BIRDS
Written by M.W.F. Tweedie. Illustrated by A. Fraser-Brunner.
Stock no. 1811063
Published by Longmans. 1965. Very good condition.

Malayan Nature Handbooks. 20 colour plates plus b/w text figures. Laminate to boards is bubbled. Tape marks to endpapers. Contents clean.

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BIRDS OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Written by K.H. Voous.
Stock no. 1811057
Published by De Walburg Pers. 1st thus 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Completely rewritten English version of 'De Vogels van de Nederlandse Antillen' published in 1955. Blue boards, gilt titles. Maps to endpapers. Colour plates. Tape marks to front endpaper and page 326 of index else a fine, clean copy.

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A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF MALTA A COMPREHENSIVE CHECKLIST
Written by Joe Sultana; Charles Gauci; Mark Beaman. Illustrated by Rodney Ingram.
Stock no. 1811056
Published by Malta Ornithological Society. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown imitation leather cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and line drawings. Dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THE BIRDS OF NORTH AFRICA FROM THE CANARY ISLANDS TO THE RED SEA
Written by R.D. Etchecopar; Francois Hue. Illustrated by Paul Barruel.
Stock no. 1811050
Published by Oliver & Boyd. 1st thus 1967. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised version of the French edition. First English edition, translated by P.A.D. Hollom. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. B/w drawings. xx + 612 pages. Tape marks to endpapers else fine. Dustwrapper very slightly faded to spine.

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RAILS OF THE WORLD
Written by S. Dillon Ripley; Storrs L. Olson. Illustrated by J. Fenwick Lansdowne.
Stock no. 1811048
Published by M.F. Feheley. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A monograph of the family Rallidai with a chapter on fossil species by Olson. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine with gilt title and vignette, beige cloth boards. Coloured frontis and 41 superb colour plates together with 17 distribution maps. xx + 406 pages. ISBN: 087923198X. A book in almost fine condition with faint tape marks to endpapers in a dustwrapper which is slightly faded at spine and lightly creased at edges, small amount of loss to top of spine. Contained in original slipcase which has been covered with green cloth which is now coming unstuck at ends and is bubbled.

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AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF POLISH APPLIED ART
Written by Zdzislaw Zygulski.
Stock no. 2117073
Published by Interpress Publishers. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 8322320574. Some marks to cloth. Damp marking to very bottom of cover edges. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks.

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THE CERAMIC ART OF CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE FAR EAST
Written by William Bowyer Honey.
Stock no. 2117061
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Peach/Orange cloth with gilt titles; vignette to front cover. 3 colour plates. Numerous b/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fade patches to spine and a couple of cover edges. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is faded to spine with tears and loss to edges; creased with some grubby marks.

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FAMILY REMINISCENCES
Written by Bruce Griffiths.
Stock no. 1811011
1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Spiral bound cardwraps.

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THE EMPTY COTTAGE
Written by Brian Read. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 1504470
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Squirrel Series. Patrick and Andrew went to stay on a farm. They made friends with all the animals, and drove with Jill in a donkey-cart. George and Ron said town boys were silly, and they wouldn't let them play in Lonesome Cottage. But they all made friends when Harry came. Dark orange boards with dark titles and squirrel vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 62 pages. SIGNED by author on title page, in green pen with dedication and date. A little bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small chips and tears. Rear panel slightly grubby and spine lightly browned.

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