Stella & Rose's Books

JAGUAR: REBIRTH OF A LEGEND
Written by Ken Clayton.
Stock no. 2115723
Published by Century. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The inside story of the revival of Jaguar, covering the period from the engulfing of Jaguar by British Leyland, through the launch of the XJ-S in 1975, the appointment of Michael Edwardes as Chariman of BL in 1977, and his recruitment of John Egan to turn Jaguar round, to the triumphant launch of the new XJ-40 in 1986 and the beginning of a new era of excellence. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 196 pages including index. ISBN: 0712623310. Light bumping to a couple of corners and top & tail of spine. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Dustwrapper is a little edge-creased.

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IRISH PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SERVICES VOLUME 1 NORTH OF IRELAND
Written by D.B. McNeill.
Stock no. 2115722
Published by Augustus M. Kelley. 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. American edition. A few marks to covers. Small indentation mark to rear cover. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks; scuff/dent to rear panel.

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PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORT
Written by R.W. Faulks.
Stock no. 2115720
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 2nd 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711004722. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning.

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DEFENCE OF THE WESTERN BORDER
Written by Sukhwant Singh.
Stock no. 2115694
Published by Lancer Publishers & Distributors. 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

India's Wars Since Independence Series - Volume Two. ISBN: 1897829426. Spine is a bit 'wrinkled'. Couple of corners are bumped. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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ORIGINS ORIENT AND ORIANA
Written by Charles F. Morris.
Stock no. 2115673
Published by Teredo Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seen within the perspective of the development of the ship from earliest times, this is the history of the Orient Line, one of the most notable passenger liner companies, from its sailing ships through its century of passenger steamships in all its aspects, including the story of the families who guided its fortunes and, finally, all the problems - likely and unlikely - of the design and building of the very last of the great liners seen, unusually, through the eyes of the Company's Chief Naval Architect. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and ship vignette to front cover. B/w photos. ISBN: 0903662078. Some browning to cover edges. Marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a few nicks.

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FIFTY YEARS ON THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY
Written by Leopold Turner; David Stevenson.
Stock no. 1208103
Published by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1891. Almost very good condition.

Together with other memoranda in the life of David Stevenson edited by Turner. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 153 pages. Bookplate of W.H.McAlpine to front pastedown. Front board slightly stained, corners worn. Edge of front endpaper has slight loss. Pencil annotations else contents very good.

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MORE FIGHTING NEWFOUNDLANDERS
Written by G.W.L. Nicholson.
Stock no. 1208102
1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who represented Newfoundland ion the second world war. xiii + 621 pages. B/w photos. Folding colour maps. Text misprinted on lower corners of two pages (ink very light) else contents near fine. Front cover stained at top edge. Wrapper corners rubbed.

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SCENERY ON THE LINE OF THE WHITBY AND PICKERING RAILWAY IN THE NORTH EASTERN PART OF YORKSHIRE
Written by G. Dodgson; Henry Belcher.
Stock no. 2115652
Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman. 1836. Very good condition.

From drawings by Dodgson. With a short description of the district and undertaking by Belcher. 12 b/w plates. B/w illustrated title page and b/w illustrations to text. Book appears to have been rebound in blue cloth, with original leather/leatherette spine and title laid down. A few marks to covers. Foxing to pages.

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THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS 1919 TO 1945
Written by Ronald McNicoll.
Stock no. 2115651
Published by The Corps Committee Of The Royal Australian Engineers. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Teeth & Tail. The Third volume of the history of the Royal Australian Engineers. B/w photos. ISBN: 0959687130. Dusty/slight damp mark along top edges of covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing and some browning.

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DIMSIE HEAD GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve.
Stock no. 1503792
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1st 1925. Good condition.

Green covers with black title and decoration to front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus 4 b/w illustrations. 280 pages. Covers are damp stained. Top of spine bumped. Wear to corners. Front cover slightly bowed. Prize plate to front endpaper. Top of text block grubby. Some foxing. One hinge cracked. Contents generally clean.

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BABAR AT HOME
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1503791
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1959. Almost very good condition.

Smaller format - 10.5 x 7.5". Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Infant School ink stamp to front endpaper, rear pastedown and one page otherwise contents clean and bright. Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Colour sheet has come away from board at bottom corner of front cover. Laminate starting to crack on spine. A couple of light scratches to covers.

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BR ROLLING STOCK FLEET SURVEY SUMMER 1990 EDITION
Written by Roger Wood.
Stock no. 1810369
Published by Andred Publishing. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Locomotives; units; coaches; allocations; liveries; names. Cardwraps. 104 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951601407. A few creases to covers. Contents clean.

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