Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

20,458 stock records found. Did you know that you can now search our sold stock? Look for the 'sold stock' filter at the bottom of the filter options.

GOLDEN WINGS
Written by Alison King.
Stock no. 1327454
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of some of the women ferry pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0856174483. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers slightly dusty. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and torn with fading to spine and spine edges.

Buy now for £30.00 Add to Wish List

POLICE CASUALTIES IN IRELAND 1919-1922
Written by Richard Abbott.
Stock no. 1327453
Published by Mercier Press. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

The history of the RIC and the nationalist groups that rose to oppose them. Cardwraps. 340 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 1856353141. Rubbing to cover edges. Light vertical crease to centre of rear cover. Foxing to textblock.

Buy now for £14.00 Add to Wish List

THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL: A RECORD OF COURAGE 1918-1982
Written by I.T. Tavender.
Stock no. 1327452
Published by J.B. Hayward & Son. 2nd 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition (published same year as first edition). Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 632 pages. ISBN: 0903754479. One page has a tiny piece of text highlighted in yellow, no other annotation marks. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges and is slightly grubby to rear panel (with the remains of a sticky label).

Buy now for £40.00 Add to Wish List

THE LORD OF THE RINGS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Ingahild Grathmer; Eric Fraser.
Stock no. 1827741
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King. Reissue Folio edition. Cream paper boards with metallic red titles to spines; decorations to front covers. Very minor bumping to corners of The Return of the King. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase with a few grubby scuffs.

Buy now for £190.00 Add to Wish List

BRITISH RAILWAY DISASTERS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM TRAGEDIES ON THE TRACKS
Written by Robin Jones.
Stock no. 1327451
Published by Gresley Books. 1st thus 2019. Very good condition.

Originally published in 20116 as Britain's Railway Disasters by Mortons Media. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781911658016. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small dents to top edges of covers. A couple of small marks and an erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1954 - THE NEW RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1827740
Published by Daily Express. 1954. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial laminated boards - Rupert and friends building a snowman. 1st story Rupert and the Friendly Sea-Lion. 123 pages. 10x7 inches. Not published in facsimile form as some of the content was considered politically incorrect. Boards clean and bright with light rubbing to corners. Spine is slightly cocked towards top, therefore boards do not quite line up when laying flat. Top of spine lightly worn. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Text block lightly browned with a few minor foxspots. Puzzle pages are all clean. Contents clean.

Buy now for £150.00 Add to Wish List

RAILWAY MEMORIES No. 5 RETURN TO YORK
Written by Peter Rose.
Stock no. 1327449
Published by Bellcode Books. Circa 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1871233046. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

Buy now for £10.00 Add to Wish List

RUPERT ANNUAL 1956 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1827739
Published by Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd.. 1956. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert flying through the air on a sledge. 107 pages. Painting page, cinema show and puzzle pages. A Daily Express annual. Not published in facsimile form as some of the content was considered politically incorrect. Boards nice and bright with just a few very minor marks, spine is very slightly browned with very minor rubbing to top. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Cinema show page intact. Painting contest present and clean. Text block is lightly browned with a few minor foxspots. Contents lovely and clean.

Buy now for £210.00 Add to Wish List

RAIL CENTRES: DONCASTER
Written by Stephen R. Batty.
Stock no. 1327448
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711020043. Cover edges slightly rubbed, spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

RAIL CENTRES: NEWCASTLE
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1327447
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711015929. Minimal bumping to spine else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is very lightly edge creased.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List

THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY
Written by John Rhodes.
Stock no. 1327446
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711011451. Spine and corners very lightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

Buy now for £10.00 Add to Wish List

THOMPSON AND PEPPERCORN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Written by H.C.B. Rogers.
Stock no. 1327445
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book analyses dispassionately and in great depth the work of the two successors to the incomparable Gresley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711009104. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has a small tear to top edge of front panel.

Buy now for £12.00 Add to Wish List