April 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the April 2023 newsletter from Stella and Rose's Books. The aim of our newsletter is to keep you informed of new information, articles and books available on our website.
The bluebells are just starting to emerge from winter hibernation in the Wye Valley - the woods will soon be carpeted in these beautiful blue flowers. The Wireworks bridge is still not quite open - the latest news says that it will be open at the end of April.
The recent high tides tested our new flood boards. We're pleased to report that they worked very well! See our photo of the month for a sense of how high the water came! On a side note, our webcam is now working again after a few technical issues!
Our building work nears completion. The new desk is complete, and we've started to put the bookcases back in the room. We just have a bit of carpentry and general odds and ends to complete before reopening. We're hopeful that we'll be able to reopen on May 1st. Keep an eye on the website home page for confirmation!
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After recently buying a collection of books with pictorial bindings, Maria's article explores these beautiful books in a bit more detail. Meanwhile Jo takes a look at a classic children's book for our featured book - Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne. Enjoy!
Pictorial Bindings contributed by Maria
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Having recently purchased a large collection of children’s books with pictorial bindings I would like to tell you about them. What do we mean when we talk about pictorial bindings? Frequently found on children’s books the cloth bindings are stamped in different colours and in many cases embellished with gilt. While pictorial bindings became very popular during the Victorian period with the Art Noveau movement... Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| The Oxford Annual For Children 17th Year written by Baker, Margaret & Bayne, Charles S. & Rutley, Cecily M. & Englefield, Cicely & et al, | Five Go Adventuring Again written by Blyton, Enid | Blenheim Strike written by Boiten, Theo | Cooper Cars written by Nye, Doug |
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| Price: £54.00 | Price: £25.00 | Price: £24.00 | Price: £34.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS ANNUALS | Categorised in CHILDRENS ENID BLYTON FAMOUS FIVE | Categorised in MILITARY AVIATION AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT HISTORY WORLD WAR II RAF | Categorised in TRANSPORT CARS MOTOR SPORT COMPANY HISTORY |
| Rallying In A Works M.G. written by Shaw, Len | Shannon Airport - A Unique Story of Survival written by Sweeney, Valerie | Animal Constructions and Technological Knowledge written by Shew, Ashley | Secret Projects: Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft written by Rose, Bill |
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| Price: £58.00 | Price: £18.00 | Price: £64.00 | Price: £48.00 |
| Categorised in TRANSPORT CARS MOTOR SPORT RALLYING LIMITED EDITION | Categorised in TRANSPORT AVIATION COMPANY HISTORY IRELAND | Categorised in SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PHILOSOPHY ENGINEERING | Categorised in TRANSPORT AVIATION AIRCRAFT |
Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne contributed by Joanne
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‘Now We Are Six’ was first published in 1927 and is the third title in the Pooh bear quartet, after 'When We Were Very Young' (1924), 'Winnie-the-Pooh' (1926) and before 'The House At Pooh Corner' (1928). It is the second in the series that is a collection of poetry and rhymes for children and contains a total of 35 different poems – some more well-known than others. Perhaps this is partly why some say that this is their least favourite book of the four. Many of the verses feature Christopher Robin, but only two (that I could see) feature the much-loved Winnie-the-Pooh, specifically, 'Us Two' and 'The Friend'. He does, however, keep popping up in the E.H. Shepard illustrations that accompany eleven of the poems. Read more... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Golden Locks and Pretty Frocks written by Vredenburg, Edric & Hart, Hilda & Floyd, Grace C. & Belgrave, M. Dorothy | Stories From The Arabian Nights written by Housman, Laurence | Sleepless Knights: A Rallyman's Guide To Europe written by Sprinzel, John | Freshwater Algae: Their Microscopic World Explored written by Canter-Lund, Hilda & Lund, John W.G. |
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| circa 1918 Cloth spine with black titles, brown paper boards with white titles, black and pale yellow vignettes, onlay shows two children looking at fairy in boat. 14 stories. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus 4 page book list. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Odd small mark to covers. Ink inscription to half-title page dated 1918... Price: £125.00 | Circa 1923 Brown cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 20 beautiful tipped-in colour plates. 319 pages. Published by Hodder for Boots The Chemist. Spine slightly bumped. Some pale page browning. Book is a little bowed. All plates present and in fine condition. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and rubbed, spine of wrapper is slightly faded. Price: £120.00 | 1st 1962 A light-hearted look at the International rallying circus. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. 123 pages. B/w photos. Light browning to board edges. Pale foxing to endpapers and prelims. A few minor grubby marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, strengthened to corners with tape, lightly faded to spine, grubby to rear panel. Price: £180.00 | 1st 1995 A look into a world of great beauty and fascination which is normally never seen but is all around us when outdoors. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed & bumped. Small nick to surface paper covering boards to front of spine edge. Text block browned, contents clean. Price: £120.00 |
This Month's Special Offer
Special Offer20% discount on Topography (Foreign) books in our Special Book Room. Type in voucher code TOPOFORX at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 12th May 2023. Browse current stock of books in this offer. |
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The Stella & Rose's Books Team
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