May 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the May 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. As always, we hope this newsletter finds you fit and well.
We're open! Yes - you read that correctly - we are open again to the public after four months of building work! It's nice to be welcoming customers back into the shop to browse our stock. As a reminder, our opening hours are 10am till 4pm, seven days a week.
|
|
|
The bluebells are now in full bloom and have been joined by the wild garlic giving the local woods both a wonderful appearance and aroma. Our photo this month is of the bluebells near Eagle's Nest (a local viewpoint). In other local news, the Wireworks Bridge is set to reopen at the end of May (hopefully!). Once open, it makes it easier to walk along the Wye Valley Greenway from Chepstow to Tintern. And finally, the first steamer in over 100 years has been launched on the River Wye!
Joanne chose Eleanor Farjeon for our article this month. For our featured book, Bernice chose 'Seven Years With Samantha' which details a round-the-world trip by the author in a 1929 Austin Seven! Enjoy!
Eleanor Farjeon contributed by Joanne
|
Eleanor Farjeon (known to her family as Nellie), was born in London on 13th of February 1881 to a talented and artistic literary family. Her father Benjamin Leopold Farjeon was himself an author, while her mother Margaret was a daughter of the American actor Joseph Jefferson. Eleanor was their only daughter and had three brothers. Being born into such gifted family, her writing was encouraged from a very young age, and although having no formal education but rather being home taught, this did not prevent her from writing a full story, 'Kitty's Dream' at just six years of age. Farjeon's writing was not just limited to one genre, she also wrote poetry, plays... Read more... |
|
A Sample of New Stock
| The Wind In The Willows written by Grahame, Kenneth | The Robin & The Fir Tree written by Jameson, Jason | The Flying Visit written by Fleming, Peter | Farm Buildings In England and Wales written by Woodforde, John |
 |  |  |  |
| Price: £68.00 | Price: £12.50 | Price: £25.00 | Price: £16.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS ANIMAL STORY | Categorised in CHILDRENS FAIRY TALES CHRISTMAS ROBINS | Categorised in LITERATURE NAZIS | Categorised in FARMING BUILDINGS HISTORY HISTORY GENERAL ARCHITECTURE |
| The Sly Cormorant and The Fishes written by Aesop, & Patten, Brian | Conquering Nature In Spain and Its Empire 1750-1850 (studies In Imperialism) written by Cowie, Helen | Gamebird Medicine and Management written by Morishita, Teresa Y. & Porter, Robert E. | A History of Rome: From The Foundation of The City To The Sole Rule of Julius Caesar written by Mommsen, Theodor & Grafton, Anthony |
 |  |  |  |
| Price: £18.00 | Price: £40.00 | Price: £70.00 | Price: £55.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS) FABLES | Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL SPAIN HISTORY | Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY ORNITHOLOGY GAME BIRDS VETERINARY | Categorised in FOLIO SOCIETY HISTORY HISTORY (ROMAN) LEATHER BINDING |
Seven Years with Samantha by Clive Ball contributed by Bernice
|
This is an intriguing title as the cover shows an old vintage car in the desert. Samantha is Clive’s 1929 Austin Seven which he had rebuilt. It had a 750cc engine and did 40mph. He set off from Dover in 1965 and ended up doing one of the longest journeys ever undertaken in such an old car, extending to a total of 48,000 miles. I’m sure this record has been surpassed many times since but in 1965 this was some achievement. In some ways this was the perfect vehicle to travel in as it was so simple to fix - he did it himself many times on the roadside as well as mechanics of all persuasions around the world. It suffered broken springs to overturning but it defeated the European Alps, the roads of Yugoslavia, the Iraqi desert, the Khyber Pass, The Andes, and the long return haul to England from Argentina. Read more... |
|
A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Six and Twenty Boys and Girls written by Bingham, Clifton | The Sparrowhawk: A Manual For Hawking written by O Broin, Liam | Orchid Species From Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 2 (G-P) written by Teoh, Eng Soon | The Lord of The Rings (3 Volumes) written by Tolkien, J.R.R. |
 |  |  |  |
| Circa 1889 An ABC of children told in rhymes... Awkward Ada, Dirty Dick, Kind-Hearted Kitty, Particular Paul, etc etc. Each rhyme is illustrated with a full-page colour illustration. Green decorated cloth with black title to spine and cream title to front cover. All edges are gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some stains (minor) to front cover. Apart from some foxing the contents are clean and bright. Price: £295.00 | 1st thus 1993 The history of falconry in Ireland from its earliest beginnings over a thousand years ago to the the present. Written for the beginner and the experienced falconer, this book covers every aspect of keeping, training and hunting. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and line drawings. Light knock to vertical edge of boards and top of spine. Contents fine. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is... Price: £165.00 | Circa 2022 A presentation of over 700 popular orchid species in 104 genera carefully detailed with beautiful photographs and concise description of plants, their distribution and habitats. A must for everyone fascinated by orchids or with a love for nature. Green boards. Unread, still in original shrinkwrap which is torn at top of spine and top rear edge. Price: £100.00 | 1st thus 1997 Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King. Reissue Folio edition, with new binding. Green boards, gilt title to spine and gilt pattern to green boards. Circular pictures to front covers. Spines very slightly faded (hardly noticeable). Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and closed corners lightly bumped. Price: £180.00 |
This Month's Special Offer
Special Offer20% discount on History books in our Special Book Room. Type in voucher code HISTORX at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 15th June 2023. Browse current stock of books in this offer. |
|
Recent additions include:
...and many more! You can keep up to date with what we are doing between Newsletters by following us on Twitter and FaceBook |
|
Best regards,
The Stella & Rose's Books Team
|
Stella & Rose's Books |
*** Winner Small Business Award for Outstanding Customer Service ***
Browse our entire stock at www.stellabooks.com and order with confidence using our secure site.
Follow us on Twitter and FaceBook
Member of PBFA
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletters then please reply to this email with REMOVE in the subject line (please note you will continue to receive any lists you have requested unless you advise us to the contrary).