September 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the September 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 and your families well. We hope you've all survived the recent heatwave (if you're in the UK)!
With the children returning to school after the summer holidays, the shop is a little quieter. Possibly a good time to come and visit us for a long browse? In other news, the Wye Valley Greenway tunnel will be closing for the annual bat hibernation period at the end of the month. So if you haven't had the chance to walk or cycle this beautiful route, now's your opportunity! One final note... due to staff shortages the shop will be closed on Sunday 24th September.
I think that's all our news so we'll keep this short and sweet! Enjoy the articles this month... Bernice recounts her recent holiday to the USA; Theresa takes a fascinating look at The Secret Language of Churches.
Trip to America contributed by Bernice
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I recently went to the USA to visit my family in Houston, Texas whom I had not seen for nine years. As with so many others I had planned a trip in 2020 which had to be postponed. It was a fairly laid-back holiday as Dad is getting on in years, so nothing energetic was on the cards, which is just as well as the lead up to the trip was a whole other adventure... Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| The Crucible of Modern Wales: Merthyr Tydfil 1760-1912 written by England, Joe | Images From The Floating World: The Japanese Print written by Lane, Richard | Catch-22 written by Heller, Joseph & Bradbury, Malcolm | Lawmen of The Wild West written by Treadwell, Terry C. |
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| Price: £38.00 | Price: £20.00 | Price: £84.00 | Price: £16.00 |
| Categorised in TOPOGRAPHY (UK) WALES POLITICS HISTORY | Categorised in ART HISTORY ART HISTORY | Categorised in FOLIO SOCIETY LITERATURE | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY (AMERICAN) COWBOY TRUE CRIME |
| Ferries of Gloucestershire written by Tucker, Joan | Devon: Shell Guide written by Betjeman, John | Boy written by Dahl, Roald | The Scenery, Antiquities and Biography of South Wales written by Malkin, Benjamin Heath & Hopkins, T.J. |
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| Price: £12.00 | Price: £70.00 | Price: £48.00 | Price: £25.00 |
| Categorised in TOPOGRAPHY (UK) SOUTH WEST UK GLOUCESTERSHIRE RIVERS FERRIES | Categorised in TOPOGRAPHY (UK) SOUTH WEST UK DEVON SHELL GUIDE | Categorised in CHILDRENS BIOGRAPHY | Categorised in TOPOGRAPHY (UK) WALES HISTORY HISTORY (BRITISH) FACSIMILE |
The Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals by Richard Stemp contributed by Theresa
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A few years ago I went to a talk given by Matthew Rice at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. The talk was about describing architecture and the language we use to do so. He said it is not enough, or indeed accurate, to describe something we see as that ‘twiddly bit on top of the curved thing below the window’ - we need to learn the language! So, there is a language for everything from Bricklaying to Churches and Cathedrals. It felt quite revelatory at the time but also quite obvious. The talk was excellent by the way, and I am now the proud owner of Rice’s Church Primer. It was that talk that led me to choose to write about this book. I wanted to see what mysteries and language were new to me, hopefully it will interest you too! Read more... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Thomas Tompion: His Life and Work written by Symonds, R.W. | Madame Doubtfire written by Fine, Anne | Book of General and Technical Information Useful To Drivers and Owners of Rolls-Royce Cars May, 1923 No author listed. | Mr. Bumbletoes of Bimbleton written by Ockenden, L.C. |
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| 1st 1951 Thomas Tompion has been called the 'Father of clockmakers': without a doubt he was one of the finest horologists in history. This book is a definitive record of Tompion's life and work. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and several colour. Top edge blue. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners... Price: £130.00 | 1st 1987 This is a bittersweet, touching, and above all very funny book, about a family which has split up, yet finds its own way to function effectively. Cream cloth boards, black title to spine. Boards browned at horizontal edges. Top & tail of spine have light shelf wear. Contents heavily browned and crinkled vertically. Slight musty odour. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly creased at top edge of spine. Price: £180.00 | 1923 40-50 H.P. Six Cylinders. This book is supplied with each Chassis... Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w photos, illustrations and diagrams. A few grubby finger marks to contents. Some light crinkling to pages. Overall a nice copy of a 100 year old book. Price: £120.00 | 1st 1948 Some Jolly Tales of Bimbleton. Blue cloth. Dark blue title to spine and vignette to front. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight discolouration to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock and page margins, a few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn, creased and torn with tape repairs on verso, some slight loss to spine... Price: £140.00 |
This Month's Special Offer
Special Offer20% discount on Transport books in our Special Book Room. Type in voucher code TRA-9 at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 12th October 2023. Browse current stock of books in this offer. |
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