This Month - G.A. Henty by Chris Tomaszewski

"My Dear Lads, You are now-a-days called upon to acquire so great a mass of learning and information in the period of life between the ages of twelve and eighteen that it is not surprising that but little time can be spared for the study of the history of the foreign nations..." So begins Henty's preface to " The Lion Of The North - a Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus " published in 1886 - just one of Henty's 120 books, most of which were historical tales and adventure stories for boys which successfully combined fact with fiction.

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Featured Books - The Rescue Flight by W.E. Johns

"Biggles closed the door and then faced the two junior members of his flight. 'Just what do you two fellows think you're doing here?' he asked quietly. Thirty felt the blood drain from his face. 'Doing here...' he echoed foolishly.

'Yes. Who gave you permission to wear those Uniforms?'"

As with all good writers W.E. Johns has you captured in an instant, just what is going to happen next?

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A Sample of New Stock

Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands by David & Zoe Bramwell

Bristol's Earliest Phtographs collected by Reece Winstone

Ferrarissima 1 by Madaro, Giancenzo

Pip & Squeak Annual 1923

Price: £ 25

Other Botany Books

Price: £18

Other Bristol Books

Price: £60

Other Motor Sport Books

Price: £40

Other Annuals

Selection from our Special Book Room

Redheads at the Chalet School by Elinor Brent-Dyer

Humours of Golf by
W. Heath Robinson

The Green Dragoon by Robert D. Bass

The Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft 1935-1945 by Kenneth A.Merrick & Thomas H. Hitchcock

1st ed1964 Blue covers, gilt title and stripes to spine. B/w frontis. 208 pages Price: £160

1st ed 1923, full of b/w humorous illustrations, complete with hard to find dustwrapper. Priced: £780

The story of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton who had fought in the American revolution and Mrs. Mary Robinson, a famous actress of her time. Price: £95

Containing colour and b/w photographs of German aircraft. Together with detailed paint sample charts Price: £140

News in Brief

We have added another facility to help you find the books you want on our website. On the search results page you can now click on an author name to see all books in stock by that author.

New collections this month include Bristol books by Reece Winstone (some signed); Motor Sport; Chalet School books as well as lots of general stock.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Stella & Rose's books supported charity, will celebrating their 25th Birthday at theCrufts dog show, 8th - 11th March. The charity, was launched at Crufts 25 years ago. To see the latest additions to our dog section click here.

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The View through the snow from Stella books when snow brought stunning scenes to the Wye Valley.