This Month - Roald Dahl

The garden to Gipsy House was a maze. At its entrance was placed a slate paving stone which read "...Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it". This motto well reflected the attitude of the occupier of the hut at the top of the garden. For inside the hut, at the top of that particular garden, Roald Dahl wrote his stories.

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Featured Books - The Making of the Parson Jack Russell Terrier

One of today's most popular dog breeds is the Parson Jack Russell Terrier (or Jack Russell Terrier), which originated with Parson Jack Russell who died in 1883 at the age of 88. Almost everyone you meet in the street has known one, seen a picture of one or even owned one at some time. Our featured book this month tells us the whole story of its origins, its uses, its development and rapid rise in popularity.

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A Sample of New Stock

The Royal Air Force In Pictures By Stewart Oliver

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Retold for Little People Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Sailor's Word Book - A Dictionary of Nautical Terms by Admiral W.H. Smyth

The Last Days of Steam in Gloucestershire - A Second Selection by Ben Ashworth

Price: £15

Other Air Force Books

Price: £28

Other Peter Pan Books

Price: £22

Other Maritime Books

Price: £10

Other Locomotives Books

News in Brief

1st edition signed children's books now being catalogued, click to browse, including the His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman, priced at 1200, 1000 and 400 pounds, see image to right.

For fans of Motor Sport we have a growing stock of Motor Sport books, including Autocourse, the world's leading Grand Prix Annual

Sad News for Lemony Snicket fans Friday 13th October saw the launch of The End - the 13th and last in the "Series Of Unfortunate Events", America's answer to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter.

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