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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Bees Visit Rose’s!
A swarm of bees turned up at Rose’s Books today. Thankfully they didn’t come in the shop – but took up residence in the cherry tree opposite! Update: Bees have now been safely removed by Hay’s resident apiarist – Karl … Continue reading
Raglan Castle re-enactment
17th Century Life and Times. See things at Raglan Castle as they would’ve been during the civil war, with the historical re-enactment on 1st July – 3rd of July 2010. Further details about this event can be found on the … Continue reading
Transport section updated
I’m sure that you know the feeling: just not enough space for all the books, if only there was another shelf… In our two shops we normally make space by shuffling and some minor re-arrangements but sometimes we need to … Continue reading
Welcome to our new blog!
We’re delighted to announce the creation of our new blog! The blog is intended to be an improved version of our ‘News in Brief’ and will contain listings of articles, local events, book-related news and new stock – as well … Continue reading
Wye Valley Railway
Just finished is the Theme of the Month for July, where we take a brief look at the history of the Wye Valley Railway between Chepstow and Monmouth, with a few personal memories. You can read the full article on … Continue reading
Early Autocourse Annuals
Last week we catalogued a few early editions of the popular annual Autocourse which charts the events through the motor sport year. These early annuals are fairly rare and full of colour images. Click here to view our most recent … Continue reading
Brown Faced Rupert Annual 1973
It is almost legendary amongst Rupert collectors that the 1973 Rupert Annual, which was Alfred Bestall last annual, with the brown face is the rarest of all of the Rupert Books. Most collectors have never even seen a photograph of … Continue reading