Monthly Archives: September 2010

Australian Observer’s & Arthur Ransome

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Adam

It was great pleasure that I spent last Friday, cataloguing some of our recent purchases, which included a complete collection of Australian Observer’s Series. There are only 8 books in this particular series issued around 1979, but here in the … Continue reading →

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The 2nd Festival of British Cinema

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lorna

The Screen at Hay presents ‘The 2nd Festival of British Cinema’ this weekend in Hay. It will be held over 3 days the 24th, 25th and 26th September and in 3 venues, all within Hay.  The programme includes 60s classics, … Continue reading →

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Making the perfect day…

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Tim

One of the great joys of working in a place such as Stella & Rose’s Books is the ability to give someone the ‘perfect day’… Such an occasion arose recently when a customer called into our Tintern shop and discovered … Continue reading →

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Elsie Jeanette Oxenham

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Maria

We have recently purchased a large collection of Elsie Oxenham books – both in the Abbey School series and others.  If you are a collector of these schoolgirl stories please check our current stock – click here.  Please do check … Continue reading →

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High Tides September 2010

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Sonia

We have high tides this week, here in Tintern. The river filled the fields on the opposite side to the shop but fortunately did not make it across the road as it sometimes does. We had sandbags at the ready! … Continue reading →

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Puffin Picture Books

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Adam

This is a delightful series of 120 books, and you can see all of the titles with images of most on our book information pages. We have recently added a number of these to our stock, including some of the … Continue reading →

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Rare Rupert Bear books in stock now

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Chris

We have recently catalogued a number of exceptionally scarce Rupert Bear books. These are written by Mary Tourtel, Rupert’s creator, and were published in the 1920s. They include the very first Rupert book ‘The Adventures of Rupert The Little Lost … Continue reading →

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How many Books in your collection?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Adam

This is a question which until I recently read a web article entitled “Book fan reveals collection of 15,000 Penguin paperbacks” I didn’t give much thought to.  Then I thought 15,000 books that must take up a huge amount of space, as … Continue reading →

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