Author Archives: Sonia

New titles added to Treasure Chest!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Sonia

I have spent the last few days adding new titles to our Treasure Chest (mostly childrens books with a smattering of other subjects) and also further reducing the price of books already in the Treasure Chest (many different subjects). An … Continue reading →

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Onyx – hearing dog

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Sonia

On Monday 9th January I am off to Bielby Hearing Dogs Centre near York for a pre-placement week with my new hearing dog Onyx, a cockerpoo! Onyx will be my third hearing dog. I have waited 17 months for a … Continue reading →

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Hearing Dogs Charity Box at Stella Books

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Sonia

We recently emptied our Hearing Dogs charity box which is located at the desk in Stella Books and sent off the kind donations from our customers to the charity. Here is the letter of thanks to everyone concerned. We would … Continue reading →

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My new pet!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Sonia

I have a new addition to my growing family – a sub-adult Chilean Rose Tarantula! I have been assured he is a boy and have decided to call him Vlad (the Impaler – get it?!). He is a ferocious eater! … Continue reading →

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Possible Shipping Delays to USA 2011

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Sonia

For the last couple of months, parcels being sent to the USA have been on average taking longer to arrive than normal, at times exceeding the 21 working days we say to allow. All parcels are arriving but later than … Continue reading →

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Harness’ Electropathic Belt

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Sonia

I am always astounded at the things  we find in our books when we check the condition and rifle through the pages (gently of course). My latest find in a 1840 history book was the following leaflet: Apparently this Electropathic … Continue reading →

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A Potted History of Tintern Abbey

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Sonia

Our theme of the month for November 2010 is on our website now revealing a short history of Tintern Abbey. You can view at: http://www.stellabooks.com/articles/tintern_abbey.php share: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace … 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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Rare Louis Wain Book now in stock

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Sonia

We have recently acquired a small number of Louis Wain illustated books from auction. One of these is MOTOR DAYS IN CATLAND WITH LOUIS WAIN and we can find no reference to it at all. It does not appear in … Continue reading →

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He Whacked the Bloody Lot!

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Sonia

No, I’m not being rude! I was busy stock recording our books when I came across a fab title! Namely: Bill Siggers He Whacked the Bloody Lot. Well, I thought this title hilarious and had to do a double check! … Continue reading →

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