This week I have chosen a book about the story of the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Perth. Mainly because I am skypeing with my sister in Australia tonight( for the first time)
Although to be accurate she lives in Bunbury.
ALL STATIONS WEST
Fearnside, G.H.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 598095
Haldane Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.. 1st ed . 1970. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The story of the Sydney-Perth standard gauge railway. B/w photos. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.
Price: £7.00 click here for availability
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 replacement for Bruno (my number two dog, a Springer Spaniel, mad as a hatter!). At long last my time is here!
All being well I will be bringing her home on Friday13th January. This will be followed by a weekend at home and then a three day visit by my placement officer to get her working in the home. I will post a photo soon so watch this space!
If you would like to read more about my first and second hearing dogs, click here for Abigail, and click here for Bruno.
I recently discovered that J.R.R Tolkien and I have something in common! We share a birthday – 3rd Ja
nuary to be precise. He was born in 1892 in South Africa to English parents – I was born many years later!
This book was written for Tolkien’s children when they were young. The story is reproduced with a typeset transcription on one side and Tolkien’s handwritten story, complete with his illustrations on the other. It tells the story of the eccentric Mr Bliss and his adventures in his new yellow (with red wheels) motor car.
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This book is a mine of information about all things London, for example did you know that No 1 Dorset Street W1 was once the home of Charles Babbage, mathematician and inventor of the calculating machine or that Leather Lane EC1 is not derived from the Leathersellers who worked there but from the old French word for hare – Leveroun. – which was probably the name of an inn.
THE LONDON ENCYCLOPEDIA
Weinreb, Ben & Hibbert, Christopher. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 811265
Book Club Associates. 1985. ‘As new’ condition in an ‘as new’ dustwrapper. 1029 pages. B/w illustrations.
Price: £30.00
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You may remember that in the early summer my family became the proud owners of four Light Sussex chickens. They were too young to start laying before the winter nights drew in, so we were resigned to the fact that we would not see any eggs until Spring next year.
But what did we find in the nest box this morning – two beautiful brown eggs nestling in the straw.
So as you can imagine, we couldn’t resist – it was poached eggs on toast for breakfast – delicious!
This week…
The following lines conclude which novel by Charles Dickens?
“I took her hand in mine, and we went out of the ruined place; and, as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge, so, the evening mists were rising now, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her.”
Bonus points if you can name the two characters involved!
AnswerTeaser on 5th December…
The cover illustration is taken from The Changeling of Monte Lucio – well done, Eileen!
It’s the time of year when children everywhere are dressing in striped towels, old sheets and tinsel to be transformed into shepherds and angels to perform in ‘the Nativity Play’. Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen pay ‘tribute to all those who perform miracles with wire coathangers and stripey towels’ to dress the cast for the annual performance. It certainly reminds me of making angel costumes for my daughters but I never really got the wings to stand up properly perhaps I should have used more coathangers!
Both our shops will be closing at 1pm on Christmas Eve and we are both closed all day Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Otherwise normal opening times.
Orders will be processed throughout the holiday period however parcels will only be leaving the shops on certain days.
In Summary
23rd December – Shops Open – Parcels sent as normal
24th December – Shops Open until 1pm - orders processed but not sent until Wednesday 28th December
25th December – Shops CLOSED – website open
26th December – Shops CLOSED – website open
27th December – Shops Open – orders processed but not sent until Wednesday 28th December.
28th December – Shops Open – Parcels sent as normal
29th December – Shops Open – Parcels sent as normal
30th December - Shops Open – Parcels sent as normal
31st December – Shops Open – orders processed but not sent until Tuesday 3rd January
1st January 2012 -Shops Open – orders processed but not sent until Tuesday 3rd January
2nd January – Shops Open – orders processed but not sent until Tuesday 3rd January
3rd January onwards – open as Normal.
All the Staff at Stella and Rose’s Books hope you enjoy the holidays and wish you all the best for 2012.
As you can imagine we see a lot of books come through the shop, but I think my favourite this year is: In Praise of Toadstools by Suzanne Lucas, the illustrations are just stunning, each one a work of art.
N PRAISE OF TOADSTOOLS
Lucas, Suzanne. Illustrated by Lucas, Suzanne. Stock no. 822525
Lucas Art. 1st ed . 1992. ‘As new’ condition in a fine dustwrapper. Two volumes. Very large format. Printed on Sovereign silk, linen-bound and richly blocked in gold. Stunning colour illustrations of toadstools. Limited edition. ISBN Vol I: 0952045605. ISBN Vol II: 0952045648. Vol Two SIGNED by author and is copy no. 26, 1st 1997. Vol One is 1st 1992. A superb set.
Price: £220.00 Click here for availability
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