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Welcome to the March newsletter from Stella and Rose's Books. The aim of our newsletter is to keep you informed of new information, articles and books available on our website. We hope you enjoy it. 

10% Off

To get 10% off any order (books only) enter the voucher code MARCH2012 whilst ordering via www.stellabooks.com or ask for your discount by phone or in person in our shops.

You can use your voucher code as many times as you like until the end of the sale. The sale will finish on 31st March at 23.59 (UK Time).

This Month - The Illustrator Margaret Tarrant - Contributed by Jo

Famous British illustrator Margaret (Winifred) Tarrant, was born in 1888 in Battersea. Her father, Percy Tarrant, encouraged her artwork being a landscape painter himself.

Tarrant's artwork showed promise early on when attending Clapham High School where she won awards for her drawings. After a period of time training to become an art teacher, Tarrant decided against going into teaching and instead became a full-time watercolour painter and illustrator.

Like her father, she produced paintings for publishers to use on postcards; some of her earliest were for publisher C.W. Faulkner in 1909. During the 1920s.....Read More.

Margaret Tarrant Fairies

A Sample of New Stock

Uniforms of the American Civil War by Ron Field and Robin Smith Michael Rysbrack by Katharine Eustace
A History of Chinese Civilisation by Jacques Gernet Serious Business by Brenda E. Spender. Illustrated by J.H. Dowd
Uniforms of the American Civil War by Ron Field and Robin Smith
Michael Rysbrack by Katharine Eustace
A History of Chinese Civilisation by Jacques Gernet
Serious Business by Brenda E. Spender
Price: £30

Other books about Uniforms

Price: £18

More Sculpture books

Price: £60

More books about China

Price: £84

Other Illustrated books

Featured Book - A Tale of Tales by Tony Mitton- contributed by Lorna

An eye catching cover which makes a book stand out amongst a shelf of assorted books must be a good thing and I was certainly drawn to this book by its cover and, I'm pleased to say, I wasn't disappointed with the contents either. The Tale of Tales was written by Tony Mitton and illustrated in black and white by Peter Bailey. The book contains a collection of small stories within the main story, a concept I enjoyed.

The main story starts deep in the jungle with monkey overhearing some parrots talking about going to hear the Tale of Tales in Volcano Valley that afternoon. The parrots decided.....Read the full article.

A Tale of Tales by Tony Mitton

Selection from our Special Book Room

Hallamshire by Joseph Hunter and Alfred Gatty Gaudy Welsh by Monica A. South Beyond the Blue Mountains by L.T. Meade

The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley

Hallamshire

Gaudy Welsh by Monica A South
Beyond the Blue Mountains by L.T. Meade
The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley
1st. 1869. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York With Historical and Descriptive Notices of the Parishes of Ecclesfield, Hansworth, Treeton and Whiston and of the Chapelry of Bradfield by Hunter. A New and Enlarged Edition by Gatty.
Price: £180
1st 2002. Volume 2 - A Visual Reference . More than 160 patterns are identified as well as some unusual and rare pieces. The inscribed pieces are unique. Superb colour photos.
Price: £90
1st. 1893. Four children who set off, at the invitation of the King, to join their parents in the land beyond the Blue Mountains. On the way they meet various characters, both good and bad, such as Mrs. Discipline, and Charity the guide. An allegorical tale reminiscent of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
Price: £950
Arthur Barker Ltd. 2nd. 1947. There are dragons and djinns, Widow Twanky, Omar Khayyam and wicked rival princes, magicians, and above all, a Mouse, in this enchanting tale. What did happen to Alladin after he won the princess?
Price: £300

Recent additions:

We've had in more Military and Uniforms books, along with Ladybird books; Folio Society; Observers books; Field Sports; Famous Five; Pop-ups and Moveables and many more.

Selected posts from our Blog:-

Full Steam Ahead

Tim's Teaser - 12th March

Book of the Week:Cuthbert and the Night Walkers

Magic animals, princes and witches...

World Book Day vs St. David's Day!

To view the latest from the blog, please click here. I look forward to reading your comments.

Onyx the Hearing Dog
This month's photo is of our newest staff member - Onyx, Sonia's new hearing dog!
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