Welcome to the September 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.
This Month - Bonzo the Dog - Contributed by LornaAs I sat at the shop desk, waiting for inspiration to hit me for my Theme Of The Month article, I turned towards the book shelves and there was Bonzo the dog smiling back at me from the cover of the 1948 Bonzo Annual and it was a eureka moment. I am, and always have been, a dog lover and at home, since I was 5 or 6 years old, we have always had at least one dog, and sometimes up to three. Bonzo always makes me smile so I decided to try and find out a little more about him and his creator George Studdy. Read More...
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A Sample of New Stock
| Peter Pan A Classic Story Pop-up Book With Sounds by Barrie, J.M. & Hamilton, Libby | Batman Collected by Kidd, Chip | A Time To Leave The Ploughshares by Carr, William | Practical Electrical Engineering by Molloy, E. |
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| More Pop-up books | More Collecting books | More books on Military | More books on Industry |
Featured Book - Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe contributed by TimEdgar Allan Poe is dead. He died in Baltimore the day before yesterday. This announcement will startle many, but few will be grieved by it.' So begins the extraordinary obituary that appeared in the New York Tribune following the death of the pioneer American author and critic in 1849. Signed by “Ludwig”, the writer of this obituary was soon identified as Rufus Wilmot Griswold, an editor and critic that had borne a grudge against Poe since the early 1840s. But Griswold did not stop at the obituary:......Read More |
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Selection from our Special Book Room
| 1st thus. 1993. Special Limited edition boxed set, (limited to 1175 copies); issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. £400 |
Published by Spottiswoode & Co. 1st. 1882. 62 illustrative b/w plates and descriptive, genealogical and heraldic notes. £92 |
William Heinemann. 1st. 1912. 95 memorable illustrations including 13 colour plates. Contains several self-caricatures of Rackham, including him in the guise of the 'new master'. £340 |
Abbeville Press. 1st. 2009. Very large format. Beautiful colour artwork throughout. Red ribbon page marker.
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| Recent additions: Selected posts from our Blog:- Book of the Week: Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight To view the latest from the blog, please click here. I look forward to reading your comments. |
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| This month's photo is of The Ermine Street Guard at Caerleon Legionary Fortress (Thank-you to Sonia's husband). |
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