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Welcome to the February 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.

Featured Book - The Railway Children by E. Nesbit - Contributed by Maria

We recently purchased a beautifully bound copy of “The Railway Children” by E. Nesbit which created within me the desire to get to know the story a little bit better. I have seen the film on television but I don't think I ever read the book as a child.... so now is my chance - although I will be reading a paperback copy, not a highly collectable one!

Originally serialised in The London Magazine during 1905 the book was first published in 1906.

The story is set in the English countryside at the turn of the 20th Century (the golden age of steam railways) and tells the story of the Waterbury children.....Read more.

The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

A Sample of New Stock

Wessex by Holland, Clive The Complete Guide To Middle-Earth by Foster, Robert Fossils Of All Ages by Fischer, Jean-Claude & Gayrard-Valy, YvetteLonsdale's Belt by Harding, John
WessexThe Complete Guide To Middle-earthFossils Of All AgesLonsdale's Belt
Price: £40.00Price: £18.00Price: £10.00Price: £12.00
More A. & C. Black Colour Book books More Childrens books More Fossils books More Boxing books

Theme of the Month -Edwardian Education- contributed by Cliff

Hard Labour
Four shillings per week, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday and half day on Saturday as well. That is what Reggie earned when he left school aged 14 in 1913 working for Mr. Pidgeon, market gardener.

Just one fact from a fascinating document from St. Stephens school near Saltash in Cornwall. More than just a register; each year a summary survey of the pupils about to leave school was carried out. This looked at their height, weight, where they lived, what their father did, what they wanted to do when they left school and some notes as to what actually transpired in the years after leaving...Read the Full Article.

 

Edwardian Education

Selection from our Special Book Room

The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles A Half-Timbered Village (parts 1-3) by Dovey, L.A. Thomas The Tank Engine Annual 1980 by Awdry, Rev. W. Autocourse 1973-74 by Kettlewell, Mike
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas NicklebyA Half-timbered Village (parts 1-3)Thomas The Tank Engine Annual 1980Autocourse 1973-74 by Mike Kettlewell
Ealing Studios. 1st. 1947. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. The story of the production of the film version. With full page colour illustrations by Ardizzone. Includes original cast list and story summary.
£480
Penguin Books. 1st. 1951. Puffin Cut-Out Books Nos. 7a, 8 and 9. 3 individual books in set, with pages of cut-outs in colour and instructions for assembly. Cardwraps.
£400
World Distributors Ltd.. 1980. Based on Rev. W. Awdry's famous engine. SIGNED by the author to the Foreword page.A nice copy of this scarce annual with the added bonus of being SIGNED by Awdry.
£120
Haymarket Publishing Limited. 1st. 1973. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos.
£245

Recent additions:
This month we have had many new collections - including the following: William Books; Bunter Books; Chalet School Books; Blyton titles; Annuals; A & C Black Colour Books; Geology; Natural History; Autocourse and much more...

Selected posts from our Blog:-

Stella and Rose's AGM

A. & C. Black's 20/- Colour Books

Book covers: UK versus USA

Book of the Week: Italian Racing Red

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

Slide Show: Heath Robinsons Book of Goblins- view more shows on our YouTube channel.

Tintern in the Snow 2013

This month's photo is of last month's snowy weather in Tintern - can you spot the Abbey in the background?

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