May 2015 Newsletter
Welcome to the May 2015 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.
C.F. Tunnicliffe contributed by Catriona
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It is often illustrations that people remember from childhood books. They can describe the illustration but have no idea who produced it. I am no exception as I can remember illustrations from the Ladybird book 'What to look for in Winter' very clearly but it is only recently that I have discovered that they were by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe was born on 1st December 1901 in Langley near Macclesfield in Cheshire. When he was eighteen months old...Read more... |
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A Sample of Recent Stock
| Blue Mystery written by Benary, Margot | Uniforms Of The World written by Knotel, Herbert | Shropshire (Buildings Of England) written by Pevsner, Nikolaus | Van Dyck 1599-1641 written by Brown, Christopher & Vlieghe, Hans & et al, |
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| Price: £34.00 | Price: £12.00 | Price: £15.00 | Price: £20.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS | Categorised in MILITARY UNIFORMS | Categorised in WEST MIDLANDS BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE HISTORY (BRITISH) | Categorised in ART BIOGRAPHY CATALOGUE (ART) BAROQUE FLEMISH SCHOOL |
KINGFISHERS AND RELATED BIRDS ALCEDINIDAE
by Joseph M. Forshaw - contributed by Sonia
This work is published in three parts, each part consisting of two volumes. Our featured book is Part One and is complete with the two volumes. Anyone familiar with Lansdowne Editions will know them for their sheer size and wonderful illustrations. This is not a book that you can curl up with on a cold winter's evening in front of the fire, you can, however, sit at a table and peruse the volumes in front of a nice warm fire! Limited to 1000 copies and signed by the author: Joseph M. Forshaw, an Australian ornithologist with particular expertise in parrots, and by the illustrator: William T. Cooper a renowned Australian nature artist... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| The Pottery & Porcelain Of Swansea & Nantgarw written by Nance, E. Morton | Biggles Defies The Swastika written by Johns, W.E. | Stories From The Arabian Nights illustrated by Edmund Dulac | The Hunting Of The Snark written by Carroll, Lewis |
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| 1st thus. 1985 with 579 pages. B/w illustrations. A limited edition of 500 facsimile copies of the 1942 edition. Wrapper scuffed and edge-worn. Price: £120.00 |
1st. 1941. Red cloth, black titles, vignettes of bi-plane to front cover and spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 249 pages Rare unclipped pictorial wrapper has titles from Biggles Sees it Through to Biggles Hist the Trail on rear panel, there is some edge chipping/ slight loss. Price: £900.00 |
Deluxe limited edition of the Christmas Gift Book which gained Dulac recognition as an illustrator of the first rank, a master of the fantastic and "a dreamer of extraordinary dreams". Limited to only 350 copies. Fifty magnificent mounted colour plates. Cream vellum binding, SIGNED by Illustrator. Copy no. 169. Price: £1750.00 |
1st 1876. Stunning modern binding with gilt boarders and raised bands on spine. Marble endpapers. B/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Original covers bound in at end of volume. Just the odd small mark to the occasional page margin. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Price: £380.00 |
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Theresa &
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