June 2016 Newsletter
Welcome to the June 2016 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.
Pop-Up Books contributed by Nicky
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Originally for adults, examples of three dimensional or movable books date back to the 13th century. Since that time, this type of book has been used to beautifully illustrate fiction stories and serve as a learning tool initially for adults and then for children. They are more expensive to produce and require specialised skills so there are few examples until the Bookano series was produced from 1929 for 20 years. These have lovely, colourful three dimensional pop ups which can be viewed from several angles. Bookano books (the name comes from meccano which was also becoming popular at this time) are very collectible... Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| The Naughtiest Girl Again written by Blyton, Enid | The Most Dangerous Moment written by Tomlinson, Michael | The Festiniog Railway written by Boyd, James I.C. | The Icelandic Sagas written by Magnusson, Magnus |
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| Price: £21.00 | Price: £24.00 | Price: £40.00 | Price: £70.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS SCHOOL STORIES GIRLS SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS) ENID BLYTON | Categorised in MILITARY ASIA WORLD WAR II NAVY AIR FORCE | Categorised in TRANSPORT RAILWAYS WALES NARROW GAUGE MERIONETH | Categorised in FOLIO SOCIETY ICELAND LEGENDS LEATHER BINDING |
The Rescue & Rebirth of a Lea-Francis 14HP Sports Car contributed by Jim Jenkins
This second edition has been updated and re-printed with a print run of 100. Primarily intended for owners of the batch of 109 Lea-Francis 14 HP Sports cars built at Coventry in 1948 but invaluable for anyone interested in classic British sports cars or contemplating owning one of these rare cars. The author explains how he became a Lea-Francis owner and enthusiast and how after retirement restored two cars to achieve his ambition of owning and driving one of these, quintessentially British, sports cars. |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Rough And Tumble written by Aldin, Cecil | My Adventures Among South Sea Cannibals written by Rannie, Douglas | Italian Villas And Their Gardens written by Wharton, Edith | Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens written by Barrie, J.M. |
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| Rough and Tumble are two little dogs who get into all sorts of mischief. 24 delightful full colour plates in typical Aldin style. Large format (10 x 9 inches). Undated, possibly an early reprint. Price: £200.00 | 1st 1912. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 39 plates and 1 map. An account of the experiences and adventures of a Government official among the natives of Oceania. Price: £185.00 | 1st 1904 The garden-magic of Italy. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and blocked gilt illustration and title to front. B/w and colour plates with captioned tissue guards. B/w text illustrations. Price: £220.00 | 1st thus 1912 This is the "New Edition", a reprint of the first but with a new colour frontis and an additional 7 b/w drawings. 50 superb tipped-in colour plates. Numerous b/w drawings. 11.25 x 8.5 inches. Plates are in excellent condition. 2 pages are detached. Price: £500.00 |
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