October 2016 Newsletter
Welcome to the October 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.
John S. Goodall contributed by Lorna
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The ability to tell a story without the use of words was one of the many talents of John S. Goodall. John Strickland Goodall, to give his full name, was born in Heacham in Norfolk in 1908 to Amelia Hunt and Prof. Joseph Strickland Goodall, a famous heart specialist. During his time at Harrow School, and in the years immediately after, he learnt from and worked with such famous artists as Sir Arthur Cope RA, J. Watson Nicol and Harold Speed, and he also spent some time at the Royal Academy Schools. Illustrations for magazines including the Radio Times provided regular work for him right up until WW2 when he served in the Royal Norfolk Regiment. Advertisements for major companies and banks were part of his work... Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| Sally's Summer Term written by Bruce, Dorita Fairlie | ATA Girl - Memoirs Of A Wartime Ferry Pilot written by Du Cros, Rosemary | Partridges (NN 121) written by Potts, G.C. | The Father Christmas Letters written by Tolkien, J.R.R. |
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| Price: £48.00 | Price: £22.00 | Price: £30.00 | Price: £25.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS SCHOOL STORIES SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS) GIRLS | Categorised in MILITARY HISTORY HISTORY (BRITISH) AVIATION BIOGRAPHY | Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY NEW NATURALIST GAME BIRDS ORNITHOLOGY | Categorised in CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS |
The Forest Ring by William C. de Mille contributed by Tim
The Forest Ring is a charming tale for children, written at the start of the twentieth century, in which a young girl is instrumental in helping the Fairy world and by so-doing also transforms the lives of those in the human world. It is a tale in which the Queen Fairy and her court of helpers rub shoulders with the animals of the forest, including bears, foxes, stags and one very sleepy owl... The author, William C. de Mille, was a successful playwright, screenwriter and film director. If you think the surname looks a little familiar, you are correct: William was the elder brother of the famous filmmaker Cecil. B. DeMille (who changed the format & capitalisation of the surname). Although he was not quite as famous as his brother... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Poems Of Passion And Pleasure written by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler | Wanderings And Excursions (Two Volumes) written by Roscoe, Thomas | The Masters Of Candlelight written by Wright, Christopher | Louis Wain's Happy Land written by Ridler, A.W. illustrated by Wain, Louis |
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| Circa 1912. Limited edition of 500 copies. 20 splendid tipped-in colour plates, reminiscent of Charles Robinson. Each plate has a captioned tissue guard. SIGNED by the author and the illustrator, this is copy no. 103. Price: £740.00 | Two volumes: 'Wanderings and Excursions in South Wales, including The Course of the Wye' and 'Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales'. With 48 and 51 plates respectively. Full burgundy leather bindings with gilt titles and decoration. Price: £200.00 | 1st 1995. An anthology of the Great Masters who treated candlelight including Georges de La Tour, Godfried Schalcken, and Joseph Wright of Derby. Large format. Colour illustrations throughout. Price: £110.00 | Circa 1912. Large format. Cloth spine with black title. Oval pictorial onlay of a pussy playing croquet. 5 mounted coloured plates internally with b/w illustrations throughout. Colour plates are lovely and bright! Price: £300.00 |
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