October 2018 BONUS Newsletter
Welcome to the October 2018 BONUS 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.
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Well, the clocks may have gone back last weekend but we're still having some lovely sunny days in the Wye Valley and there's plenty of wildlife around: buzzards have been circling and calling along the wooded valley, you might catch a fleeting glimpse of deer dashing through the Forest, and a couple of days ago an otter was seen bounding along the river bank. Well worth a visit if you are looking for a short break!
We have received another excellent collection of ornithology books and they will be added over the coming weeks, alongside regular additions of Transport, Topography and Military.
As we head inexorably towards the festive season, don't forget to look out for our Special Offers on items from the Special Book Room - you might find a bargain! Look on our website for our Recommended Last Posting Dates to receive orders before December 25th.
Magdalen Eldon and Bumble contributed by Mr. John Gough
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We would like to thank Mr. John Gough for his kind submission of the following article. Magdalen Eldon wrote and illustrated three children’s picture-story books that feature a Pekinese dog called 'Bumble'. Who is this Bumble? Bumble is a Pekinese dog, who happens to be half Chinese (of course, as a Peke) and half Scottish. Bumble also claims to be descendent of Sherlock Holmes, although none of the stories involve Bumble in solving mysteries or smoking a pipe. Bumble lives with a large, lively family of mice, named Macmouse. They all live in Windwhistle Manor, a cosy hollow tree... Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| The Gift: How The Creative Spirit Transforms The World written by Hyde, Lewis | Rorke's Drift: A New Perspective written by Thornton, Neil | Peter Pan And Wendy written by Barrie, J.M. | The Last Man On The Moon written by Cernan, Eugene & Davis, Don |
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| Price: £15.00 | Price: £18.00 | Price: £60.00 | Price: £12.00 |
| Categorised in ART | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY (FOREIGN) HISTORY (AFRICAN) ZULU | Categorised in FOLIO SOCIETY CHILDRENS ILLUSTRATED | Categorised in SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASTRONOMY SPACE TRAVEL |
| The Jackdaw Of Rheims written by Ingoldsby, Thomas | The Rib Of The Green Umbrella written by Mitchison, Naomi | Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography written by Harman, Claire | The Medici written by Hollingsworth, Mary |
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| Price: £45.00 | Price: £30.00 | Price: £18.00 | Price: £30.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS LEGENDS | Categorised in CHILDRENS ARDIZZONE | Categorised in BIOGRAPHY CHILDRENS | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY (EUROPEAN) HISTORY (ITALIAN) |
A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Arnhem A Few Vital Hours written by Revell, Scott & Cherry, Niall & Gerritsen, Bob | Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator written by Dahl, Roald | Birds Of Arabia written by Meinertzhagen, Richard | A Fiddler For The Abbey written by Oxenham, Elsie J. |
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| 1st 2013. SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Bataillion 16 at the Battle of Arnhem, September 1944. Large format. Olive green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and colour plans. SIGNED by the authors to title page (no dedication). Price: £150.00 | 1st USA 1972 American edition. Grey paper boards, blue cloth spine. Pink title to spine, blue vignette to front board. Grey endpapers. B/w text illustrations throughout. 161 pages. Price: £120.00 | 1980. The edition de-luxe limited to 295 numbered copies plus 10 copies lettered A-K. Three-quarter green morocco binding, raised bands to spine. Gilt titles and vignettes to spine. Top edge gilt. 19 beautiful tipped-in colour plates with tissue guards plus b/w photos. This is copy number 246. In beautiful condition. Price: £470.00 | 1st 1948. A story about the Hamlet Club and Abbey friends. Brown cloth, light blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 200 pages. Boards nice and bright. Neat inscription in ink to top corner of front endpaper. Price: £180.00 |
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Best regards
The Stella & Rose's Books Team
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