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November 2018 Newsletter

Welcome to the November 2018 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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As the festive season draws inexorably closer, we're adding new stock and working hard to ensure your orders are processed quickly and carefully packaged to ensure they reach you in tip-top condition. If you're placing an order that is required before 25th December, you can check our Recommended Last Posting Dates page on our website.
Visitors to the Wye valley can enjoy some wonderful autumn colours this year, and there are plenty of events going on - including Christmas markets, arts & craft classes, and even brass bands at the local iron mines! Oh yes, it all happens in the Forest...

Meeting a Binturong contributed by Joanne

A what? Say again.... What is that?

These are the most common questions and responses I get, when I relate to friends and family a recent animal encounter that my husband and I participated in!

To prepare for our encounter, we had to be briefed and were given protective goggles and overcoats. It was made very clear to us that we would be entering the Binturong's enclosure and any interaction would be on their terms, with their (and our) safety and welfare being of paramount importance...

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A Sample of New Stock

A Book Of Christmas written by Tudor, TashaThe Everyday Fairy Book written by Chapin, Anna AliceEgon Schiele: Sketch Books written by Nebehay, Christian M.The Battle Of The Narrow Seas written by Scott, Peter
A Book Of ChristmasThe Everyday Fairy BookEgon Schiele: Sketch BooksThe Battle Of The Narrow Seas
Price: £20.00Price: £24.00Price: £70.00Price: £25.00
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CHILDRENS
POP-UP
CHRISTMAS
ACTION BOOKS
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CHILDRENS
FAIRY TALES
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ART
EXPRESSIONISM
ART HISTORY
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MILITARY
WORLD WAR II
MARITIME

East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon Old Tales From The North
Britain And The Defeat Of Napoleon 1807-1815 written by Muir, RoryCapability Brown written by Stroud, DorothyRenaissance Rivals: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian written by Goffen, Rona
East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon Old Tales From The NorthBritain And The Defeat Of Napoleon 1807-1815Capability BrownRenaissance Rivals: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian
Price: £20.00Price: £20.00Price: £20.00Price: £56.00
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CHILDRENS
FAIRY TALES
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HISTORY
HISTORY (BRITISH)
NAPOLEON
MILITARY
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GARDENING
BIOGRAPHY
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
GARDENS
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ART
RENAISSANCE

The Wind in the Willows contributed by Sonia

Who of us is not familiar with the adventures of Ratty and Mole and their timeless adventures which have enchanted children and parents alike for more than a century?

The story starts when Mole decides to visit the river bank one sunny morning instead of doing his spring cleaning (who can blame him?). Here he bumps into Ratty and thus starts their marvellous adventures... along the way, we also meet Badger and Toad - the four of them friends and neighbours in the English countryside.

The Wind in the Willows is an English Classic and has been illustrated by many different illustrators including...

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The Wind in the Willows illustration

A Selection from The Special Book Room

The Six Singers
The Three Golliwogs written by Blyton, EnidThe Voyage Of The Dawn Treader written by Lewis, C.S.Moonshine And Magic written by Uttley, Alison
The Six SingersThe Three GolliwogsThe Voyage Of The Dawn TreaderMoonshine And Magic
Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Circa 1964. No. 396. Small, square format. 5 pop-up scenes. Pictorial cardwraps. Pop-ups in excellent condition.
Price: £120.00
1st 1944. Sunny Stories Library. Red cloth, black titles to front and spine. Delightful b/w text illustrations of the cheeky golliwogs. 152 pages.
Price: £540.00
2nd 1957.
Pale blue boards, silver title to spine. Illustrated front endpapers.
B/w text illustrations. 223 pages.
Price: £150.00
1st 1932. A collection of short stories of extraordinary charm, full of whimsical incident and diverting fancy. Attractive blue, pink and yellow pictorial cloth. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations.
Price: £520.00

Recent additions include:

...and many more!

Photo:
Autumn colours near Chepstow in the Wye Valley.

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Autumn colours near Chepstow

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The Stella & Rose's Books Team

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