This Month - Autumn - contributed by Lorna

'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness', the first line of a poem by John Keats which, in my opinion, captures the essence of autumn. If I am honest, autumn isn't my favourite season - spring is - but like all the seasons it has its good points and not so good points.

One aspect of autumn that I do enjoy is the autumn colour. The amount and intensity of colour in any particular year is affected by the weather conditions before and during the time when the chlorophyll in the leaves is decreasing. Ideally we need....Read More

Featured Book - Just William- contributed by David

The daughter of a curate hardly seems the most likely candidate to write about a young scallywag, roaming the countryside with his band of 'Outlaws', but that is what Richmal Crompton found herself doing. Born Richmal Crompton Lamburn in Bury, Lancashire in November 1890, she took a B.A. degree at London University and then followed in her father's footsteps, becoming a Senior Classics Mistress at her old school, and then moving to Bromley High School for Girls, where she taught until 1923.

During her spare time, and during the school holidays, she started to write, and created eleven year old William Brown.......Read More

Follies & Grottoes by Barbara Jones

Amazon Journey by John Ridgeway

Price: £17.50

More Books on Motor Cycles

Price: £25

Other books about Architecture

Price: £15

More Exploration books

Price: £24

Other Nister Books

Biggles Sees Too Much by W.E. Johns

King Arthur's Sword by Errol Le Cain

North American Indians by George Catlin

This monumental work traces the many forms in which the ideal of Buddhahood has found expression over some 2500 years in the major Buddhist countries of Asia.
Price: £115

1st edition 1970. Published by Brockhampton Press. The last complete full length Biggles book to be published.
Price: £280

1st edition 1968. The artist's first picture book. SIGNED to half-title page Errol le Cain '78.
Price: £120

1st edition thus 1926. 2 volumes. Being letters and notes on their manners, customs, and conditions, written during 8 years of travel amongst the wildest tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839.
Price: £1050

News in Brief

Amongst the books catalogued this month, we have a selection of W.E. Johns, Ladybird books, Ernest Nister and Errol Le Cain.

This month's image is of Monnow bridge and millennium plinth located in Monmouth 10 miles from Stella Books in Tintern.

New Coffee Shop Next to Stella Books
Part of Tintern Antiques next to Stella Books has been opened as a coffee shop where customers can relax in beautiful surroundings while partaking of tea, coffee, sandwiches, cream teas and much more.

Abergavenny Food Festival 20th-21st of September
Celebrate the 10th annual food festival in Abergavenny this weekend (20th and 21st of September). It promises to be bigger and better than ever, with over 50 food-themed events! Further information at Abergavenny Food Festival Website.