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Welcome to the October newsletter from Stella and Rose's Books. The aim of our newsletter is to keep you informed on a monthly basis of new information, articles and books available on our website. We hope you enjoy it.

This Month - Leon Garfield- contributed by Rosemary

Leon Garfield was born in Brighton on the 14th July 1921 and died 2nd June 1996, just short of his 75th birthday. He was a prolific writer of over thirty books for children and adults, including picture book texts, short stories, as well as the retelling of traditional and classical material. Mr. Garfield's first book was a pirate story entitled ' Jack Holborn ' which he submitted to Constable, the publishers, as a novel for adults. Constable however persuaded him to adapt the novel for children .....Read More

Leon Garfield
A Picturesque Description of the River Wye

Featured Book - A Picturesque Description of the River Wye-- contributed by Cliff

Digital photography this is not! Superbly illustrated this is!

Today we're accustomed to sharply accurate colour photos illustrating our guide books but let's look back at three books, spanning 200 years, each with very different artistic impressions of the Wye Valley. The centrepiece of our brief review is The River Wye by T.H. Fielding, published in 1841, containing 12 superb colour plates. The earlier book is Picturesque Views on The Wye by Samuel Ireland......Read More

A Sample of New Stock

The Treasure Hunt by Ivy L. Wallace

Borrowdale by S. Clark

Mick Doolan Thunder From Down Under by Mat Oxley Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward Fitzgerald
The Treasure Hunt by Ivy L. Wallace
Borrowdale by S. Clark
Mick Doolan Thunder From Down Under by Mat Oxley
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald

Price: £64

More Childrens Books

Price: £10

Other Climbing Guides

Price: £30

More Books about Motor Cycle Racing

Price: £48

Other Poetry Books

Selection from our Special Book Room

A Topographical History of Surrey by Edward Wedlake Brayley & Gideon Mantell

The Abbey Girls by Elsie J. Oxenham

The Very Young Calendar 1930 with Verses by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard

Shakespeare's Comedy of the Tempest by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac

A Topographical History of Surrey by Edward Wedlake Brayley & Gideon Mantell
The Abbey Girls by Elise J. Oxenham
The Very Young Calendar 1930 with verses by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard
Shakespeare's Comedy of the Tempest by William Shakespeare

Tilt and Bogue. 1st ed. 1841. Five volumes. Three-quarter brown calf binding, raised bands and gilt titles to spines. Marbled boards. Attractively coloured title pages. 127 b/w plates including maps.
Price: £700

1st ed. 1920. Blue illustrated cloth covers. 3 colour plates. 320 pages. The second title in the Series.
Price: £320

1930 edition. Pictorial cardwrap calendar, which is bound together with blue cord through punched holes at top. One and two colour illustrations, with a verse for each month of the year.
Price: £400

Blue cloth, gilt titles with gilt vignette. 40 tissue-guarded tipped in colour plates. The Plates are in beautiful condition. Book in good condition.
Price: £200

News in Brief

Amongst the books catalogued this month, we have a selection of Climbing Guides, County Series, Beatrix Potter, Enid Blyton along with many other Childrens books.

Dylan Thomas Festival Swansea- Now in its eleventh year, The Festival continues to celebrate the life and work of Wales' most famous writer. Spanning over two weeks, from 23 October. Click here to view the full programme of events at the festival.

Hay Winter Weekend - 28th - 30th of November 2008. Ease into the festive season with the best authors, comedy and music of the moment. The programme will be available online in October - please see the official Hay Festival Website.

 

Monnow Bridge
This month's image is another from the superb book A Picturesque Description of the River Wye illustrated by Fielding. They are so beautiful that I wanted to share one more with you. This is Cheptow Castle and Bridge looking South East.
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