Welcome to the April 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 - Gardening for Wildlife- contributed by TimThere's a lot of 'em about. Frogs, that is. At least, there were last week when the annual spawning reached a crescendo in our pond. This week, however, there's barely a head to be seen and only the copious quantity of frog-spawn is evidence of the mass of amorous amphibians that had flocked to the pond during the previous weeks. The construction of the pond was the first action after moving house - and it took barely two days for the first frog to investigate the newly filled pool! It obviously met .....Read More. |
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Featured Books - Johnny and the Bomb- contributed by RosemaryI have really enjoyed Terry Pratchett 's books ever since my brother introduced them to me several years ago. They have so many wonderful layers - you may just skim the surface and read with exquisite enjoyment or you can read a little more slowly and discover the layers beneath connected to Mr. Pratchett's many areas of expertise. One of the central characters in this children's book is Mrs. Tachyon who has a cat called Guilty "with his fur like carpet underlay, broken teeth and boomerang-shaped backbone" and a shopping trolley filled with strangely moving black plastic bags. She is ....Read the full article. |
A Sample of New Stock
| The Birds of the British Isles (Vol. XI) by D.A. Bannerman. Illustrated G.E. Lodge | Science With Pocket Calculators by D.R. Green and J. Lewis |
The Changing Forest: Life In the Forest of Dean Today by Dennis Potter | The Dwindleberry Zoo by G.E. Farrow |
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| Price: £30.00
More Ornithology Books |
Price: £15.00
Other Maths Books |
Price: £35.00
More books about the Forest of Dean |
Price: £32.00 A selection of other Animal Stories |
Selection from our Special Book Room
| The World of Rozome by Betsy Sterling Benjamin | Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland by Charles Hamilton Smith | Grass and Grasslands by Ian Moore | William Again by Richmal Crompton |
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| 1st ed. 1996.
In depth interviews with 17 contemporary artists form the heart of this volume. With diverse styles, methods and materials. A carefully illustrated process section outlines everything textile artists might need to know. Price:£200 |
1st ed. 1814. From the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century out of the Collection in the Possession of the Author. Very large format. 50 (out of 60) superb hand-coloured plates. Library binding. Page edges of first few pages repaired with clear tape. Price: £500 |
1st ed. 1966. No. 48 in the New Naturalists Series. Contains B/w photos. A lovely copy. Price: £115 |
2nd edition 1923. Published by George Newnes Limited.
Red cloth, black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Contained in scarce pre-war wrapper design. Price: £380 |
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Our new books catalogued into stock this month include titles about Cats and Dogs; Ornithology; books in the New Naturalist Series; Maths books; more Biggles books; Ladybird series, with many Well Loved Tales, and Antiquarian Topography, to name a few, with more titles being added regularly! New Checkout System, we have upgraded our checkout system on our website so that we now accept PayPal, and credit and debit cards are processed by Protx. The Hay Festival, which is due to take place in Hay-On-Wye from 21st of May - 31st of May 2009, now has the full programme of events available online. Tickets for different events can now also be ordered online. Please see the official Hay Festival Website for more details. To see other news in brief, please click here. |
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| This month's picture is view of a Tintern road verge containing a wonderful display of wood anemones and celandine. |
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