Welcome to the October 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. We hope you enjoy it.
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Theme of the Month: Although I now live in the Forest of Dean and work in the beautiful Wye Valley, for many years I lived and worked in London. So in spite of my lovely surroundings, I still love London; I love its history, museums, architecture (some more than others), art galleries, theatres, restaurants - its complete zest for life! So it is no surprise that one of my favourite sections in the shop is the one on London. As is right and proper, all manner of books have been written about London, so from this section I am just going to highlight a few of my favourites... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| Alice In Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis | The Anatomy Of The Zulu Army From Shaka To Cetshwayo 1818-1879 by Knight, Ian | The Dew Babies by Broadbent, Helen | Early Irish And Welsh Kinship by Charles-Edwards, T.M. |
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| Price: £30.00 | Price: £10.00 | Price: £42.00 | Price: £80.00 |
| More Alice books | More Zulu books | More Childrens books | More Wales books |
Featured Book: Published in 1766, The Vicar of Wakefield by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith was one of the most popular and widely read novels during the Victorian age, and it has maintained its status as a classic to this day. Dr. Samuel Johnson, a friend of Goldsmith, provides an account of the circumstances which led to the publication of the novel at a time when the author was facing the prospect of a debtors' prison. Johnson had received a message from the author stating that he was in great distress and begging that he would come to his aid:- |
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Selection from our Special Book Room
| Hodder & Stoughton. 1st. 1914. Twenty-three tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards. Plates are beautifully bright and clean Price: £280 |
Limited edition of 250 copies. SIGNED by author. Copy no. 64. 914 pages. Red ribbon page marker. Price: £100 |
This edition was put on sale in January 1941, with all limited edition copies being sold out by the end of that year - very few finding their way out of Burma. All copies of the books that could by found by the Japanese were confiscated and shipped to Japan, where they were later destroyed during an air raid. Price: £250 |
Gwasg Gregynog. Quarter-leather binding. Limited edition to 300 copies (280 in this format). Wood engravings by Paynton. Copy no. 232. Price: £700 |
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...and many more! Selected Tweets Unprepossessing outside beautiful inside |
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This month Raglan Castle from a distance. |
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