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Welcome to the January 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.

Garden Visitors
Contributed by Chris

Dull… I hear you say. But wait – these visitors to our garden in Portugal are certainly not dull to look at and most are fascinating to learn about. Join me in a trip around the garden in late summer and autumn.

My husband Cliff and I have been living here in our little country cottage for three months now and have not ceased to be fascinated by the variety of wildlife we see here. When we first arrived at the end of the summer we were amazed at the clouds of butterflies which flew up from the straggly plant bearing pink flowers just by the house. We have since found out that the plant is oregano - both beautiful and useful.

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Rock Thrush

A Sample of New Stock

The Singing Princess by Steven, LucilleSporting Art In Eighteenth-century England by Deuchar, StephenHillman Imps Tuning, Overhaul And Servicing by Millington, T.C.Tackling Carp With Chilly Chillcott by Chillcott, Ian
The Singing PrincessSporting Art In Eighteenth-century EnglandHillman Imps Tuning, Overhaul And ServicingTackling Carp With Chilly Chillcott
Price: £24.00Price: £30.00Price: £50.00Price: £20.00
More Fairy Tale books More Art books More Car books More Angling books

Robert Burns
Contributed by Mr. William Paterson

Burns. The very name sets ablaze fierce emotions and reaches the deepest depth of feeling in all Scots. The very name reeks of and is Scotland.

Yet Burns was more. Like Da Vinci, Shakespeare, and Beethoven, Burns rises above limited nationalism to stride the stage of the world. His genius had a universal vision; his humanity embraced the common person world-wide; it goes beyond poetry to understand that the humble ambitions of a mouse are nearer to the grandest ambitions of Man than Man could ever realise.

And all this began in ‘an auld clay biggin’ in Alloway upon the 25th of January, 1759 when the first son of William Burnes (or Burness) and Agnes Broun was born.

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Robert Burns

Selection from our Special Book Room

The Adventures Of Peter And Judy In Bunnyland by Uttley, AlisonThe Elusive Grasshopper by Saville, MalcolmCambria Depicta: A Tour Through North Wales by Pugh, EdwardBritish Game Birds And Wildfowl by Morris, Beverley R.
The Adventures Of Peter And Judy In BunnylandThe Elusive GrasshopperCambria Depicta: A Tour Through North WalesBritish Game Birds And Wildfowl
Collins. 1st. 1935.
Large format. Superb vivid full-page colour illustrations. Illustrations lovely and bright.
Price: £280.00
George Newnes Limited. 1st. 1951. A Lone Pine story. SIGNED by author, on white label stuck to half-title page.  
Price: £110.00
1816. Leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine, with gilt titles. Illustrated with picturesque views. 71 hand-coloured aquatint plates (including frontis).
Price: £1200.00
Groombridge & Sons. 1st. 1855. Large format. 60 hand-coloured engraved plates. Illustrations are exquisite!
Price: £1200.00

Recent additions include:

...and many more!

Selected Tweets

The Ripping Yarns Literature Day 14/2/15 guest speaker Michelle Magorian. http://t.co/qZsleMBZEd pic.twitter.com/EVFONuUd99

Help spread the word about @NatLibrariesDay on 7 February - sign up to the Thunderclap! #NLD2015 http://t.co/Qaf83mPVPk — World Book Night UK (@WorldBookNight)

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First snow of winter 2015

This month:
The first snow of Winter, and a beautiful day to follow at Hay-on-Wye!

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