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July 2016 Newsletter

Welcome to the July 2016 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.

Tintern's Hidden History contributed by Adam

Many of us have probably heard of Tintern Abbey - if not, read Sonia's potted history. However, Tintern has a partly hidden history including being the first place in the world where brass was produced by alloying copper with zinc in 1568. So here is my disjointed article on Tintern industrial history.

So why does Tintern have an industrial history?

It is all to do with Location -

The fast flowing Angidy river – suitable for driving water wheels, at one point there were 22 of them.

Read more...

A Sample of New Stock

Boys' And Girls' Story Book No. 3 written by Blyton, EnidConsolidated B-24 Liberator written by Bowman, Martin W.Cicely Mary Barker And Her Art written by Laing, JaneUniforms, Organization And History Of The Afrikakorps written by Bender, Roger James & Law, Richard D.
BoysConsolidated B-24 LiberatorCicely Mary Barker And Her ArtUniforms, Organization And History Of The Afrikakorps
Price: £34.00Price: £20.00Price: £30.00Price: £22.00
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AIRCRAFT
WORLD WAR II
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FAIRIES
BIOGRAPHY
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REGIMENTAL HISTORY (FOREIGN)
GERMANY
HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
AFRICA
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Paisley Patterns - A Design Source Book by Valerie Reilly contributed by Theresa

So how did Paisley in Renfrewshire become synonomous with a pattern that can trace its ancestry back to ancient Babylonia? Here is a potted history...

One of the main sources of food, shelter and house building was the Date Palm. The Date Palm came to be seen as the 'Tree of Life' and the tightly curled palm frond was a symbol of fertility and much prized by the Babylonians.

From Babylonia this motif was to spread all over the world. In India, particularly Kashmir, an early example of a shawl with this pattern dates back to the 1600s.

Kashmiri shawls were incredibly complex...

Read more...

Paisley Patterns

A Selection from The Special Book Room

Ameliaranne And The Green Umbrella written by Heward, ConstanceAlfa Romeo Tipo 6c 1500 1750 1900 written by Cherrett, AngelaThe Boo-boos And Santa Claus illustrated by Attwell, Mabel LucieMr Bumstead written & illustrated by BB,
Ameliaranne And The Green UmbrellaAlfa Romeo Tipo 6c 1500 1750 1900The Boo-boos And Santa ClausMr Bumstead
1st 1920. Blue boards with large pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful colour illustrations. The first Ameliaranne book.
Price: £180.00
1st 1989 B/w photos. B/w diagrams. A Fascinating and concise account of the birth of the company forms the prologue to the 6C phenomenon.
Price: £155.00
1922. Small format. Light brown paperboards, colour pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 charming colour plates.
Price: £380.00
1st 1958. Mr Bumstead is a spaniel, with a gift for getting into scrapes. Red boards, blue title and black vignette to spine. B/w illustrations.
Price: £120.00

Recent additions include:

...and many more!

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View of Llyswen and the Wye Valley, near Hay-on-Wye.

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View of Llyswen and the Wye Valley

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Theresa &
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