September 2016 Newsletter
Welcome to the September 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.
CHARACTERS IN CHILDRENS BOOKS AND TELEVISION SHOWS contributed by Joanne
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In the office upstairs at Stella Books, we're always keeping an eye out for any book-related news. This month, one such article was kept from a recent newspaper. It was about Gordon Murray, who sadly died on 30th of June 2016. Now, if you had said to me 'Gordon Murray' I wouldn't have known who you were talking about! However, looking at the article, I definitely recognized the popular children's characters in the photos that went along with the article. Gordon Murray (born 3rd May 1921), was possibly most well known for his contribution to children's TV in the 1950s and 1960s. He first helped out on a number of shows with the BBC, including 'The Flowerpot Men' (featuring everyone's favourite characters Bill and Ben!); originally read aloud on the radio programme, Listen With Mother (1951), but subsequently broadcast from 1952 as a TV show on 'Watch With Mother'.... Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| Mother Goose Rhymes Illustrated by S.B. Pearse, Winifred M. Ackroyd | Live Oaking Southern Timber For Tall Ships written by Wood, Virginia Steele | An Illustrated History Of The New Zealand Spitfire Squadron written by Wells, Kevin W. | Roaring Roadsters The Road To Indy written by Wallen, Dick |
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| Price: £28.00 | Price: £18.00 | Price: £35.00 | Price: £80.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS RHYME MOTHER GOOSE | Categorised in MARITIME TALL SHIPS SHIP BUILDING TREES | Categorised in MILITARY AIR FORCE NEW ZEALAND REGIMENTAL HISTORY (FOREIGN) WORLD WAR II | Categorised in TRANSPORT CARS MOTOR SPORT HISTORY |
HISTORY OF THE HORN BOOK BY ANDREW WHITE TUER contributed by Joanne
This lovely 2 volume vellum bound edition came to us through auction recently. Having done a little research on Horn Books and Battledores for my article on ABC books a while ago, I was excited and interested to have a look at this original set by Andrew W. Tuer. What would be his definition of a Horn-book? First published in 1896 by Leadenhall Press (of which Tuer was a partner), this set is still seen as an authority on Horn-Books. It contains much detailed research and many photographs and illustrations of the horn-books and describes how they were used to help many, many generations learn their alphabet and eventually how to read and write. |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Poems Of Passion And Pleasure written by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler | A History Of The Ship Letters Of The British Isles (3 Volumes) written by Robertson, Alan W. | The Enid Blyton Handkerchief Book written by Blyton, Enid | Porsche 917 The Undercover Story written by Wingrove, Gordon |
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| Circa 1912 Limited edition of 500 copies. 20 splendid tipped-in colour plates, reminiscent of Charles Robinson. Full vellum binding. SIGNED by the author and the illustrator, copy no. 103. Price: £740.00 | Circa 1955. An edition on Art Paper Limited to 600 copies. Many b/w photos. SIGNED by author to Volume containing sections A-D. Copy no. 353. Price: £300.00 | An unusual book. Contains 6 different handkerchiefs (stuck in) with some known Blyton characters in colour to each one. Each handkerchief page also has a thick clear page, with some writing on to compliment each handkerchief. Price: £780.00 | 1st 2006 Foreword by Dipl. Ing. Hans Mezger. B/w and colour photos. Some b/w diagrams. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Price: £160.00 |
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