Welcome to the July 2019 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.
Please note that the A466 between Chepstow and Tintern is currently closed but we are very much open as is the rest of Tintern. There are diversions in place from Chepstow, access from Monmouth is open as normal. The latest update is that the road will re-open on 2nd August.
Is it just me? Or is it true, that when you live in a beautiful area, that you sometimes don't always truly see it for what it is, or take full advantage of all that is on offer?
Having lived in and around the Chepstow area all my life, and having parents that have lived here most of their lives, sometimes this is the case with me. However, when in Chepstow and its surrounding areas, there are always coachloads of tourists that have travelled great distances to absorb and marvel at the history and beauty of this place that many of us call home.
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A Sample of New Stock
Tsarskoye Selo is just outside St Petersburg and is more than 300 years old.
It was originally a modest summer residence for Catherine I, second wife of Peter the Great.
It has since been rebuilt and then refurbished by the Empress Elizabeth and Catherine the Great who developed it as a Royal Country residence. It is now a World Heritage site.
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Michelangelo 1475 - 1564 Complete Works written by Zollner, Frank & Thoenes, Christof & Popper, Thomas | Tennyson's Guinevere And Other Poems written by Tennyson, Alfred illustrated by Harrison, Florence | Biggles And The Deep Blue Sea written by Johns, W.E. | Rupert Annual 1938 - The New Rupert Book written by Bestall, Alfred | | | | | 2007 Very large format - heavy oversized volume! Comes complete in its own cardboard carry case. This book, presents in both words and images Michelangelo's enormous oeuvre in a truly comprehensive fashion. An exquisite item! Price: £180.00 | 1st 1912 Deluxe white binding with gilt titles and decorations to spine, gilt illustration to front cover. 24 tissue-guarded tipped-in colour plates, mounted on green card. 12 full-page b/w illustrations. Green pictorial endpapers. All plates are present and are in gorgeous condition! Price: £380.00 | 1st 1968 Maroon/red boards with gilt title to spine. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. One hinge by free front endpaper is a little pulled. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; some browning to spine. Price: £580.00 | 1938 The third Rupert annual. 1st story Rupert and the Daffodils. Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. 126 pages. 10x7.5". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little chipping along cover edges. Name in ink to belongs to box. Some margin/page edge marks. Overall, still a very good copy! Price: £240.00 |
Recent additions include:
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Lamb at Piercefield Manor
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