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September 2019 Newsletter

Welcome to the September 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.

We have been busy buying and cataloguing, we have many more Folio Society and Transport books to come. Watch this space...

As the summer holidays draw to a close, we look forward to seeing the Autumn colours on the trees opposite our shop. Why not make it a plan to come and visit and see for yourself?

The Wonderful World of Birds contributed by Maria

I would imagine that a lot of people are like myself. I describe myself as an amateur bird-watcher. I love to watch birds from the comfort of my chair or, if out and about, on a nice country walk then if a bird happens to pass I will try and work out what it was and make a mental note of it.

We have all sorts of beautiful birds here in the UK. My favourite is the long-tailed tit – beautiful little birds that flutter around our gardens and woodlands in small flocks, their shrill chirping easily identified but doesn't become their beauty.

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A Sample of New Stock

The Violet Fairy Book written by Lang, AndrewFuzzypeg's Brother written by Uttley, AlisonThe Golden Eagle written by Watson, JeffP&A Campbell Steamers The Edwardian Era written by Collard, Chris
The Violet Fairy BookFuzzypegThe Golden EagleP&a Campbell Steamers The Edwardian Era
Price: £94.00Price: £24.00Price: £28.00Price: £12.00
Categorised in
CHILDRENS
FAIRY TALES
Categorised in
CHILDRENS
LITTLE GREY RABBIT
ANIMAL STORY
HEDGEHOGS
Categorised in
NATURAL HISTORY
ORNITHOLOGY
BIRDS OF PREY
EAGLES
Categorised in
TRANSPORT
MARITIME
SOUTH WEST UK
WALES
PADDLE STEAMERS
COMPANY HISTORY

The Lighthouses Of Trinity House written by Woodman, Richard & Wilson, JaneIn Lotus-Land Japan written by Ponting, Herbert G.Classic Salmon Flies History & Patterns written by Frodin, MikaelThe Time Traveller's Guide To Medieval England written by Mortimer, Ian
The Lighthouses Of Trinity HouseIn Lotus-land JapanClassic Salmon Flies History & PatternsThe Time Traveller
Price: £40.00Price: £40.00Price: £18.00Price: £28.00
Categorised in
MARITIME
LIGHTHOUSES
HISTORY
HISTORY (BRITISH)
REFERENCE
Categorised in
TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
ASIA
JAPAN
TRAVEL
Categorised in
FIELD SPORTS
ANGLING
FLY FISHING
SALMON
Categorised in
FOLIO SOCIETY
LITERATURE
MIDDLE AGES

The Dog Who Wasn't What He Thought He Was contributed by Sonia

I chose this book because, to my mind, it is a typical Cecil Aldin publication - I am a dog lover and love Aldin's drawings. This book is written by Walter Emanuel and I think the style of writing is very similar to Cecil Aldin's. However, the speech is slightly more forthright and tickles my sense of humour - for example:

"Then my master has given me the absurd name of Gibus, because, he says, my face reminds him of his opera hat when it is shut up. I only know one name more absurd, and that is Chicky [the baby in the story]. Which reminds me that it is pretty evident that I am intended to play second fiddle to that brat, and I don't intend to do it."

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The Dog Who Wasn't What He Thought He Was

A Selection from The Special Book Room

Undine written by De La Motte Fouque, Friedrich & Courtney, W.L.Bentley The 1938/1939 Overdrive Cars written by Frankel, Mervyn & Strang, IanHobby Horse Cottage written by Read, MissThe Oxford Encyclopedia Of Maritime History (4 Volumes) written by Hattendorf, John B. & et al,
UndineBentley The 1938/1939 Overdrive CarsHobby Horse CottageThe Oxford Encyclopedia Of Maritime History (4 Volumes)
1916 15 beautiful tipped-in colour plates plus chapter head & tail decorations. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Green and white pictorial endpapers and decorated title page. 136 pages. 10 x 7.5 inches. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Foxing throughout, especially at endpapers.
Price: £110.00
1st 1994 A specialised book concerned with the whereabouts of the survivors of the 200 "M" series Bentleys manufactured in 1938 and 1939 by Bentley Motors (1931) Limited, which company was then in the ownership of Rolls-Royce. Colour & b/w photos. Unread.
Price: £350.00
1st 1958 Brown boards, white titles. 4 full-page colour illustrations, b/w text illustrations. 102 pages. 8 x 5.25". Fading along cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has a few nicks to corners, with some foxing; edge-creased; a few marks to wrapper.
Price: £200.00
1st 2007 Large format. Blue cloth with black title labels to spine and front cover; gilt titles. Volume 1 covers Actium, Battle of, Ex Voto; Volume 2: Factory Ship, Navies: Japan; Volume 3: Navies: Portugal, Shipyards; Volume 4 Siebe, Augustus, Zheng He, Index.
Price: £100.00

Recent additions include:

...and many more!

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The Stella & Rose's Books Team

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