March 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to the March 2020 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.
What a month it has been - locally and internationally! On Wednesday 11th March, we suffered our worst ever flood. A high tide was forecast, and this was coupled with heavy flood water and a south westerly wind. This combination resulted in the River Wye at Tintern reaching the highest level we have ever seen. We had cleared the lowest shelves in several rooms on the ground floor as a precaution - but the flood went much higher than we expected, and we ended up with 3 or 4 inches of water throughout the entire ground floor of the shop. About 450 books were ruined. See the photo at the bottom of this newsletter to see Onyx enjoying the watery view!
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However, things could have been a lot worse. The river came in again on the Thursday morning - but thankfully it was not as high. By Thursday evening we had mainly cleared up with soggy books cleared off the shelves and industrial dehumidifiers starting to dry out bookcases and flooring. Thankfully, most of the water that crept in around our flood-boards or through gaps in the outer walls was quite clean. As we write this, business is largely back to normal. The shop is closed to the public whilst we dry things out - but we hope to be open again soon. We are processing internet orders as normal. In other news we're all thankfully virus free! So far the virus has not affected the business. We are obviously taking the recommended hygiene precautions to keep ourselves and our customers safe. We have good supplies of packaging materials and the postal service is running fine. For international orders there may be a small delay; but this is a quickly evolving situation. We hope this newsletter finds you all safe and well. |
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Folio Society Books contributed by Bernice
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The books published by the Folio Society include just about every subject imaginable. They are beautifully covered and bound exceptionally well. The Folio Society was founded in 1947 and has been publishing carefully crafted editions for over 70 years. Much thought, care and attention is taken in designing the books so that each one is a unique entity. Features of the books include: Decorative head and tail bands and gilded or coloured top edges where appropriate. Bindings which are all sewn in 16-page sections to the highest standard so that they not only look good on the shelf but are also easy to read. The slipcase which is a distinctive feature of Folio Society books and is also the traditional protective covering keeping the books in pristine condition. Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| Carbodies The Complete Story written by Munro, Bill | Experimental & Prototype U.s. Air Force Jet Fighters written by Jenkins, Dennis R. & Landis, Tony R. | Netsuke The Hull Grundy Collection In The British Museum written by Harris, Victor | William And The Masked Ranger written by Crompton, Richmal |
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| Price: £25.00 | Price: £65.00 | Price: £90.00 | Price: £45.00 |
| Categorised in TRANSPORT CARS | Categorised in AVIATION AIRCRAFT AIR FORCE MILITARY | Categorised in ART SCULPTURE MUSEUMS COLLECTING | Categorised in CHILDRENS BOYS SCHOOL STORIES |
| Brendon Chase written by BB, | The Once And Future King written by White, T.H. | The Apple Pie And Other Stories written by Steedman, Amy | Medicine For The Soul written by Rawcliffe, Carole |
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| Price: £58.00 | Price: £70.00 | Price: £12.00 | Price: £20.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS HUNTING | Categorised in FOLIO SOCIETY CHILDRENS KING ARTHUR (CHILDRENS) | Categorised in CHILDRENS ANTHOLOGY - STORY | Categorised in HISTORY MEDICAL EAST ANGLIA NORFOLK |
The Art of Maurice Sendak By Selma G. Lanes contributed by Rosemary
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What an informative book this is. It has been a pleasure to look through its pages of illustrations and detail. The author and illustrator Maurice Sendak was born on 10th June 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, to Polish Jewish parents Sarah and Philip. He was the youngest of three children. As a child Maurice Sendak was called Murray and his earliest colour drawing of Mickey Mouse, done when he was six, is signed Murray Sendak. He was born in the same year asWalt Disney’s illustrious mouse who was an early dominant figure and “best friend.” Read more... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| The Little Black Sambo Books (6 Volumes) written by Bannerman, Helen | Stories From Hans Andersen written by Andersen, Hans Christian | Shakespeare's Comedy Of The Tempest written by Shakespeare, William | The Holkham Bible written by Brown, Michelle P. |
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| Six books. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The Stories of: Little Black Mingo; Little Black Quibba; Little Black Bobtail; Little Black Quasha; Little Black Sambo; Sambo And The Twins. Contained in pictorial slip-case. ALL are reprints in the 1970s. Only 3 have their dustwrappers... Price: £120.00 | 1st 1911 Custom red leather binding with raised bands to spine, with gilt title to spine, gilt border to front, small circular onlay of the Little Mermaid. 28 tipped-in colour plates with captioned paper guards. Each text page has a decorative green header and footer and is bordered by a double green line... Price: £600.00 | 1st 1908 40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine is faded. Corners are nice and sharp. All plates are present and fine. Foxing throughout book, but still very good! Contained in original (rare) wrapper with pictorial onlay... Price: £680.00 | 1st thus 2007 Facsimile edition. Large format. Three quarter bound in blue leather, raised bands to spine, gilt decorations to spine. Blue patterned cloth boards with leather onlay to front containing title in red and gilt vignette. All edges gilt. Blue ribbon page marker. Illuminated manuscript. Limited to 1750 numbered copies... Price: £325.00 |
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Best regards,
The Stella & Rose's Books Team
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