September 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to the September 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.
This month progress on the building work has carried on a pace. The damaged floors have been dug out and fresh concrete laid. The final scree has yet to go down - but if feels like the end is finally in sight. We hope to get flooring down in the next couple of weeks - with the new bookcases following soon after that.
We mentioned last month about the changes we are making to our postage rates. We hoped to have this live by now - but development and testing has taken a little longer than planned. We now hope to go live with the system on 22nd September. So you have one more week to enjoy cheaper postage!
The autumn high-tides start this week. With the good weather we've had recently, we hope there won't be any repeat of the March flooding and the shop will stay safe and dry. We hope you enjoy this newsletter. Rosemary's article is a glance back over book sales during lockdown - and an opportunity for us to say a huge thanks to all who have supported us during this time. For our 'Featured Book' slot this month, Bernice takes a look at the fascinating life of Sir Henry Seagrave.
With Thanks contributed by Rosemary
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Thanks to all our customers regular and new, we have been kept gainfully employed over these past few months. The range of books we have shipped has been very interesting, encompassing a wide spectrum of subjects. There have been many children’s books either old favourites such as Billy Bunter; Jennings; Rupert; Chalet School and the Enid Blyton’s series, or more recent authors/illustrators such as Lemony Snicket; J.K. Rowling; Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake. There have also been books to enchant such as the Pop-ups or to entice such as the Early Readers. Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| Little Lord Fauntleroy written by Burnett, Frances Hodgson | The S.E.5 File written by Sturtivant, Ray & Page, Gordon | Instruction Manual VW Transporter No author listed. | The Story Of Rudge Motorcycles written by Hartley, Peter |
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| Price: £12.00 | Price: £50.00 | Price: £28.00 | Price: £40.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN) | Categorised in TRANSPORT AVIATION AIRCRAFT | Categorised in TRANSPORT TRUCK CAR OWNER'S MANUAL | Categorised in TRANSPORT MOTOR CYCLES COMPANY HISTORY HISTORY |
| The Kingdom Under The Sea And Other Stories written by Aiken, Joan | Victorian Quakers written by Isichei, Elizabeth | Gardener To Queen Anne Henry Wise (1653-1738) And The Formal Garden written by Green, David | Stalin's Eagles: An Illustrated Study Of The Soviet Aces Of World War Ii And Korea written by Seidl, Hans D. |
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| Price: £12.00 | Price: £58.00 | Price: £85.00 | Price: £42.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS ILLUSTRATED SILHOUETTES FOLK TALES EUROPE | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY (BRITISH) RELIGION QUAKERS | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY (BRITISH) GARDENING GARDENS | Categorised in MILITARY WORLD WAR II KOREA AVIATION GENEALOGY |
The Lure of Speed contributed by Bernice
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Sir Henry Seagrave, an early pioneer in the world of motor sport gives a fascinating insight into early 20th century motor racing. He explains that in 1928 when this book was written that motor racing is much safer than when it started the century before, even though casualties occurred at virtually every race! He talks about racing past, present and future describing with a sound technical sense and in detail his record of a unique racing career over eight years, and the story of his life with modesty and restraint. His recall for all the events he entered is amazing, listing the state of the track, the problems before and during the race and who won or lost. It is astonishing to read, that the principles of the sport have changed very little in the last 100 years. Seagrave started when the sport was in its infancy and participated in both road racing and sprints and eloquently describes the conditions the drivers had to put up with... Read more... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| The Player's Boy written by Forest, Antonia | Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus written by Shelley, Mary | Vanity Fair written by Thackeray, William Makepeace | Can You Afford To Walk? The History Of The Hounsfield Trojan Motor Car written by Rance, Eric & Williams, Don |
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| 1st 1970 Red boards with gilt title to spine. When Nicholas Marlow rode away from Colebride at midnight with his near namesake Kit Marlowe, his only thought was to escape from an unbearable situation... Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper has bottom corner of front panel cut off... Price: £140.00 | 2003 Black leather binding with raised bands to spine. Elaborate gilt decorations. Silk endpapers and bookmark. Introduction by Edmund Lester Pearson. Collector's Edition, part of The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. Colour illustrations. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Price: £120.00 | Circa 1913 Large format. Grey cloth with gilts title to spine and front cover, which also has an oval pictorial onlay. 20 lovely tipped-in colour plates mounted on cream paper with captioned tissue-guards. 483 pages. This edition comes in an original cardboard box with oval pictorial onlay to top and dark writing. A few small white marks to top corner of front... Price: £120.00 | 1st 1999 Limited Edition to 500 numbered copies. Dark brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. This is Copy No. 445. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Small tape piece remains to pastedowns and wrapper flaps, where wrapper was stuck to book at one time. Light edge-creasing to wrapper, which has fade to spine. Price: £100.00 |
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The Stella & Rose's Books Team
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