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January 2023 Newsletter

Welcome to the January 2023 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 hope you have all had a relaxing and refreshing festive season! January is always a quiet month for us after the Christmas rush. We've started preparing for the imminent building work by clearing all the books and bookcases from the main downstairs room of the shop. Work is due to commence during the first week of February. As we mentioned in our last newsletter, this has meant that we're closed to the public until the end of March.

Sadly, we're not immune from Covid-19 and we've had a few members of staff off over the last few weeks. Usually it's the phones that suffer when we're short-staffed, so please bear with us. If your call is not answered immediately, please leave a message on the answering machine. Hopefully with the warmer weather there will be a few less germs around!

The beautiful book illustrations of Michael Foreman are much loved. Sonia has put together an interesting mini biography of Foreman in this month's article. Our featured book this month is really a series - the Photographic Memories Series by Francis Frith. Jo provides some fascinating background to the man and the series and includes some interesting local photos. Enjoy!

Michael Foreman contributed by Sonia

Michael Foreman is an award-winning illustrator of over 300 titles for both adults and children. He is best known for his children’s book illustrations and is a winner of numerous awards including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and Kate Greenaway Medal. He was born in Suffolk in 1938 and grew up near Lowestoft, in Pakefield, where his mother kept the village shop.

As a child, he did not have any books in the family home. This gave him the advantage of being able to come up with completely new look illustrations...

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A Sample of New Stock

The End Crowns All written by Marshall, EmmaOrlando (the Marmalade Cat) and The Water Cats written by Hale, KathleenThe Book of Eggs written by Hauber, Mark E.The End of The Affair written by Greene, Graham
The End Crowns AllOrlando (the Marmalade Cat) and The Water CatsThe Book of EggsThe End of The Affair
Price: £16.00Price: £48.00Price: £38.00Price: £25.00
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CHILDRENS
PICTORIAL BINDING
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CHILDRENS
CATS
CATS (CHILDRENS)
LITHOGRAPHS
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NATURAL HISTORY
ORNITHOLOGY
EGGS
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FOLIO SOCIETY
LITERATURE

The Orchids of Ireland written by Curtis, Tom & Thompson, RobertBiggles' Special Case written by Johns, W.E.The Motor Cycling Club written by Garnier, PeterDictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction written by Christensen, Alan Jay
The Orchids of IrelandBigglesThe Motor Cycling ClubDictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction
Price: £30.00Price: £90.00Price: £12.00Price: £50.00
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NATURAL HISTORY
BOTANY
ORCHIDS
IRELAND
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CHILDRENS
BIGGLES
BOYS
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TRANSPORT
MOTOR CYCLES
CARS
MOTOR SPORT
RALLYING
HISTORY
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
ARCHITECTURE
DICTIONARIES

Photographic Memories Series – The Francis Frith Collection contributed by Joanne

Photographic Memories Series – The Francis Frith Collection

The Photographic Memories Series is just one of a staggering twelve series of books that feature the famous black and white photographs from the Francis Frith collection. Photographic Memories presents 310 titles of various counties, cities and areas in the UK, with photos showcasing these areas prior to the 1960s.

How did this series come about?

Francis Frith (1822-1898) was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and turned out to be a multi-talented man. He was a devout Quaker, attending Quaker schools in Ackworth and Birmingham...

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A Selection from The Special Book Room

Reining Dreams written by Sternberg, FrancescaSeaports of The Far East written by Macmillan, AllisterAutocourse The Review of International Motor Sport 1966 written by Phipps, DavidThe Long Silence Falls: The Life and Times of The Merchant Navy Radio Officer 1900-2000 (Volume II) written by Selman, Tony & et al,
Reining DreamsSeaports of The Far EastAutocourse The Review of International Motor Sport 1966The Long Silence Falls: The Life and Times of The Merchant Navy Radio Officer 1900-2000 (Volume II)
1st 2011 What it takes to be the Champion and stay there in this demanding sport. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Packed full of colour photos. Spine and corners bumped. Contents bright. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased/rubbed. Neat barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.
Price: £110.00
2nd 1925 Second Edition. Historical and descriptive; commercial and Industrial; facts, figures, & resources. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette of palm tree to front board. B/w photos. Green mottling to text block. Damp stain to top & tail of spine. Small hole in cloth to front edge of spine. Uneven fading to boards. Professional repair of joints...
Price: £350.00
1966 Very large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour folding photos. The World's Fastest Cars and the Men who Drive Them. Tape marks to front and verso of dustwrapper, to board, and to endpapers. Text block browned. Top margins of contents browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is also worn at corners with closed edge-tears, grubby in appearance.
Price: £230.00
1st thus 2015 More stories from QSO. A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Tony Selman, Chairman of The Radio Officers' Association. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. A nice copy.
Price: £100.00

This Month's Special Offer

Special Offer

20% discount on Annuals in our Special Book Room.

Type in voucher code ANNUEX at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 4th February 2023.

Browse current stock of Annuals in this offer.

Recent additions include:

...and many more!

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Wyntours Leap in the Snow

Photo by Chris Bryant

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Wyntours Leap in the Snow

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The Stella & Rose's Books Team

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