October 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to the October 2024 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 this newsletter finds you well. Autumn is slowly descending on the Wye Valley and our photo this month gives a taste of this beautiful time of year. We've been busy with some maintenance here at the shop. Our trusty server that hosts our website was getting a bit long in the tooth so needed replacement. This has gone very smoothly with little or no downtime. Having said that, if you do spot any issues with our website please let us know.
We always like to highlight local events and this month is no different. 'Shadows of Tintern offers a magical night in an outstanding setting, an evocative journey through this spectacular site-specific installation.' The event runs on 18th and 19th October so only a few days away.
And finally, our 'End of Summer Sale' will be finishing at the end of the month on Oct 30th. So don't miss out on an opportunity to grab a bargain.
That's all the news this month. Our article this month takes a look at creepy-crawlies whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Steve takes a railway journey through the Arabian Peninsular (or at least dreams of doing so). Enjoy!
Fairy Wings to Armour Plating contributed by Chris
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What a contrast! Where can we find that kind of variety in the natural world? In the world of insects! Over one million species of insects have been discovered and described but it is estimated that there may be as many as 10 million species on earth. There are approximately 1.4 billion insects for every person on Earth and the total weight of all the insects is about 70 times more than all the people. Wow! What amazing statistics from the Royal Entomological Society! Aren’t we glad that insects are such tiny creatures…. Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| Rupert Annual 1948 - The Rupert Book written by Bestall, Alfred | Lincolnshire (buildings of England) written by Pevsner, Nikolaus & Harris, John & Antram, Nicholas | Combat Codes written by Flintham, Vic & Thomas, Andrew | Isle of Wight Steam Passenger Rolling Stock written by Maycock, R.J. & Reed, M.J.E. |
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| Price: £90.00 | Price: £36.00 | Price: £15.00 | Price: £14.00 |
| Categorised in CHILDRENS ANNUALS RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970 RUPERT RUPERT ANNUAL | Categorised in TOPOGRAPHY (UK) EAST ANGLIA LINCOLNSHIRE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE BUILDINGS HISTORY | Categorised in MILITARY AIR FORCE AVIATION RAF | Categorised in TRANSPORT RAILWAYS ROLLING STOCK ISLE OF WIGHT |
| Gower (NN 99) written by Mullard, Jonathan | Gnomeland written by Uncle Elgo, | Bugatti 'Le Pur-Sang Des Automobiles' written by Conway, H.G. | The Silk Road: Art and History written by Tucker, Jonathan |
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| Price: £30.00 | Price: £20.00 | Price: £50.00 | Price: £30.00 |
| Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY NEW NATURALIST WALES GLAMORGAN GOWER | Categorised in CHILDRENS GNOMES | Categorised in TRANSPORT CARS MOTOR SPORT COMPANY HISTORY | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY (FOREIGN) ASIA CHINA ART |
The Hejaz Railway by James Nicholson contributed by Steve
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Growing up in the age of diesel locomotives, I have always been fascinated by steam. Partly I have my father to blame for this. He’s an engineer and welder and would often take us kids to museums that featured various engineering marvels. One of my favourites remains the York Railway Museum. I also grew up living opposite an old GWR station and goods shed in Sennybridge, Wales; the station closed in October 1962 with the Neath and Brecon Railway line closing completely in November 1969. I often wondered what it used to be like to have steam trains running past the house! Read more... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Sally Scatterbrain written by Bruce, Dorita Fairlie | William The Conqueror written by Crompton, Richmal | Watches: A Complete History... written by Clutton, Cecil & Daniels, George | Reportage (5 Volumes) written by Orwell, George |
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| 1st 1956 Orange cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with minimal loss at spine and corners. Price: £350.00 | 1926 Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 249 pages, with 3 adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Second impression of December 1926. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing, mainly to first few and last few pages and textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn at edges with slight loss and some neat repairs on verso. Price: £350.00 | 3rd 1979 Third (revised and enlarged) edition. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. Pages: 312. 16 colour plates; 387 b/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. Text block slightly browned. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Price: £120.00 | 1st thus 1998 Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at head and base width-ways but still holding. Price: £180.00 |
This Month's Special Offer
Special Offer20% discount on Children's books in our Special Book Room. Type in voucher code CHOC24 at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 10th November 2024. Browse current stock in this offer. |
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Best regards,
The Stella & Rose's Books Team
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