November 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to the November 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.
As always, we hope this newsletter finds you and your loved ones well. As we write this it's snowing heavily in Tintern! We seem to have skipped autumn and moved directly to winter! Anyhow, autumn has been as stunning as always here in the Wye Valley; our photo of the month comes from just up the valley in Symonds Yat and gives a glimpse of the beautiful scenery we're blessed with here.
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We always love meeting interesting people in the shop. Back in late September we had a visit from Roger Stennett, who was celebrating his 75th birthday (I know he does look young, doesn't he). Roger has been visiting the shop for over 40 years but today he found a book - one of the Cardiff Yesterday series - with a picture of his father on, Stan Stennett MBE, who was a professional actor, musician, entertainer and stand-up comic. Roger, who is a playwright, poet, screenwriter and scriptwriter (and the writer of 'Danger Mouse'!!), spoke of his early childhood memories of being in theatres and growing up with famous people as friends. Roger (who has released a number of poetry books recently) told us of the impact that his friend Ted Hughes had on his life. It was fascinating talking to Roger! |
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In our article this month, Theresa takes a look at the interesting history of The Brothers Grimm and how they came to compile the fairy tales which they are now famous for. In our featured book, Chris dives into a very rare and collectible book about the Wye Valley dating from 1841. It provides an amazing look back in time to when the River Wye was a busy throughfare and hive of industry - complete with beautiful hand-coloured illustrations. Enjoy!
The Brothers Grimm contributed by Theresa
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We may not all be familiar with the title ‘Kinder – und Hausmarchen’, but you will be familiar with the Folk Tales within – Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, the list goes on! Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German academics who collected and published folklore and their first book was published in 1812. In 1796, when the brothers were quite young, their father died. As a result they experienced great hardship growing up, but they worked hard at school and excelled in their studies. When they left school the brothers went to the University of Marburg, one of the oldest universities in Germany and this is where they developed their interest in folklore. Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| Otters (The British Natural History Collection) written by Chanin, Paul | BR Steam Locomotives Complete Allocations History 1948-1968 written by Longworth, Hugh | Jet Age Photographer: The Aviation Photography of Russell Adams written by Kershaw, Tim | Silk Roads: Peoples, Cultures, Landscapes written by Whitfield, Susan |
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| Price: £12.00 | Price: £35.00 | Price: £18.00 | Price: £30.00 |
| Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL MAMMALS OTTERS | Categorised in TRANSPORT RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES | Categorised in TRANSPORT AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY GENERAL EUROPE ASIA |
| Shakespeare With The Pets written by Shakespeare, William | Rupert Annual 1968 written by Bestall, Alfred | The Trigan Empire written by Lawrence, Dan | Badger Behaviour: Conservation & Rehabilitation written by Pearce, George E. |
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| Price: £28.00 | Price: £90.00 | Price: £28.00 | Price: £30.00 |
| Categorised in LITERATURE SHAKESPEARE ILLUSTRATED DOGS CATS | Categorised in CHILDRENS ANNUALS RUPERT RUPERT ANNUAL RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970 | Categorised in CHILDRENS COMIC BOOK SCIENCE FICTION | Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL MAMMALS BADGERS CONSERVATION |
Picturesque Description of The River Wye By T.H. Fielding contributed by Chris
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Those of you who are familiar with our shop, Stella & Rose’s Books, know that it sits on the bank of the River Wye in Tintern, separated from the river by the main road running from Chepstow to Monmouth. A beautiful location with views over to the majestic ruins of Tintern Abbey. While the Lower Wye Valley is a popular destination for tourists, how many know of the journey the river takes before arriving at the River Severn beyond Chepstow? This book enlightens us. Published in 1841, Picturesque Description lives up to it name, not only in the text but also the 12 glorious hand-coloured tipped-in aquatints. The source of the Wye as described by Fielding rises "amid lofty wilds, and for many miles retains the mountain character..." Read more... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes written by Potter, Beatrix | Five On A Treasure Island written by Blyton, Enid | Leaves of Grass written by Whitman, Walt & Motion, Andrew | Treasures of Land and Sea No author listed. |
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| 1st 1917 Small format. Green boards with red lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 52 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Some light page browning, fingering and other marks to generally clean contents. Price: £240.00 | 1948 Cream boards with black titles. Plain endpapers. B/w illustrations. 191 pages. The Famous Five's first adventure featuring a ruined castle, a wreck and buried treasure. 5th impression. Spine slightly bumped. Covers very slightly grubby. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to... Price: £110.00 | 1st thus 2009 Following the first edition (1855) with minor emendations. Introduced by Motion. Quarter-bound in green leather with green buckram sides. B/w text illustrations. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed. Price: £125.00 | An album of pressed flowers from the UK. Very large format. Black leather spine & corners, black cloth sides with gilt title and vignette to front. Flowers are pressed and mounted on card with paper guards. 212 specimens, 4 and 6 per page. Hand-written pencil common name to each specimen. List of Contents... Price: £750.00 |
This Month's Special Offer
Special Offer20% discount on Folio Society books in our Special Book Room. Type in voucher code FOL2024 at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 7th December 2024. Browse current stock in this offer. |
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The Stella & Rose's Books Team
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