February 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the February 2025 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.
After what feels like a long, cold, wet winter, little glimmers of spring are appearing here in the Wye Valley. As we write this, the sun is shining, the snow-drops are out and even the odd daffodil is emerging from hibernation!
Our article this month takes a fascinating look at Tintern Abbey - or should I say, both Tintern Abbeys! Maybe this will tempt you out of hibernation yourself to come and visit us! If you do plan on visiting, then this month's featured book might be just what you need: The Motorist's and Aviators Yearbook! Although, as it's from 1910, a few rules of the road (and air) may have changed. But it's still a very interesting glimpse at a bygone age of motoring.
Finally, our photo this month is of Chepstow Castle. Founded soon after the Norman invasion around 1067, it has gone through many changes over the centuries. Today, most of the castle is still standing and it's well worth a visit - as is the town of Chepstow. Enjoy!
Tintern Abbey contributed by Bernice
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A Tale of Two Abbeys We all know Tintern Abbey is in the Wye Valley and is the only one. Well, apparently not. A random question from one of our customers got me doing a bit of research and I was surprised to find out that there is another Tintern Abbey. I thought I would do a bit more digging and find out about the monks and how they lived along with the history of the abbeys. Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| The Collector's Guide To Antique Fishing Tackle written by Calabi, Silvio | Emergers written by Swisher, Doug & Richards, Carl | Reinhard Heydrich: The Chilling Story of The Man Who Masterminded The Nazi Death Camps written by Calic, Edouard & Bair, Lowell | The Life of A Boat: The 'nautobiography' of A 90-Year-Old Lifesaver written by Ewens, Graeme |
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| Price: £18.00 | Price: £12.00 | Price: £14.00 | Price: £20.00 |
| Categorised in FIELD SPORTS ANGLING COLLECTING ANTIQUES | Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY FRESHWATER LIFE ANGLING FLY FISHING | Categorised in HISTORY NAZIS POLITICS BIOGRAPHY MILITARY | Categorised in MARITIME LIFEBOATS HISTORY LIMITED EDITION |
| Cooper Cars written by Nye, Doug | George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch written by Roberts, Andrew | Hawker Hurricane 1935 Ownards (all Marks) (Owners' Workshop Manual) written by Blackah, Paul & Lowe, Malcolm V. & Blackah, Louise | Gladiators Over Malta: The Story of Faith, Hope and Charity written by Cull, Brian & Galea, Frederick |
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| Price: £38.00 | Price: £18.00 | Price: £18.00 | Price: £46.00 |
| Categorised in TRANSPORT CARS MOTOR SPORT COMPANY HISTORY | Categorised in HISTORY HISTORY (BRITISH) ROYALTY BIOGRAPHY | Categorised in TRANSPORT AVIATION AIRCRAFT | Categorised in TRANSPORT AVIATION AIRCRAFT MILITARY WORLD WAR II MALTA |
The Motorist’s and Aviator’s YearBook and Diary 1910 with an A.B.C. Legal Guide by C.C. Macklin contributed by Theresa
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“The motor-car went Poop-poop-poop, As it raced along the road. Who was it steered it into a pond? Ingenious Mr. Toad!” from Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame” published 1908. The early 1900s were a very exciting time for Motoring and Motor Sports, in 1901 the first Grand Prix was held in France, although the first racing track was built at Brooklands in Surrey in 1907. In 1900 there were approximately 700 to 800 cars on the UK roads but by 1920 there were 187,000. One of the first all British made cars was from The Wolseley Tool and Motor Company. Everybody was excited by the new technology eager to find out what would happen next. Read more... |
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A Selection from The Special Book Room
| Trout Hunter: The Way of An Angler written by Harrop, Rene | The History, Topography and Directory of Warwickshire written by West, Wm. | A History of The English Speaking Peoples (4 Volumes) written by Churchill, Winston S. & Jenkins, Roy | Sarraceniaceae of South America written by McPherson, Stewart & Wistuba, Andreas & Fleischmann, Andreas & Nerz, Joachim |
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| 1st 2003 A collection of provocative magazine articles penned by native American Harrop. Large format. Green boards, silver title to spine. 205 pages (including index). Lots of colour photos. Introduction by Andre Puyans and Foreword by John Randolph. Corners bumped and slightly worn. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and slightly creased at corners. Price: £100.00 | 1830 Inclusive of some portions of the Ancient Histories of Rous, Camden, Speed, and Dugdale, with curious memoirs of the lives of these early English writers; A description of the present state of the county with its modern divisions and subdivisions, and their population and valuation; A directory of every town and considerable village in the county; A Gazetteer of all the towns, villages, parishes... Price: £100.00 | 1st thus 2003 4 Volumes. Intorduction by Roy Jenkins. Red covers, gilt titles and blue bands to spines. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely set, no noteworthy blemishes. contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+). Price: £100.00 | 1st 2011 The family Sarraceniaceae consists of three genera of carnivorous pitcher plants. This volume handles all Sarraceniaceae from South America, including all known Heliamphora species (of which five are new and introduced here), as well as all known natural hybrids and three incompletely diagnosed Heliamphora taxa which have never been documented before... Price: £180.00 |
This Month's Special Offer
Special Offer20% discount on Military books in our Special Book Room. Type in voucher code MILITFEB at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 7th March 2025. Browse current stock in this offer. |
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