December 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the December 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.
Decmeber 2025 already - the final newsletter of the year! Where has the year gone? We hope this newsletter finds you and your loved ones well. We hope you enjoy some time relaxing with friends and family over the festive season.
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We are very close now to final posting dates for UK Xmas delivery. The very latest that Royal Mail suggest is the 21st December provided you select 'express' delivery - but no guarantees! We've just completed the purchase of a large collection of history books. The collection took 5 car journeys to deliver over 2 days! Look out for them on our website. History Book Collection > |
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Our article this month is a featured book on jellyfish. The book contains some incredible photographs of these fascinating creatures. We hope you enjoy the newsletter and look forward to seeing you in the new year.
Jellyfish A Natural History by Lisa-Ann Gershwin contributed by Bernice
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I saw this book on the shelf and was reminded of my own painful dealings with the Portuguese Man-of-War, twice! The first time all the tentacles wrapped around my arm and my elbow was stuck in the bent position. I can remember someone saying to pee on it would help but, even through all the pain, I was thinking eeww, which is just as well as it is a myth! Having a look at the book I was amazed at the world of jellyfish and the amazing names such as the ‘Battering Ram Jellies’ or the ‘Long Stingy Stringy Thingy’. Whoever named them has a wicked sense of humour which had me in fits in laughter. The photographs are also beautiful and show the body patterns in clear detail. Read more... |
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A Sample of New Stock
| About Chepstow written by Waters, Ivor & Jolliffe, C. Gordon | All Summer Through written by Saville, Malcolm | Seven Years With Samantha written by Ball, Clive | St Helena Britannica: Studies In South Atlantic Island History written by Hearl, Trevor W. & Schulenburg, Alexander Hugo |
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| Price: £15.00 | Price: £14.00 | Price: £40.00 | Price: £24.00 |
| Categorised in TOPOGRAPHY (UK) WALES MONMOUTHSHIRE WYE VALLEY HISTORY HISTORY (BRITISH) | Categorised in CHILDRENS ADVENTURE | Categorised in TRANSPORT CARS AUSTIN (CARS) TRAVEL | Categorised in TOPOGRAPHY (UK) TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL) ATLANTIC ISLANDS |
| The Barsetshire Chronicles (6 Volumes) written by Trollope, Anthony | The Adventures of Tinker The Hole-Eating Duck written by Woodroffe, Patrick | A Day In A Child's Life written by Foster, Myles B. | Collins Tree Guide written by Johnson, Owen |
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| Price: £75.00 | Price: £34.00 | Price: £92.00 | Price: £18.00 |
| Categorised in FOLIO SOCIETY LITERATURE | Categorised in CHILDRENS ANIMAL STORY DUCKS (CHILDRENS) | Categorised in CHILDRENS SONGS (CHILDRENS) MUSICAL SCORE (CHILDRENS) | Categorised in NATURAL HISTORY BOTANY TREES REFERENCE WOODLAND |
A Selection from The Special Book Room
| The Tale of Benjamin Bunny written by Potter, Beatrix | Mrs. Beeton's Household Management written by Beeton, Mrs. Isabella | Cops and Robbers written by Ahlberg, Allan | A Master's Guide To Building A Bamboo Fly Rod written by Garrison, Everett & Carmichael, Hoagy B. |
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| 1st US 1908 American Edition with New York address to title-page. Blue paper boards with green titles and oval onlay to front cover. The text on pg15 still carries the misprint of "muffatees". Spine very slightly bumped and browned. A couple of hinges are slightly pulled. Name and date in ink to half title-page. Contained in a very scarce, original glassine wrapper which is a little frayed at edges with a few small chips and slight loss. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Price: £1100.00 | Circa 1925 Red leather embossed spine, gilt titles, brown cloth covers. 1680 pages + 8 pages of advertisements. Colour and b/w plates. A hefty volume. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some hinges pulled/cracked but binding still nice and tight. Slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with repairs on verso, section of loss to top corner of rear panel. Exceptionally scarce in dustwrapper. Price: £210.00 | 1st 1978 On Christmas Eve while children sleep the scallyway robbers prowl and creep... Glazed pictorial boards. Lively colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Indentation to top edge of rear cover. Some light/faint scoremarks to covers. Foxing throughout. A couple of hinges pulled but binding still tight. Price: £150.00 | 1995 Third Edition. Large format. Green cloth spine with black title. Cream boards with Mandarin symbol for the bamboo plant to front. Dark green endpapers. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. xvii and 296 pages inlcuding index. Second printing. Page 263/264 is creased. Else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is rubbed at closed edge, scuffed to plain side, else firm. Price: £120.00 |
This Month's Special Offer
Monthly Special Offer20% discount on all ART books in our Special Book Room. Type in voucher code Browse current stock in this offer. |
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Best regards,
The Stella & Rose's Books Team
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