An interview with Stella & Rose's Books

Biblio checks in with Stella & Rose's Books to learn more about their book business, collecting interests and more! To view and shop their inventory, click here.

When did you get started in bookselling?

1991

What are your specialties as a dealer?

Childrens books, Natural History, Transport including Motor Sport, Art, Military, Topography, History and Science & Technology

What's the most amazing book you've ever sold?

We've had so many wonderful books pass through our shops over the years, but the second privately printed edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, of which only 200 copies were published stays in the mind. Also, a copy of The Tailor of Gloucester (privately printed edition of which only 500 copies were published) signed by Beatrix Potter.

Do you have an open storefront or have you in the past?

Yes, we had two shops in the beautiful Wye Valley, although recently we have combined all the stock into our extensive premises at Tintern.

If so, do/did you have any bookstore pets?

We have two lovely Hearing Dogs