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New Lower Shipping Rates Now in Force

We recently implemented the following lower shipping rates.

LABEL	DELIVERY TIME (ESTIMATED)	FOR ONE ITEM	EACH ADDED ITEM
Theatre Programmes, Take Home Books & Photographica UK Airmail (or Surface Mail) to Europe - Weight up to 100 grams	3 to 5 business days	£3.00	£2.00
Theatre Programmes, Take Home Books & Photographica UK Airmail (or Surface Mail) to Europe - Weight up to 100 grams	1 to 2 business days	£2.00	£0.50
Theatre Programmes, Take Home Books & Photographica UK Air Mail to Rest of World other than Europe - Weight up to 100 grams	5+ business days	£5.00	£2.00
UK Air Mail to Rest of World other than Europe - Weight up to 1 Kg	5+ business days	£12.75	£9.00
UK Air Mail to Rest of World other than Europe - Weight up to 1 Kg	3 to 5 business days	£7.00	£5.50
UK Surface Mail to Rest of World other than Europe - Weight up to 1 Kg	Up to 2 months	£8.00	£5.00
Within UK First Class - Weight up to 1 Kg	1 to 2 business days	£4.00	£1.50
Within UK Second Class - Weight up to 1 Kg	3 to 5 business days	£3.00	£2.00
Within UK Special Delivery - by 1pm Next Day M-F - Weight up to 1 Kg	Overnight - by 1pm next day	£7.50	£5.00
Within UK Special Delivery - by 9am Next Day M-F - Weight up to 1 Kg	Overnight - by 9am next day	£21.00	£17.50

 

 

2012 - Dickens Bicentennial

Expand your collection now in preparation for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

With Queen Elizaberth II celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this year, marking 60 years as Queen, StarDotStar Books has the following items about her coronation and others about her reign in stock.

The relevant items are:

The Illustrated London News - Coronation and Other Reports: June 13, 1953, This is a regular issue of ILN part of whiich is devoted to Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation.

The Illustrated London News - Royal Wedding Number - November 29, 1947 - Volume 211 - No 5667, This issue commemorates the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. With full-colour front (with photo portraits of the royal couple) and rear (colour advert for Austin Reed Ltd.). Includes hundreds of photos of the events surrounding the family and the wedding.

The Sphere - The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: June 6, 1953 - Vol. CCXIII - No 2782, This issue commemorates Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Includes many B&W photos and other illustrations.

Coronation Cut-Out Model Book, Souvenir of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, includes the story of the coronation and detailed instructions for assembling the cut-out pieces for models of Buckingham Palace, the Coronation Procession (comprising of the State Coach, 4 mounted postillions with four pairs of "Windsor Greys", 8 grooms (two to each pair of horses), "walking attendants", 6 household footmen (3 each side of the coach), 4 yeomen of the Queen's bodyguard, 4 mounted horse guards)) and Westminster Abbey. This is the one and only edition of this book ever published and all pieces are totally intact, never having been cut out. A truly unique item.

Picture Book of the Royal Tour, Photo record of Queen Elizabeth's 1953-54 Commonwealth tour. Includes 82 b&w captioned photographs.

The Illustrated London News - Coronation Number Queen Elizabeth II with 16 Coloured Plates and 594 Portraits and Illustrations in Photogravure, This is the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Special issue. It is a bound edition in hard laminated boards in blue with gilt embellishment and titles to front and rear. Includes a plethora of information on things royal generally and the ins and outs of the coronation specifically. Printed on high-quality, coated paper, it is beautifully illustrated with two-page, full-page and partial-page engravings.