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WELCOME TO WEBBERLEY'S BOOKSHOP
You will find us situated in Hanley at the heart of the Potteries, where we have been a family run independent bookshop for 90 years. We also sell fountain pens, stationery and art materials. Follow the links below for the different departments. To contact us with any enquiries or orders please telephone 01782 222 111 or e-mail books@webberleys.co.uk BOOK DEPARTMENTS
We have a comprehensive stock of books for adults and children, literature lovers and those searching for the most up to date text books. We offer a friendly service and we can use our computer system and bibliographic databases to search our own stock lists quickly and also to make special orders from suppliers. We are happy to help with any enquiries. ARTISTS' MATERIALS DEPARTMENT
On our first floor we have art materials and items for craft work. We offer the full range of Winsor & Newton and Daler~Rowney products and an array of easels and canvases. STATIONERY and FOUNTAIN PENS
We stock a fantastic range of stationery and beautiful fountain pens, including Parker, Waterman and Cross pens. You will find links here to pages with details of our pen ranges. HOW TO FIND US and OPENING HOURS
There is a map link in this section and also a list of useful book, pen and writing sites. |
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| BOOKS |
| We pride ourselves
on being a helpful, independent bookshop, that allows you to be independent
in your choice of books. On our shelves you will find more interesting
titles than in the high street chains. We always have the best sellers
and can point you in the direction of our favourites, but we also
have over 75,000 different titles allowing you the opportunity to choose
from the broadest range possible. For example, we have
excellent and constantly updated ranges of books on local history and ceramics, subjects we
know are of great interest to our local customers. We also have hundreds
of books on football, including a range of
books on our local clubs. Should your tastes be particularly eclectic, we can order books especially for you, with many titles arriving within a couple of days. In addition, we offer selected titles at reduced prices. |
Fiction and Biographies |
Text Books |
| CATEGORIES COVERED: Ground Floor: Literature Department Biography Classics and Future Classics Crossword and Puzzle Books Fiction (Hardback and Paperback) Humour Music, Film and Television Plays and Poetry |
| Ground Floor:
General Department Antiques Architecture Art, Design and Photography Craft and DIY Food and Drink Gardening History Natural History Transport |
| Ground Floor:
Children's and Travel Atlases, Maps and Globes Children's Books Guide Books Local History Phrase books Revision and Workbooks (up to GCSE Level) Travel Writing |
| First Floor:
Textbooks Astrology and Occult Astronomy Bibles Business and Management Computing Dictionaries and Languages Education Geography Law Maths Medical and Nursing Politics and Current Affairs Religion Revision Aids (post GCSE) Science including Popular Science Sociology |
| To contact us with orders or enquiries
for books please telephone 01782 222 111 or e-mail books@webberleys.co.uk If you wish us to post your book, please phone with address and credit card details. Postage costs will be higher for delivery outside the UK. Click here for full terms and conditions. |
| LOCAL
HISTORY & LOCAL RAILWAYS TITLES |
| A Century of The Potteries by Alan Taylor Published in Paperback by Sutton Books A fascinating collection of photographs illustrating the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in The Potteries during the 20th century. Price £9.99 plus postage at £1.69 Total = £11.68 |
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| Staffordshire Airfields in the Second World War
by Martyn Chorlton Published in Paperback by Countryside Books Martin Chorlton's thoroughly researched and action-packed book describes the history of Staffordshire's airfields during the Second World War. Price £12.99 plus postage at £2.18 Total = £15.17 |
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| Rough Clay by Chrissie Loveday Published in Paperback by iUniverse Press A novel portraying the reality of life in the 20th century Potteries. Price £8.53 plus postage at 90p Total = £9.43 |
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| Life and Times on the Dale by
Barry Williams Published in Paperback by Churnet Valley Books A collection of stories and photographs of Silverdale filled with memories and tales from the village characters. Price £8.95 plus postage at 90p Total =£9.85 |
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| A History of Staffordshire by
M W Greenslade & D G Stuart Published in Hardback by Phillimore & Co. Ltd Staffordshire is a county of unexpected contrasts. By no means all Black Country and Potteries, it is rich in natural beauty. Profusely illustrated, this is an excellent history of the county for the general reader or a student of local history. Price £15.99 plus postage at £1.30 Total = £17.29 |
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| The Borough of Stoke-on-Trent
by John Ward Published in Hardback by Webberley Ltd An excellent general history of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme written in 1843. Price £18.95 FREE POSTAGE Total = £18.95 |
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| Stoke-on-Trent A History by
Alan Taylor Published in Hardback by Phillimore This book traces the history of this unique region from the coal mine recorded at Tunstall in 1282, through the potters that have become household names -Wedgwood, Minton, Spode and Moorcroft. This is a book for all with an interest in the people and places that made the Potteries. Price £14.99 plus postage at £1.30 Total = £16.29 |
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| Burleigh, The Story of Pottery by
Julie McKeown Published in Hardback by Richard Dennis. This well researched book narrates the history of Staffordshire earthenware manufacturers, Burgess, Dorling and Leigh Ltd from 1862 to the present day. Fully illustrated with colour photographs of original documents and their beautiful pottery. Price £45.00 plus postage at £5.29 Total = £50.29 |
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| Leek & Manifold Valley Light
Railway by Lindsey Porter Published in Paperback by Asbourne Editions The Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway closed in 1934 after running for 30 years. There are now few physical remains. Yet, with this comprehensive collection of evocative photographs, the days of the railway can be vividly recreated. Price £6.99 plus postage at 90p Total = £7.89 |
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| The Vanished Landscape - A 1930's
Childhood in the Potteries by Paul Johnson Published in paperback by Phoenix Paul Johnson recalls, in words and pictures, his childhood in the potteries - and a unique industrial landscape and way of life that have now gone forever. Price £7.99 plus postage at 90p Total = £8.89 |
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| Images of England - Biddulph
by Derek J. Wheelhouse Published in paperback by Tempus Publishing Limited This is the first volume in the Images of England series which looks at the area of Biddulph. This is a collection of pictures from Biddulph's past spanning many years. Price £12.99 plus postage at 90p Total = £13.89 |
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| Images of England - Biddulph Volume
II by Derek J. Wheelhouse Published in Paperback by Tempus Publishing Limited The collection of photographs on Biddulph published by Tempus and written by Derek J. Wheelhouse traces some of the changes and developments in Biddulph over the last century. Price £12.99 plus postage at 90p Total = £13.89 |
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| Images of England - Around Hanley
by John S. Booth Published in Paperback by Tempus Publishing Limited This is a fascinating collection of photographs taken in and around the rapidly developing pottery town of Hanley. Originally just a single farm, Hanley grew into the largest and most central town in the greater area of Stoke-on-Trent, blossoming in the early twentieth century with the development of heavy industry. This pictoral history reflects the town as it was at that time, at the height of its success. Price £12.99 plus postage at 90p Total = £13.89 |
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| Bullers of Milton by Sue
Taylor Published in Paperback by Churnet Valley Books. Charting the history of the now defunct electrical porcelain manufacturers established by the Buller family in the 19th century. Price £12.95 plus postage at £1.30 Total = £14.25 |
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| Endon Reflections by Robert
Barlow and the Endonian Society Published in Paperback by Churnet Valley Books. Some memories and photographs of around Endon, Stanley and Stockton Brook. Price £9.95 plus postage at 90p Total = £10.85 |
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| Policing The Potteries by Alf Tunstall
and Jeff Cowdell Published in Paperback by TCP (Book) Ltd. Intrigue, corruption, drunkenness exemplary conduct and humorous anecdotes about the policing of North Staffordshire. Price £17.95 plus postage at £2.68 Total = £20.63 |
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| The Spirit of Leek: 3 - The
Textile Mills from the Landmark Collector's Library by Cathryn Walton and Lindsey Porter. Published in Hardback by Landmark Publishing. Includes 375 photos ranging in subject from social events to detailed photos of mill departments. This book will bring back many memories and serve as a lasting reminder of the former major industry of Leek. Price £19.95 plus postage at £2.68 Total = £22.63 |
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| The Spirit of Macclesfield from
the Landmark Collector's Library by Doug Pickford. Published in Paperback by Landmark Publishing. Over 350 photographs, including a number of school class photos, depicting the changing face of the historic silk town of Macclesfield in the twentieth century. Pickford covers a host of topics ranging from the Market Place to Carnival Time. Price £14.95 plus postage at £1.30 Total = £16.25 |
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| Potteries Lad by Bill Ridgway Published in Paperback by Churnet Valley Books This popular book on the potteries is a collection of articles originally written for the Evening Sentinel publication The Way We Were. These articles grouped into themes cover many aspects of growing up in the post war potteries. Price £9.95 plus postage at 90p Total = £10.85 |
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| Meir Today Gone Tomorrow by
Nicholas Cartlidge Published in Paperback by Churnet Valley Books A book on Meir that concentrates on the years since 1939 to the present day and the one thing that dominated this period - the A50 trunk road which dissects the town and has at times threatened to destroy it. This book features many people and events that have touched the town of Meir. Price £12.95 plus postage at £1.30 Total = £14.25 |
| To contact us with orders for these
or other books please telephone 01782 222 111 or e-mail books@webberleys.co.uk If you wish us to post your book, please phone with address and credit card details. Postage costs will be higher for delivery outside the UK.Click here for full terms and conditions. For information about Stoke-on-Trent including local history, visit www.thepotteries.org |
| WEBBERLEY'S BOOKSHOP |
| Paints Winsor & Newton Artisan Artists' Water colours Artists' Oil Colours Cotman Water colours Designer's Gouache Colours Finity Acrylics Galeria Griffin Alkyd Inks Winton Oil Colours |
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| Daler~Rowney Artists' Water colours Artists' Oil Colours Aquafine Water Colours Cryla Acrylic Designer's Gouache Inks Georgian Oil Colours System 3 Acrylic Staywet palettes |
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| Bob Ross Bob Ross Oil Paints, Books and accessories Snazaroo Snazaroo Face paints, Body Paints, Powder and other children's paints. Craft Paints including Pebeo, Marabu and Humbrol. |
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| Brushes Daler~Rowney Winsor & Newton Pro-Arte |
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| Easels Mabef Daler~Rowney Winsor & Newton |
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| Sheet Paper,
Pads and Card Bockingford Canford Cotman R K Burt The Handmade Paper Company |
Pencils and
Pastels Derwent Caran d'Ache Faber Castell Winsor & Newton |
| Drawing boards
and Technical Instruments Blundell & Harling Drawing boards - Challenge Parallel Motion A1, A2 & A3 Calligraphy Boards - A2 & A3 Rotring |
Pens Tria markers Zig postermarkers (Chalk effect) |
| Craft Materials Fimo, Clays and Clay Modelling Tools, Beads, Foam, Feathers, Glues, Pipecleaners, Rubber Stamps, Chinese paints, Pergamano Tools and Papers, Card Making Equipment. and much, much more... To contact us with any enquiries or orders please telephone 01782 222 111 or e-mail books@webberleys.co.uk |
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| ARTISTS' MATERIALS: CURRENT SPECIAL OFFERS |
| OFFERS Winsor & Newton 50% off all Winsor & Newton Canvases |
| Do Crafts Regular Do Craft promotions offering great savings on leading craft brands such as Papermania, Anita's Art Stamps, XCUT and Craft Tonic |
Special offers only available in the shop and whilst promotional stocks last. All offers subject to change. |
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PENS & STATIONERY |
| We have a fantastic range of pens,
from simple everyday pens to collectable, luxury fountain pens, both
classic and modern in design. We also provide a back-up service for
your fountain pen needs: we supply all the necessary accessories, including
inks, nibs and refills. Follow the links below for details of our most
popular fountain pen ranges (Parker, Cross and Waterman) and click here
for books on fountain
pens. Other ideal gifts are leather briefcases, purses and wallets; framed prints; photo and stamp albums and desk accessories. We also stock jigsaw puzzles and chess sets, Mah Jong sets and other games from suppliers such as Gibson's Games. We have office supplies, including tippex and paper-clips plus the full complement of account books. Our stationery selection also includes Filofaxes, Letts organisers and Collins diaries, calendars and journals, writing paper, greetings cards and wrapping paper and personalised stationery, such as wedding stationery and Christmas cards. Cake decorating accessories are also in this department. Our pen and stationery department is on the first floor and can be reached by either lift or stairs. You can also contact us by phone or e-mail about our product ranges, prices and postal delivery service. MAJOR RANGES STOCKED: |
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and Special Pens Parker (follow link for details) Waterman (follow link for details) Cross (follow link for details) Fisher Space Pens Lamy Pelikan Rotring Sheaffer Tombow Yard-o-Led Please note, we now stock Conway Stewart pens |
Parker Duofold Marble 
Waterman Expert 
Parker Inflection Stainless Steel Gold Trim |
| Simple pens Papermate Pelikan Pentel Pilot |
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| Cards
and Paper Artists' cards Conqueror paper Medici cards Ling Design cards Caspari Gift Wrap |
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| Personalised
Stationery CCA Collisons Collisons Charity Guild Fine Impressions Medici |
| To contact us with any enquiries or
orders please telephone 01782 222 111 or e-mail books@webberleys.co.uk. For enquiries or orders during December, please telephone between 9.00am - 10.30am or 4.00pm - 5.30pm. Orders below £50 are subject to additional postage and packaging charges. |
| THE POTTERIES BOOSKSELLER |
| HOW TO FIND US We are on Percy Street at the heart of Hanley
To View Map OPENING HOURS
LOCAL INTEREST VisitStoke.co.uk USEFUL BOOK SITES The BBC Book site is a comprehensive site for books and literature with profiles of authors, literary news, book reviews, genre sections and a host of other features. ABE Books is an excellent site for those searching far and wide for an out of print or rare book. USEFUL PEN and WRITING SITES Bill Acker's Fountain Pen Page is a great source of information for new fountain pen collectors. The Writing Equipment Society in the UK. SharpWriter.com an excellent resource for writers. |
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Hypertext Links: Contact webmaster@webberleys.co.uk Ordering and our Terms and Conditions for Book Telephone Sales: Please phone us on 01782 222 111 to place an order, for the books shown or any other books. You can also e-mail enquiries to books@webberleys.co.uk. You can pay over the phone by Mastercard, Visa or Switch. We will post the books to you by first class post. The total prices given above include the cost of postage to addresses in the UK. Postage will be more to addresses outside the UK. There is no VAT on books. If we have the book in stock, we will post it on the day of ordering or the next working day. Delivery will then be subject to Royal Mail's delivery performance and will typically take a day. We will inform you of a likely delivery date at the time of ordering, and you have the right to cancel an order if delivery exceeds 30 days, unless previously agreed between yourselves and us. If you are not happy with the book in any way, you may return it to us for a full refund (including reasonable costs incurred by you in returning the book), provided you contact us within 7 days of receiving the order and the book is returned to us in the same good condition that we sent it to you. You can contact us by phone on 01782 222 111, by e-mail on books@webberleys.co.uk or by post at Webberley's Bookshop, Percy Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 1NG. Orders can also be cancelled if the goods have not yet been despatched. These terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights. Please be aware that we will not accept repeat orders from customers who abuse this returns policy. We reserve the absolute right to decline to accept any order at our sole discretion. |
| Webberley Ltd Percy Street
Hanley Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1NG |