Stevensbooks & The Mint Press

01/09/2024

What are we doing?
POSTAGE FREE on all orders received through our website to celebrate the launch of Todd Grays new books on 7th September. For a limited period only.

24/08/2024

Friends of RAMM event: Exeter and Empire with Dr Todd Gray

In this lecture Dr Todd Gray will outline the principal ways in which Exeter was connected to the British Empire over the last 400 years through the lives of the men and women who lived and worked in the city.

1 October 2024 2.30 to 3.30pm. £10 (Friends of RAMM £8)

Book here: https://rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/exeter-and-empire/

21/08/2024

In this lecture Dr Todd Gray will navigate a controversial topic in current historical study. He will outline the principal ways in which Exeter was connected to the British Empire over the last 400 years through the lives of the men and women who lived and worked in the city. Colonialism once perme...

19/08/2024

New book pre-publication offer.
Thank you to all the customers who have already purchased their new books and are patiently waiting for them.

Not long now until both the charity launch 10am (Tickets £10) and private launch (invitation only) 12.30am events at the Guildhall Exeter on 7th September. Details on our website.

05/08/2024

Guess who is coming to see me to host a special talk! You got it - our very own Freeman and Local Historian Dr Todd Gray

Tickets can be found on the Exeter Corn Exchange website

23/07/2024

Had a lovely time at the Theatre with Janis and Todd watching this superb production and realised how much it had helped reading Strumpets and Ninnycocks to understand a wider context to the language and about the HORNS! LOL

13/07/2024

NOT LONG NOW! We are excited as Todd Gray's latest new books are in the final stages of production.The book will be in 2 volumes published by the Mint Press.

You can be part of this incredible project.

For a subvention of only £200 we are offering people the opportunity to become Patrons and have their name in the book, an invite to the launch on 7th September and a complimentary signed copy of each of the volumes. Please consider supporting us in this way. The offer ends 1st August.

All our books are "Made in Devon" and printed at Short Run Press,Exeter. Contact me for more details, Keith

24/06/2024

We have had a big increase in orders of this book and apparently it's due to the interest being generated by this new programme on Channel 4 at 9 pm this evening.

Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials

Thank you to all our customers we hope you enjoy your books, Keith

10/06/2024

Don't forget Fathers Day 16th June!! We have a wide selection of local books for any Dads that are interested in local history. They are available direct from us or through the book shops.

REMEMBER - Dads love books!

08/05/2024

03/05/2024

Todd is giving two different lectures 2pm and 7pm on the 19th May at the Parracombe Arts and Literary Festival 3- 27 May 2024. Tickets are now on sale.

09/04/2024

ADVANCED NOTICE - Hope to see you there.
25th Paignton. Palace Theatre Paignton. Play on Words

10.30am-11.30am: Devon History Matters with Dr Todd Gray (Auditorium) Tickets needed.

Only by examining the past can we hope to grasp the nature of modern society and anticipate the future. In this far-reaching lecture Dr Gray calls upon more than forty years of unparalleled archival work which has resulted in some fifty versatile and highly-original books on Devon. He will demonstrate how the discovery of previously unknown documents has significantly altered how we view Devon’s past and will reveal others that challenge our assumptions about ourselves and the past.

Returning in 2024, the English Riviera Literature Festival is curated by the team at the Palace Theatre in Paignton. The packed programme will include literary-themed events, workshops and fascinating talks on a range of interesting subjects including local history by
well-known local authors and speakers. Please check the website for the full programme: https://www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/

07/03/2024

It is World Book Day today and Mothering Sunday this weekend! Who needs the rest of the world when we have Devon and Exeter? We have over 50 local books for you to choose from. Please viist our website or any bookseller.

13/01/2024

THE CHANGING FACE OF THE HIGH STREET!

It is a shame to see the Exeter Waterstones in high street has closed. Thank goodness the OTHER one opposite John Lewis is still selling books! If you are up that end of town. Don't forget WH Smiths (Guildhall shopping centre) sells our books and usually has a nice display of stock.

02/01/2024

Wishing all our customers a very Happy New Year. Thank you for your continued support. We will up date our website with Todd's 2024 talks and events during this week.

19/12/2023

This is the link to see the feature on Exeter's buildings. Book sales are going well and copies available at all good booksellers including WH Smiths, The RAMM gift shop, and Waterstones in Exeter.

Watch the latest from ITV News - One of the city's historians has been researching current buildings and buildings lost over time

15/12/2023

A nice feature on ITV Westcountry news tonight featuring Todd Gray and Richard Lawrence talking about Exeter's Old buildings. Hopefully it will encourage people to choose the new book as a solution to their Christmas present headaches! It's on the shelves in Exeter WH Smiths (in the local books section over by the DVDs) and the RAMM gift shop, and Waterstones too.

02/12/2023

This new book published by the Mint Press was sucessfully "launched" at the North Devon Museum last evening. Please visit the exhibiton it is fascinating and you might see a relative!

22/11/2023

We are looking forward to Maynards School Christmas Fair on Saturday morning. Hope to see you there amonst the mince pie and a variety of interesting stalls. Come and enjoy yourself whilst support them and the Girls.

07/11/2023

At last we seem to have found a way forward with Amazon and customers wishing to buy through their site can search for the new book details and then chose the "other sellers" on Amazon compare NEW 2 from button below the add to basket area and chose us through that route. Thank you

05/11/2023

PLEASE NOTE - AMAZON We are aware that some customers like to buy through Amazon but they are currently INCORRECTLY stating long delivery dates of May 2024 for the new book. This is obviously wrong and an error but they seem unable to correct it at the moment.

We post books to you as soon as we receive your orders on our website or through Amazon.

29/10/2023

Spend the "extra hour" over today and the next few wet days reading one of our books. To celebrate the sucessful launch of Todd's new book we have started our winter sale through our website so please have a look. Thank you, Keith

Why? Because you are worth it.
Why? Because our books are worth it.
Why? Because you can NEVER have enough books.

Books from the Mint Press - Scholarly but readable

10/10/2023

A new book by Todd Gray is out soon! 26th October. Exeter's Lost Buildings, Destruction 1800-1899.
Available direct from our website.

Welcome to Stevens Books Specialising in innovative historical and archeological non-fiction books about Devon and Cornwall About Us Since 2002 we’ve sought, selected and retailed academic books with the twin themes “local studies” and “historical interest”. Stevens Books is sole distribut...

09/10/2023

Sales of this book have rocketed. We have had so much interest! Thanks are due to Professor Mark Stoyle at Southampton University for his course, and Exeter University and the announcment of the MA course they are offering next year.

Could halloween have more to do with it?

Well it's magic for us. Thank you to all our customers.

16/09/2023

APPLEDOR BOOK FESTIVAL

TALK: BARNSTAPLE’S GOLDEN AGE. 19 Sept. 2023, 11.30am
Dr Todd Gray MBE makes a welcome return to the festival, where he will be talking about recent discoveries in Barnstaple's history. The book 'Barnstaple 1640-1670' focuses on a period in which North Devon prospered on the sales of its pottery and woollen cloth to markets throughout Europe. These 17th century endeavours fundamentally changed the town and produced extraordinary ornamental plasterwork. Todd is a historian who has published widely on Devon. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and in 2016 was given the Freedom of Exeter for his contribution to the study of local history.

04/09/2023

As we approach the anniversary of the late Queen's passing we have been contacted by a lady who thinks her Mum ( Lorna Phyllis Barker ) is the patient in the bed in this photograph of Todds book, Queen Elizabeth II in Exeter, on page 35. It's a shame you cannot see her more clearly. She would be about 47 years old. Does anyone remember? Or do you recognise the nurses, or have any further information? We would love to hear from you.

03/09/2023

EXETER LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Announces the public unveiling of its project
Exeter’s Lost Buildings: Destruction from 1800 to 1899
by Dr Todd Gray MBE

Be involved through:

Introductory lecture on the project’s conclusions: 2pm, 26 October 2023, Exeter Guildhall. In this two-part lecture Dr Todd Gray changes the way we think about Exeter’s history by opening up the topic of the loss of the city's historic buildings in the 1800s. He will begin by introducing the hitherto-unappreciated collection of images that chronicle destruction in the city centre. In the second part Gray will outline the main reasons for loss which have not been previously understood. Tickets £6.00 are available on Eventbrite. We expect high demand so book early to secure your place.

Acting as a Patron: for a contribution of £300 each patron will be listed in the opening pages of the book, be invited to the launch at 10.00am on 26 October at the Guildhall and receive three copies of the volume.

Acting as a Supporter: for a contribution of £100 each contributor will be listed in the book, be invited to the launch at 10.00am, 26 October at the Guildhall and receive a copy of the volume.

Thank you Keith

For details of how to participate as a Patron or a Supporter, please email the Society’s Treasurer by 15 September at [email protected].

04/08/2023

CANCELLED please note that due to the weather forecast Silverton Street Market has sadly been cancelled for this year. Lets hope next year will be dry and sunny.

30/07/2023

Visit us at Silverton Street Market this Saturday. A great day out see full details at www.silverton.org.uk We are stall 26 near the Square entrance to Fore Street - look for the books!

Silverton Street Market 2023 is taking place on Saturday the 5th of August from 10am-5pm. Entry is £3 for adults, under-16s are free - as is our parking :-) Our theme this year is "One Planet".

18/07/2023

Thank you to all the people who attended the book market in front of Exeter Cathedral on Sunday and particularly those who bought books from us. It was great to be able to do a full display of nearly all our titles. We hope our book buyers will enjoy their purchases and would encourage a view of our website to see our full range of quality local books. Keith

Welcome to Stevens Books Specialising in innovative historical and archeological non-fiction books about Devon and Cornwall 13 th July 2023, Thursday 10am-12.30pm: Exeter Local History Society Workshop: ‘Lost Buildings of Exeter, the 1800s’, with Dr Todd Gray at St Katherine’s Priory, Exeter. ...