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We specialise in all aspects of philatelic literature on a full-time basis and hold extensive stocks of second-hand and selected new titles. Below is a selection of the newest items added to the site.

Wagner, Ryszard

Middle East and Italy 1940-1948
Publisher: Caldra House, London, 1992

Paperback, vii + 355 pages, illustrated, pages a little toned else in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Speeckaert, A.

Stempelstudie
Publisher: Koninklijke Postzegelvereniging, 1986

First edition, paperback, illustrated, 130 pages + 3 maps, text in Dutch, tear to edge of transparent plastic rear cover with small amount of loss else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Errani, E. and Raybaudi Massilia, M.

Publisher: Janusa, Rome, 1988

Paperback, 310 pages, illustrated, text in Italian, in Very Good condition.

£21.00

Publisher: Phillips, Milan, 1992

Auction catalogue, paperback, 46 pages, illustrated, text in Italian, tiny corner-crease to rear cover else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Pratt, Major R.W. and Proud, Edward B. (editor)

(1839-1967)
Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 1985

First edition, hardback, illustrated, 274 pages, slight hint of spine-lean, ex-Royal Philatelic Society London Library with library stamp to title-page, in Good condition.

£20.00

Zaphiriou, Dimitri P.

Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1987

Large hardback, dustwrapper, circa 575 pages + fold-out plates + 3 loose facsimile documents, text in English, in Very Good+ condition.

£30.00

Ferchenbauer, Dr. Ulrich

Handbuch und Spezialkatalog
Publisher: privately published by the author, Vienna, 2000

Sixth edition, large hardback, illustrated, map endpapers, 1428 pages, text in German, dusty marks and foxing to the top page-edges, a Good working copy.

£35.00

Seymour, J.B.

Part One: The Line-Engraved Issues 1840 to 1853
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1950

Second edition, No. 34 of 100 copies bound in quarter vellum, red cloth boards, top-edge gilt, illustrated, viii + 248 pages + 3 plates, minor wear, slightest hint of spine-lean, covers slightly sunned, lacks the original slipcase, pages lightly toned, in Good condition.

£24.00

Feldman, Hugh

A history of their offices and handstamps within the General, Penny and Twopenny Posts
Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust & the Postal History Society, 1998

Two large hardback volumes in slipcase, illustrated, 900+ pages, folding maps in pocket at rear, minor blemishes to the slipcase else in Very Good condition.

£45.00

Kiryushkin, A.V. and Robinson, P.E.

Publisher: J. Barefoot Ltd., 1994

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 180 pages, tiny mark to upper page-edges else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Kiryushkin, A.V. and Robinson, P.E.

An Introduction and Guide
Publisher: J. Barefoot Ltd., 1989

Large (A4) paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, 110 pages, some corner-creasing to the front cover, previous owner’s name to title-page, in Good condition.

£12.50

Marcilger, V.

Die Postgeschichte bis 1919
Publisher: Paul v. Sengbusch Verlag, Heide, 1987

Second edition, large paperback, illustrated, circa 300+ pages + folding maps, text in German, in Very Good condition.

£26.00

Jakimovs, N.

1918 to 1945
Publisher: Paul v. Sengbusch Verlag, Heide, 1988

Large paperback, illustrated, circa 350+ pages, bilingual text in English & German, very slight shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£26.00

Ashford, P.T.

Publisher: privately published by the author, 1994

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 84 pages, slight corner-crease to rear cover and last few pages else in Very Good condition.

£18.00

Melville, Fred J.

Government Postage Stamps
Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1913

Hardback, quarter leather gilt, grey card boards, original paper covers bound in, 72 pages + iv publisher’s advertisements, ex-Royal Philatelic Society London library with some library marks to front endpaper, a little foxing to the first two pages, in Good condition.

£18.00

Smythies, E.A. and Martin, D.R.

Publisher: Philatelic Society of India, Lahore, 1927

First edition, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, [10] + xii + 91 pages, complete with 15 loose plates + 5 line blocks in pocket at end, cloth binding slightly rubbed and mottled, rubbed at foot of spine and with a short tear to rear edge of spine, small dent with tiny amount of loss to the cloth at lower edge of front cover, slight vertical central crease to pages otherwise the pages are fine, a few minor signs of wear to edges of one or two of the plates, in Good condition.

£250.00

Fryer, Gavin

Publisher: privately published, 1997

Paperback (card covers), v + 90 pages, in Very Good condition.

£14.50

Barker, B. Leslie

A Congress Carroll
Publisher: privately published, 1955

Paperback, 24 pages, illustrated, tiny corner-crease and a couple of tiny foxing spots, in Good condition.

£20.00

Melville, Fred J.

With an Appendix: “Notes on the Postal Adhesive Issues of the United Kingdom During the Present Reign” by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.
Publisher: The Junior Philatelic Society, London, [1904]

Small paperback, illustrated, 56 pages + viii plates, foot of spine slightly rubbed with tiny amount of loss, slight corner-crease, small signs of use, in Good condition.

£9.50

Melville, Fred. J.

Publisher: Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co., USA, 1920

Paperback, illustrated, 22 pages, front cover detached, loss of some fragments of the front cover, pages fine, in Fair condition.

£9.50

Poole, Bertram W.H.

Publisher: Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co., USA, no date [circa 1912]

Hardback, half blue cloth, marbled boards, original paper covers bound in, 24 pages, illustrated, ex-National Archives of Canada with library label to front cover and bookplate inside front cover, slight tear to original paper front cover along foot of inner-hinge, corner-piece of original rear paper cover detached, pages fine, in Good condition.

£13.50

Melville, Fred J.

Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1909

Paperback, illustrated, 68 pages + adverts, ex-BNAPS Library with label to front cover, bookplate inside front cover and library pocket inside rear cover, small (½ cm) piece missing from foot of spine, previous owner’s name to front cover, slightly rusty staples, pages fine, a Good reading copy..

£9.50

Melville, Fred J.

Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1910

Paperback, illustrated, 55 pages + adverts, ex-BNAPS Library with label to front cover and bookplate inside front cover, previous owner’s name to front cover, slightly rusty staples, pages fine, in Good condition.

£9.50

Melville, Fred J.

Publisher: Melville Stamp Books, London, 1910

Paperback, illustrated, 76 pages + adverts, ex-BNAPS Library with label to front cover, bookplate inside front cover and library pocket inside rear cover, small (½ inch) piece missing from top of spine, previous owner’s name to front cover, rusty staples, pages fine, a Good reading copy.

£8.50

Shenoi, Col. L.G.

Publisher: Mysore Philatelics, Mysore, 1979

Paperback, 37 pages, illustrated, tiny mark to front cover, in Good condition.

£4.50

Diena, Emilio

Publisher: Giulio Bolaffi, Torino, 1969

Reprint, No. 173 of 400 numbered copies, hardback, xii + 143 pages + 28 loose plates in folder, in card slipcase, text in English, slipcase marked and with tape repairs, slight knock to top-edge of front cover, small tears to the paper folder holding the plates, else in Very Good condition.

£60.00

Diena, Emilio

e i Due Provvisori da Mezzo Tornese del 1860
Publisher: Società Anonima Stampa Filatelica Italiana, Milano, 1932

No. 33 of 50 de luxe copies, first edition, paperback (card covers), xiv + 273 pages + 3 loose plates + separate (1932) appendix (paperback, 23 pages), illustrated, text in Italian, spine and covers a little chipped at edges, small label to spine, dedication to Carlrichard Brühl to title-page signed (in 1979) probably by the author’s grandson Enzo Diena, in Good condition.

£120.00

Asquith, Brian; Lovejoy, Geoff; Kenton, Phil and Muys, Cornelius

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2000

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, v + 111 pages, tiny corner-creases to front cover, in Good condition.

£10.00

Billig, Fritz

Timbrature del Lombardo-Veneto
Publisher: Fritz Billig, Vienna, nd [circa 1930s]

Paperback, 32 pages, illustrated, bilingual text in German & Italian, covers slightly sunned and foxed, in Good condition.

£8.50