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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.

Cockrill, Philip

The Royal Netherlands Steamship Company (1856-1981)
Publisher: privately published, 1982

Paperback, 56 pages, illustrated, text in English, with a letter from the author loosely inserted, slight toning, in Good condition.

£8.50

Cockrill, Philip and Haalebos, J.

Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (1891-1941) with the Java-China-Japan-Line to 1970
Publisher: privately published, 1982

Paperback, 60 pages, illustrated, text in English, slight toning, one or two tiny marks to the front cover, in Good condition.

£8.50

Traanberg, J.P. and Cockrill, Philip

Publisher: Philip Cockrill, nd [circa 1980s]

Paperback, illustrated, 56 pages, text in English, slight toning, one or two tiny marks and very slight crease to the covers, in Good condition.

£8.50

Cockrill, Philip

The History, Ships & Cancellations of the Great White Fleet
Publisher: privately published, nd [circa 1980s]

Paperback, 44 pages, illustrated, signed by the author inside the front cover, tiny mark to front cover, slight corner-crease to foot of spine, in Good condition.

£8.50

Rego, Michael

Publisher: Philip Cockrill, 1987

Paperback, illustrated, 88 pages, some shelf-wear and slight corner-crease to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Cockrill, Philip

also List of Ships and Cancellations of the Dutsche Ost Afrika Line (with which the Woermann Line amalgamated) 1890-1965
Publisher: privately published, 1980

Reprint, paperback, [i] + 34 pages, illustrated, signed by the author inside front cover, very slight corner-bend else in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Higlett, G.A.

Publisher: privately published, 1920

100 copies printed. Paperback, 4 pages, complete with 1 stamp and 1 illustration, signed dedication from Higlett to J.C.S. Mummery inside front cover, “August 1920” inscribed on front cover, slight rusty staple marks, staples removed so covers detached from pages, in fairly Good condition.

£28.00

Higlett, G.A.

Publisher: privately published, 1921

120 copies printed. Paperback, [ii] + 14 pages + separate slip “The Etymology of Jamaica” tipped-in at end, complete with 5 Jamaican stamps, minor wear, in Good condition.

£30.00

"Holney Catch" [Higlett, G.A.]

3rd to 6th May 1921
Publisher: privately published, 1921

150 copies printed. Paperback, 14 pages, complete with 1 stamp and loosely inserted card, rusty staples removed and rebound with thread, in Good condition.

£30.00

H. [Higlett, G.A.]

Publisher: privately published, 1929

Paperback, 28 pages, complete with 9 stamps, glossary slip tipped-in at end, signed by Higlett to title-page, staples rusty, covers detached and central pages loose, in fairly Good condition.

£28.00

H. [Higlett, G.A.]

Publisher: privately published, 1932

Paperback, 24 pages, complete with 14 stamps, rusty staples and central pages have come loose, in Good condition.

£30.00

Hunt, Bryan and Cockrill, Philip

Part I Southampton-Channel Islands-Havre Routes to 1940
Publisher: Philip Cockrill, nd [circa 1985]

Paperback, 92 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Hosking, Roger and Cockrill, Philip

Part II
Publisher: Philip Cockrill, c1990

Paperback, 88 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

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