Philatelic Literature Specialists

South Africa

Africa

Tamsen, Emil and Smith, Park

Publisher: privately published, The Strand, South Africa, 1940

Paperback, 44 pages, illustrated, signed dedication from Park Smith to first page, covers quite creased, some pages corner-creased, previous owner’s inscription to rear cover, in fairly Good condition.

£10.00

Wright, E. Kenneth and Drysdall, Alan R.

A Postal History of Frank Oates’ Travels in Matabeleland and Zambesia 1873-75

Publisher: Privately published, Croydon, 1988

Large format paperback, illustrated, vi + 41 pages,  a few small marks and slight corner-creases to the covers, slight shelf-wear to covers but internally fine, in Good condition.

£9.50

Proud, Edward B.

Africa

Publisher: Proud Publications, 2010

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 1032 pages, binding a little weakened else in Very Good condition.

£80.00

Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Proud Bailey, 1989

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 159 pages, ex-Derby Philatelic Society with presentation inscription to front pastedown-endpaper and small ink-stamp, top page-edges a little dust-marked, internally fine, in Good condition.

£15.00

Pirie, J.H. Harvey

Their Stamps and Postal Histories

Publisher: The Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, nd [circa 1954]

Paperback (grey card covers), illustrated, [vi] + 68 pages, covers detached, tear to covers along spine, some related articles pasted inside front cover, signed by the author, a Good reading copy.

£30.00

[Yates, E.E.]

Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1939

Auction catalogue, paperback, 28 pages, illustrated, with the list of valuations, front cover very slightly dust-marked, very slight creasing, in Good condition.

£25.00

[Criddle, Harold]

The Major Harold Criddle Collection

Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1992

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 50 pages, with the prices realised, slight shelf-wear, in Good condition.

£7.50

Trotter, Brian

Publisher: privately published, 2012

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, tiny corner-crease else in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Vols. 27-30 (Whole Nos. 120-128)

Publisher: Postmark & Postal History Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, 1995-98

Hardback, grey cloth binding, ex-National Philatelic Society Library with “NPS” in gilt at foot of spine and a few library marks to some front covers, in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Batten, A.G.M.

Publisher: privately published by the author, 1984

Large format (A4) paperback, [ii] + 22 pages, front cover corner-creased, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner (Francis Kiddle) to title-page, in Good condition.

£9.50

Wyndham, L.A.

Publisher: privately published, printed by Cape Times Limited, Cape Town, 1936

Hardback, original blue cloth gilt, frontispiece, iv + 126 pages + fold-out map + plates, a few slight marks to the front cover, in Good condition.

£45.00

Reisener, Hasso O.

Publisher: Collectors Mail Auctions, 1978

Second edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 340 pages, dustwrapper rubbed and with some short tears and loss of a piece to the rear, book has only minor wear else in Very Good condition.

£28.00

Van der Walt, Andries

A Study of the Development of the Postal History of Mafeking from 1881 to 1910

Publisher: Postmark and Postal History Society of Southern Africa, 1986

Large format (A4) paperback, 36 pages, illustrated, some foxing and small marks to the covers, pages slightly toned, crease to rear cover and bend to pages, an acceptable reading copy only.

£8.50

Griffith, Kenneth and Drysdall, Alan

Publisher: The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 1997

Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 75 pages, slight toning to the clear plastic front cover else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Stroud, Richard

Their Postal History

Publisher: The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 1989

Paperback, illustrated, circa 112 pages, mild toning to the clear plastic front cover and a tiny corner-crease, in Good condition.

£20.00

Jurgens, A.A.

from 1792 to 1853 and the Postmarks from 1853 to 1910

Publisher: privately published, Cape Town, 1938

Large hardback, illustrated, xiv + 140 pages, signed dedication from the author to the original owner at front, spine and front cover very slightly sunned, else in Very Good condition.

£150.00

Reisener, Hasso O.

Publisher: published by the author, Pretoria, 1975

First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 340 pages, No. 850 of 900 copies printed, dustwrapper rubbed, slight shelfwear else in Very Good condition.

£25.00

Featuring Fine British West Indies and Cape of Good Hope Postal History, The Betty Watterson Labuan, Rhodesia, South Africa, Sudan Airmails and the Dr. Alan Drysdall Library

Publisher: Spink, London, 2018

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 203 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Kutz, Kenneth J.

Publisher: Gold Fever Publishing, Connecticut, 1987

Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, x + 400 pages, dustwrapper worn with some soiling and tears with a small amount of loss, book itself in Very Good condition.

£25.00

['Besançon']

The ‘Besançon’ Collection (part II)

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2019

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 272 pages, with prices realised, text in English, very slight wear to the edges of the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Kaplan, Dr. Alec

Publisher: privately published, circa 1948

Reprinted from “The South African Philatelist”, paperback, 6 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Ward, Gordon

Publisher: H.E. Wingfield & Co., London, no date [circa 1956]

Hardback, privately bound in red cloth without the original paper covers, illustrated, 46 pages, ex Junior/National Philatelic Society with small library marks at front, few pencil notes to page margins, else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Sanford, Oliver R. and van Ingen, Klass

Publisher: California Collectors Club, San Francisco, 1984

Paperback, illustrated, 77 pages, ex National Philatelic Society with small library marks at front, slight signs of use, in Good condition.

£25.00

Publisher: Matthew Bennett, New York, 2005

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 180 pages, with the prices realised, shelfwear to the covers, some creasing/rippling to the pages, in Good condition.

£10.00

Nicholson, Martin P.

Volume 3 Valentine & Sons

Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1997]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, circa 30 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Nicholson, Martin P.

Volume 2 Braune & Levy – PS & C – Rittenberg

Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1996]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, circa 50 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Nicholson, Martin P.

Volume 1 Sallo Epstein

Publisher: privately published by the author, nd [circa 1996]

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, circa 35 pages, few dusty marks to the rear cover else in Very Good condition.

£7.50