Philatelic Literature Specialists

History of Philately

General philatelic works

Séfi, Alexander J. and Gilbert-Lodge, L.J.

Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1928

Hardback, original blue cloth gilt, 101 pages, illustrated, a little foxing to the page-edges and preliminary pages, in Good condition.

£24.00

Fryer, Gavin

Publisher: privately published, 1997

Paperback (card covers), v + 90 pages, minor signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£13.50

Bierman, Stanley M.

Publisher: Fell Publishers Inc., New York, 1981

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xv + 296 pages, several short tears to the dustwrapper (now protected in a removable transparent sleeve), ex libris Canadian Postal Museum with library label to spine, library bookplate inside front cover and library pocket inside rear cover, in Good condition.

£12.50

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

[Burrus, Maurice]

Publisher: Shanahan's Stamp Auctions Ltd, Dublin, 1959

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 34 pages + 42 b/w plates + 6 colour plates, small tears to the spine with small amount of loss, tiny mark to front cover, crease to rear cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£50.00

Beech, David R.

Publisher: privately published by the author, London, 2019

First edition, large format (A4) paperback, 50 pages, tiny corner-crease else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Oppenheim, Charles

1869 to 2019

Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society London, 2019

Large hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 291 pages, illustrated, in Very Good+ condition.

£50.00

Birch, Brian J.

Inscribed on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2019

First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xx + 300 pages, in Very Good+ condition.

£65.00

Pearson, Patrick

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2006

Hardback, illustrated, xvi + 96 pages, minor shelf-wear, slight dusty marks, else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Dorrington, J.F.

A History of the Southampton and District Philatelic Society

Publisher: Southampton and District Philatelic Society, 2012

Large (A4) paperback, spiralbound, iv + 82 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Bottu, Dr Mark

Publisher: AIJP, 2015

Paperback, 74 pages, illustrated, text in English, ex-Royal Philatelic Society London Library with library label to front cover and library marks to title-page, in Good condition.

£6.50

Springbett, David

Publisher: David Feldman SA, Geneva, 2001

Large hardback, illustrated, 324 pages, in Very Good+ condition.

£35.00

Amrhein, Manfred

A History and a Select Bibliography from 1861 to 1991 Vol. One

Publisher: privately published, Costa Rica, 1992

Large hardback, dustwrapper, xv + 179 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£100.00

Schofield, Brian

Publisher: British Philatelic Trust, London, 2003

First edition, large (A4) paperback, spiralbound, 56 pages, in Very Good condition.

£6.50

Brühl, Prof. Carlrichard

Publisher: Georg Olms, 1985-86

Two large hardback volumes, original blue cloth (no dustwrappers), illustrated, xvi + 600 + viii + 650 pages, text in German, spines a little sunned, minor wear else in Very Good condition.

£80.00

Searle, Colin

1909-2009

Publisher: Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2009

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated in colour, viii + 168 pages, slightest hint of spine-lean, else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Beauregard, G. de and Gorsse, H. de

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, 2010

Reprint, paperback, illustrated, v + 119 pages, slight corner-creases to pages and covers, in Good condition.

£6.50

“Who’s Who” in the Stamp World

Publisher: H.L. Lindquist, New York, 1938

Second edition, hardback, 434 pages, illustrated, ex-Canadian Postal Museum with library bookplate inside front cover and library pocket at back, some dusty marks and slight mottling to the cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£20.00

Dave, Markand

Activities in India 2013-2017

Publisher: RPSL, 2018

Paperback, illustrated, [iii] + 38 pages, top of spine very slightly scuffed with tiny amount of loss else in Very Good condition.

£5.00

Harris, Albert H.

The International Philatelic Directory

Publisher: The Philatelic Magazine, London, 1928

Ninth edition, paperback, l + 184 pages, ex-Brighton & Hove Philatelic Society with their bookplate at front, small scuff to spine where a label has been, in Good condition.

£18.00

Harris, Albert H.

An Annual Biographical Directory of Stamp Collectors and Dealers in all parts of the World

Publisher: The Philatelic Magazine, London, 1918-26

Five volumes, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh & eighth editions, hardbacks, matching blue imitation morocco cloth library bindings, with gilt titles, crests and library reference numbers to spines, 88 + 91 + 134 + 128 + 140 pages, ex library with library bookplates to front pastedown-endpapers, slight wear else in Very Good condition.

£95.00

Singer, S.

Publisher: privately published, New York, 1908

Paperback, original blue/grey paper covers, 40 pages, bilingual text in English & French, lacking most of the backstrip (paper spine-covering), front cover detached, old tape mark to foot of front and rear cover, short tear to fore-edge of front cover and short tear to top-edge of rear cover, pages fine, would benefit from rebinding, in Fair/Good condition.

£120.00

Peckitt, W.H. [Melville, Fred J.]

Publisher: W.H. Peckitt, London, 1909

Paperback (card covers), 59 pages + iii publisher’s advertisements, illustrated, ex-H.R. Holmes with his signature at front, covers rubbed and torn at edges with small amount of loss, first and last few pages slightly toned and a little foxed, in Good condition.

£14.50

Marsh, Victor [pseudonym of H. Edgar Weston] and Van Gelder, Peter (editor)

Publisher: The Postal Stationery Society, 1998

75th Anniversary edition, paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, sunning (fading) to the spine area of the covers else in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Negus, Ron

A Short Biographical Sketch

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2002

Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Negus, Ron

Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO (1860-1938) A short biographical sketch

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1999

Supplement to “The London Philatelist”, paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

A Summary of Displays and Activities

Publisher: Nottinghamshire Philatelic Society, 2014

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, slight corner-crease to foot of spine else in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Beauregard, G. de and Gorsse, H. de

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, 1899

First English edition, hardback, illustrated, xii + 260 pages + publisher’s advertisements, a few minor signs of wear to the covers, light foxing to the endpapers, previous owner’s gift inscription at front and small ownership stamp to the title-page else in Very Good condition.

£45.00

Årsbok för Postmuseum 2008

Publisher: Post Museum, Stockholm, 2008

Hardback, 168 pages, illustrated, text in Swedish with summaries to each article in English, ex-NPS Library with small library stamps to verso of title-page, covers very slightly rubbed, else in Very Good condition.

£9.50