Philatelic Literature Specialists

General philatelic works

Melville, Fred. J.

Publisher: The Philatelic Institute, London, 1936

Melville Stamp Books No. 28, paperback, 48 pages, Andorran stamp fixed to title-page, illustrated, covers quite marked, spine rubbed with some loss, pages fine, in Good condition.

£20.00

"Single CA" and Melville, Fred J. (editor)

Publisher: W.H. Peckitt, London, nd [1910]

“The Postage Stamp” Handbooks VI. Paperback, illustrated, 20 pages, covers detached, spotting to rear cover, a few short tears to the covers, ink annotation to margin of one page, in Fair/Good condition.

£12.50

Dalwick, R.E.R. and Melville, Fred J. (editor)

Publisher: W.H. Peckitt, London, nd [1910]

“The Postage Stamp” Handbooks IX. Paperback, illustrated, 33 pages, edges of covers chipped with a little loss, corner-crease to foot of spine, rusty staples, in fairly Good condition.

£12.00

Silverberg, René

et essai de classement des marques néerlandaises de censure et autres
Publisher: Pierre De Méyère, Bruxelles, 1978

Paperback, 154 pages, illustrated, text in French, spine and covers rather rubbed, a Good reading copy.

£12.00

Field, John C.W.

A Collector’s Handbook
Publisher: Francis J. Field Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, 1954

Hardback, 87 pages, illustrated, spine slightly sunned, a few tiny marks to the endpapers, minor foxing to page-edges, a Good working copy.

£24.00

Publisher: privately published, nd (circa 1960)

First edition, hardback, illustrated, 71 pages + xxx plates, very slight hint of bend to the covers, a few dusty marks and some foxing to page-edges and endpapers, in Good condition.

£40.00

Together with a few rarities from the Siege of Metz and the Siege of Paris
Publisher: privately published, nd (circa 1960)

First edition, hardback, illustrated, 120 pages, illustrated, small label inside front cover stating “This book privately printed and the type distributed No. 1”, signed dedication from Mrs Fitzgerald to Frank Godden, corners of front cover very slightly bumped, foxing to page-edges and to rear endpapers, in Good condition.

£45.00

Glasewald, A.E.

Beiträge zur Geschichte der Feldpost
Publisher: privately published, 1913

Hardback, original pictorial blue cloth, [v] + 240 pages, illustrated, text in German, a couple of tiny marks to the front cover, slight dusty marks to top page-edges else in Very Good condition.

£100.00

[Burrus, Maurice]

Publisher: Hans Grobe, Hannover, 1962

Auction catalogue, paperback, 20 pages, illustrated, text in German, some foxing and small dusty marks to the covers, slight knock to top of spine with consequent corner-creasing to pages, in Good condition.

£24.00

[Yates, E.E.]

Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1955

Auction catalogue, paperback, 16 pages + separate brochure of xi photo-plates, with a photo-copy of the prices realised, small inscription to front cover, slight corner-crease, photo-plates brochure slightly rubbed at fore-edge, in Good condition.

£22.00

Nierinck, Henri L.

Airplane Crashes 1918-1978
Publisher: R-Editions, Antwerp, 1984

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, bilingual text in French & English, illustrated, 367 pages, separate pricing guide loosely inserted, dustwrapper rubbed and with some short tears, dusty marks to upper page-edges, a few small corner-creases, a Good working copy.

£24.00

[Hine-Haycock, A.L.]

Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, nd [circa 1941]

Private Treaty catalogue, paperback, 8 pages, illustrated, slightly rusty staples, slight wear, in Good condition.

£24.00

Bailey, W.J. and Toop, E.R. (Edited by Edward B. Proud)

Operations in NATO, United Nations and Canada 1947 to 1989
Publisher: E.B. Proud, 1990

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 264 pages, tiny short tear to dustwrapper, slight dusty marks to upper edges, else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Pennycuick, K. and Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 1989

Hardback, dustwrapper, 223 pages, dustwrapper slightly too large for the book else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Volume 2 Egypt
Publisher: Spink, London, 2011

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 76 pages, very slightly bumped at top of spine, small ink-stamp to first page, in Good condition.

£8.50

Bradley, Tom

Publisher: The Yorkshire Post, Leeds, 1889

First edition, original red pictorial cloth, xi + 251 pages + advertisements, illustrated, covers very slightly rubbed at corners, some mottling to the rear cover, some dusty marks to the page-edges, previous owner’s name at front, some foxing and dusty marks to endpapers and prelims, in Good condition.

£32.00

Melville, Fred J.

Publisher: published for the Philatelic Institute by Fred J. Melville Ltd., London, [1919]

Small paperback, 9 pages, illustrated, stamp shop ink-stamp to front cover, pin-hole to upper margin of covers and pages, tiny corner-crease to front cover, rusty staple, covers detached, in Fair condition only.

£15.00

Allan, Bruce R.

Publisher: The Alba Stamp Group, 1991

First edition plus later supplementary pages and 1995 Index, large paperback, illustrated, iv + 228 + iv pages, a few slight signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£11.00

Baldus, Wolfgang

Republic of Counani, Amazonia Locals
Publisher: privately published by the author, Munich, 2004

Paperback, colour illustrated, 68 pages, minor signs of wear else in Very Good condition.

£25.00

[Michael, John]

The John Michael Gold Medal Collection
Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 1976

Auction catalogue, paperback, 29 pages + 24 plates, covers a little rubbed, in Good condition.

£9.00

Sobetsky, Georg

Publisher: Oesterr. Flugostsammlerverein, Wien, 1938

Fourth edition, paperback, 149 pages, illustrated, text in German, some corner-creasing to the covers and to a few pages, tiny tear to top of spine, tiny nick to edge of title-page, in Good condition.

£18.00

Williams, L.N. & M.

Being a Handbook & Catalogue of the Private Local Stamps of Hohe Rinne, Magura and Bistra
Publisher: privately published by the authors, London, 1962

Paperback, 12 pages, illustrated, previous owner’s name to title-page, slight corner-creasing, tiny nick to edge of a couple of pages, small moisture stain to lower page margins, a Good reading copy.

£18.00

Morley, Walter

Publisher: Walter Morley, London, 1912

First edition, hardback, original publisher’s dark green cloth gilt, illustrated, 55 pages, endpapers slightly toned, a few small blemishes to the covers, in Good condition.

£20.00

Fuchs, Fritz

Publisher: Österreichische ARGE Feld- und Zensurpost 1914/18, 1994

Large (A4) paperback, circa 182 pages, illustrated, text in German, in Very Good condition.

£18.00

A Handbook for Philatelists
Publisher: Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, London, 1906

Hardback, privately bound in plain card covers (without the original paper covers), 53 pages, illustrated, with blank pages bound in at end, some neat handwritten annotations in page margins and several pages of handwritten notes to the blank pages at back, a few spots of foxing and small marks, a Good working copy.

£12.00

Glines, Carroll V.

Publisher: Tab/Aero, USA, 1990

First edition, paperback, illustrated, x + 165 pages, a little spotting to the front cover else in Very Good condition.

£4.00

Torrance, A.R. and Morenweiser, K.

Section 2: United Kingdom
Publisher: The Civil Censorship Study Group, 1991

First edition, large paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 244 pages, ex-RPSL Library with library bookplate inside front cover, a few tiny marks to the covers and page-edges, minor corner-creases, in Good condition.

£20.00

La Collection ‘Gallia’ 1849-52
Publisher: David Feldman, Geneva, 1986

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 34 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.

£6.50

Publisher: David Feldman, Geneva, 2019

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 148 pages, text partly in English and partly in French, in Very Good condition.

£10.00