Philatelic Literature Specialists

General philatelic works

Samaras, D.

Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1964

Paperback, iv + 16 pages, illustrated, slight marks to front cover, some creasing, slight signs of use, in Good condition.

£13.50

Henning, Bernard A.

(A Philatelic Handbook)
Publisher: Germany Philatelic Society, Chicago, 1991

Paperback, vi + 125 pages, illustrated, text in English, some dusty marks/foxing to upper page-edges, few marks to the covers, knock to one corner with consequent corner-creasing, a Good reading copy.

£20.00

Smith, George W.

Engraver to Kings and Tutor to Many
Publisher: privately published, 1989

Paperback, illustrated, vi + 38 pages, slightest shelf-wear, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Jackson, H.T.

Part 1 General History
Publisher: The Railway Philatelic Group, 1970

Second edition, paperback (card covers), illustrated, 58 pages, slight rust to the staples, in Good condition.

£10.00

Speers, Fred W.

Publisher: Fritz Billig, N.Y., 1964

Billig’s Philatelic Handbook Volume 30.
Hardback, illustrated, 201 pages, some foxing to upper page-edges, a little mottling to the covers, in Good condition.

£20.00

Riley, Dr Richard F.

Publisher: American Revenue Association, 1997

Special issue of the American Revenuer, paperback, 224 pages, with the 2002 update (paperback, 36 pages), minor shelf-wear, slight corner-creasing to the update else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Price, Raymond

Volume 2: Publications of the 1970s
Publisher: privately published by the author, Adelaide, 1995

Large format (A4) paperback, viii + 182 pages, No. 82 of a limited edition of 250 copies, ex-National Archives of Canada with library label to front cover, bookplate inside front cover and library label inside rear cover, spine a little rubbed, in Good condition.

£18.00

Massy, A.J.P.

Surface and Air
Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1977

Hardback, illustrated, 119 pages, slightest dusty marks/foxing to page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£8.50

Montgomery, Malcolm Beresford

The Inland and Ocean Postage Rates Applied to Letters Between the United Kingdom and North America
Publisher: privately published, 1991

Large format paperback, circa 240 pages, in Very Good condition.

£40.00

Publisher: Claridge's, London, 1995

No. 266 of an unspecified limited edition. Hardback, illustrated, 148 pages, a few small signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Gansberghe, Dr. Jan Van

Deel I & II
Publisher: privately published, 2002

Two volumes, large format paperbacks, illustrated, 120 + 127 pages, text in Dutch, some minor dusty marks to the page-edges else in Very Good condition.

£40.00

Prätzsch, Wolfgang

Handbuch der Deutschen Kriegspropagandamarken fĂ¼r England 2. Weltkrieg
Publisher: privately published, 1987

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 40 pages, with the 1990 Supplement, 15 pages, text in German, ex-National Philatelic Society Library with small library marks inside each front cover, few minor marks to front cover of Supplement else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Barker, B. Leslie

The Classic Issues and the Early Postal History
Publisher: privately published, 1963

Paperback, illustrated, 25 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Die Sammlung “Bredeney” (Teil 7)
Publisher: WĂ¼rttembergisches Auktionhaus, Stuttgart, 2021

Auction catalogue, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 135 pages, text in German, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

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

Kidd, Cyril

Publisher: The TPO and Seapost Society, 1996

Second edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 29 pages, very slight corner-crease else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

[Raab, Dr. Ernst]

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Auctions, London, 1968

Auction catalogue, paperback, 27 pages + 16 black & white plates + 2 colour plates, with the prices realised, slight crease at top of spine, slight shelf-wear, in Good condition.

£8.50

Publisher: Harmers, London, 1986

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 76 pages, with the prices realised, covers a little rubbed else in Very Good condition.

£7.50

"Chartwell" [Cripps, Sir Humphrey]

Vol. 8: Great Britain King Edward VIII, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Essays, Proofs and Issued Stamps
Publisher: Spink, London, 2012

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 78 pages, slight shelf-wear to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£9.00

Publisher: J.B. Hayward & Son, Suffolk, 1990

Two large hardback volumes, dustwrappers, 243 + 146 pages, slight shelf-wear to the dustwrappers else in Very Good condition.

£100.00

Harfield, Alan

The Illustrated Story of Animals in Army Communications
Publisher: Picton Publishing, Chippenham, 1989

First edition, hardback, original red cloth, illustrated, vii + 114 pages, no dustwrapper, slight hint of spine-lean, light foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£6.50

Sciaky, Roberto

Postal history from the Napier expedition to the independent Imperial Post 1867-1908
Publisher: Vaccari, 2002

Large format paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 155 pages, slight bend else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Houseman, Lorna

The Story of De La Rue
Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London, 1968

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xi + 207 pages + plates, dustwrapper slightly rubbed and with a little foxing to spine, some foxing to top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition..

£9.50

Including the Cyril Hoskins Collection of Burma Stamps and Postal History
Publisher: Cavendish, Derby, 2015

Auction catalogue, paperback, 62 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Robinson, Howard

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London, 1964

Hardback, original blue cloth, dustwrapper, 327 pages + plates, few short tears to dustwrapper, slightest hint of spine-lean, pages fine, in Good condition.

£10.00

Evans, Major E.B.

A Description of the Mulready Envelope and of Various Imitations and Caricatures of its Design; with an Account of other Illustrated Envelopes of 1840 and Following Years
Publisher: SR Publishers & Stanley Gibbons, London, 1970

Reprint, hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 240 pages, tiny tear to edge of dustwrapper, few spots of foxing to fore-edges, heavy foxing to upper page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£40.00

Page, Robert

Publisher: A. & C. Black, London, 1970

Reprint, hardback, pictorial boards, illustrated, 64 pages, ex-school library with small label to spine, library marks, library pocket at rear, minor marks to the covers, in Good condition.

£4.50

The “Besançon” Collection
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2022

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 208 pages, text in English, with a print-out of the prices realised, slight rippling to upper and lower margins of pages else in Very Good condition.

£18.00