Philatelic Literature Specialists

Local Postal History

Great Britain

Westley, H.C.

1840-1890
Publisher: H.F. Johnson, London, 1950

Hardback, dustwrapper, blue cloth gilt, illustrated, 170 pages + plates (including some fold-out), dustwrapper marked and with some short tears, some foxing to the top page-edges and one or two spots of foxing to endpapers, in Good condition.

£22.00

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

Publisher: Midland (GB) Postal History Society, 1993

Large paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 368 pages, in Very Good condition.

£28.00

Robertson, Alan W.

Publisher: privately published, nd (circa 1957)

First edition, 24 loose-leaf pages in card folder, in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Sinfield, Cyril A. and Montgomery, Malcolm B.

An Examination of the History of the Post Office and the Postal Services in and about Portsmouth
Publisher: Portsmouth & District Philatelic Society, 2011

Large format paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, viii + 257 pages, some small signs of wear, in Good condition.

£18.00

Hunt, Bryan and Montgomery, Malcolm

From the Collection of Bryan Hunt
Publisher: privately published, 2002

Large format (A4) paperback (pictorial card covers), vi + 72 pages + viii colour plates, small corner-creases to the covers, some slight signs of use, internally fine, in Good condition.

£12.50

Greenwood, Jeremy

The Chichester Branch 1250-1840
Publisher: privately published, 1973

First edition, paperback, illustrated, 110 pages, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Johnson, L.J.

Publisher: The Postal History Society, 1969

Paperback (card covers), 105 pages, illustrated, corner-creases to the covers and pages, a Good reading copy only.

£9.50

Parker, Gay and Hunt, Robert

1825-1925
Publisher: The Bedworth Society, 1984

Large (A4) paperback, 48 pages, illustrated, signed by one of the authors, slight toning to the covers, in Good condition.

£11.50

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

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1988

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 146 pages, dustwrapper rubbed at edges, previous owner’s name at front, in Good condition.

£20.00

Whitney, Dr. J.T.

Publisher: BPH Publications, 1981

Fourth edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 312 pages, dustwrapper slightly rubbed at edges and with a tiny tear, some foxing and toning to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£9.50

Morgan, Glenn H.

from Royal Residences, Households and Offices of Great Britain past, present and temporary
Publisher: British Philatelic Trust, 1992

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, vi + 214 pages, in Very Good+ condition.

£35.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 90 pages, ex-Derby Philatelic Society with small ink-stamps to the dustwrapper and title-page, dustwrapper spine slightly sunned,, dustwrapper price-clipped and with a tear, in Good condition.

£10.00

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1981

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 114 pages, ex-Derby Philatelic Society with small ink-stamps to the dustwrapper and title-page, slight spine-lean, a Good working copy.

£10.00

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

Sedgewick, William A. and Ward, Ronald

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1975

No. 18 of a limited edition of 300 copies, paperback, [viii] + 139 pages + 28 plates, slight dusty marks/foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£8.50

Boyes, Dennis and Clarkson, Herbert

Postal History Notes to 1900
Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1980

No. 135 of a limited edition of 300 copies, paperback, [ii] + 109 pages, illustrated, spine sunned, paper covering of spine slightly chipped at foot, upper page-edges a little dusty, in Good condition.

£7.50

Ward, Ronald and Sedgewick, William A.

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1979

No. 207 of a limited edition of 250 copies, paperback, [iii] + 67 pages + 5 plates + map, slight dusty to the top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Lewis, Eric and Sedgewick, William A. and Ward, Ronald

Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1979

No. 60 of a limited edition of 250 copies, paperback, [ii] + 83 pages + 7 plates + map, tiny corner-crease, some dusty marks and foxing to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Bristow, Maurice H.

1851-1936
Publisher: London Postal History Group, London, 1983

Large format (A4) paperback (card covers), illustrated, [x] + 65 pages + 44 plates, slight signs of wear, in Good condition.

£15.00

[Mullett, Jim]

Publisher: Grosvenor, London, 2012

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 64 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£14.50

Willcocks, R.M. and Jay, B.

Publisher: R.M. Willcocks, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 90 pages, price-clipped dustwrapper slightly rubbed and sunned to spine and with a couple of short tears, a few spots of foxing to preliminary pages, in Good condition.

£9.50

Cohen, Stanley F. and Barette, Maurice; Hine, John; and Williams, A.M.

Part II – The London Offices
Publisher: privately published, Malaga, 2006

Second edition, large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 215 pages, some small dents to the page-edges and to edge of rear cover, corner-crease to rear cover and last few pages, a Good working copy.

£25.00

Tombs, R.C.

Publisher: J.W. Arrowsmith, Bristol, circa 1899

First edition, original red cloth gilt, decorated front cover, 295 pages + plates, spine sunned and slightly rubbed, some foxing to the endpapers, original owner’s name to front endpaper, in Good condition.

£22.00

Wall, Alan J.

1830-1860
Publisher: Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group, 1996

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, viii + 30 pages, illustrated, a couple of tiny marks to the rear cover, very slight crease to rear cover and last few pages, in Good condition.

£9.50

Briggs, Daniel

Publisher: Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, Bristol, 1983

Paperback, 22 pages, illustrated, small inscription to front cover and previous owner’s name inside, in Good condition.

£5.00

Forrestier Smith, Peter A.

An Outline Postal History
Publisher: The East Anglia Postal History Study Circle, 1972

Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, [iv] + 92 pages, small mark to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Historic Stagecoach Route Bristol-Chepstow-Monmouth-Hereford-Shrewsbury-Chester
Publisher: Hereford Head Post Office, circa 1982

Set of five large format postcards in card folder, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Donald, Archie

An Account of the Handling and Transportation of the Written Communication of Sevenoaks District (Westerham to Wrotham, Biggin Hill to Edenbridge) on the Road to Rye and Hastings
Publisher: Woodvale Press, Tenterden, 1992

First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, xiii + 452 pages, short tear to dustwrapper, dustwrapper spine slightly sunned, binding a little shaken, in Good condition.

£13.50