Philatelic Literature Specialists

Great Britain

Gurney, David

Publisher: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 2001

Large paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, [viii] + 376 pages, with separate valuation guide in pocket at end, corner-creases to the front cover and some pages, in Good condition.

£20.00

Campbell-Smith, Duncan

The Authorized History of Royal Mail
Publisher: Penguin Books, London, 2012

Paperback, xxx + 849 pages + 32 plates, slight shelfwear, page-edges very slightly toned, in Good condition.

£6.50

Reck, Heinz and Wittig, Karlheinz

vor- und rückwärts alphabetisch geordnet
Publisher: Karlheinz Wittig, Lohmar, 1989

Paperback, vii + 254 pages, bilingual Foreword in German & English, some minor dusty marks, few tiny corner-creases, in Good condition.

£9.50

Brumell, George

Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1946

First edition, hardback, 201 pages, minor soiling to the spine and front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£15.00

"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, hardback, illustrated, 78 pages, in Very Good condition.

£25.00

[Vullo, Gaetano]

Publisher: Harmer's, London, 2003

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 71 pages, with prices realised, a little mild creasing, slightest toning to page-edges, in Good condition.

£8.00

Mackay, James

Publisher: Batsford, London, 1971

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 216 pages, slight shelfwear and dusty marks to the dustwrapper, minor foxing to page-edges, in Good condition.

£9.50

Beith, Richard

A chronological history of aerophilatelic events with Yorkshire connections
Publisher: Yorkshire Postal History Society, 1983

Paperback, illustrated, 70 pages, some dusty marks and foxing to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.

£6.50

Cluett, Douglas

Flights and other links between Croydon Airport and Australia
Publisher: London Borough of Sutton Leisure Services, 1988

Large paperback, illustrated, iii + 77 pages, corners a little rubbed, but contents clean and sound, in Good condition.

£7.50

[Roberts, T.V.]

The T.V. Roberts Collection
Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, London, 1989

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 81 pages, with the prices realised, very slight corner-creasing to the front cover else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

The magnificent specialised study with Spanish, British, German and Italian Post Offices
Publisher: Robson Lowe, Basel, 1970

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 60 pages, with the prices realised, text in English and with French, German & Italian text for different sections, in Good condition.

£9.50

[Stewart, W. & Chadwick, F.]

The W. Stewart and F. Chadwick Collections
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1974-75

Auction catalogues, paperback, 36 + 28 pages, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£9.00

Jackson, G. Gibbard

The Story of the British Post Office
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, nd [circa 1920s]

Hardback, original blue cloth, xii + 244 pages + plates, covers rubbed and with some marks, page-edges toned, a little foxing, a Good reading copy only.

£10.00

[Silkin, Joseph]

Publisher: H.R. Harmer, London, 1971

Auction catalogue, paperback, 84 pages, with the prices realised, some small marks and shelfwear to the covers, in Good condition.

£9.00

Kronstein, Dr. Max

1830-1935
Publisher: American Air Mail Society, 1978

Hardback, illustrated, vi + 310 pages, slight dusty marks to the page-edges else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Snelson, J. Kenneth

Publisher: British Postmark Society, 1990-1992

Large (A4) paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 35 pages, slight shelfwear, in Good condition.

£7.00

[Landini, Adriano]

The Adriano Landini Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2012

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 89 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, slight corner-creasing else in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Proud, Edward B.

Post Office Records: Section 3, Volumes 5 & 6
Publisher: Proud-Bailey, 1984

Hardback, illustrated, 231 pages, tiny mark to front cover, price sticker to rear cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£15.00

Newport, O.W. and Sussex, John

Publisher: National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, 1988

Large paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 59 pages, covers a little rubbed at edges else in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Austen, Brian

A study based on Kent examples
Publisher: Phillimore, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, viii + 192 pages, dustwrapper price-clipped and very slightly rubbed at edges, slightest hint of spine-lean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Farrugia, Jean and Gammons, Tony

Five centuries of postal transport by land, sea and air
Publisher: National Postal Museum, London, 1980

Paperback, illustrated, 84 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Hosking, Roger

Publisher: privately published, 1979

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 19 pages, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner, crease to rear cover and slight shelfwear, in Good condition.

£8.50

Beith, Richard

Publisher: privately published, 1981

No.263 of a limited edition of 750 copies, paperback, 84 pages, dusty marks to the covers and to top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Glasewald, A.E.

Beiträge zur Geschichte der Feldpost
Publisher: Postilion Publications, The Printer's Stone, USA, nd

Reprint, paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, 240 pages (printed two to a page), text in German, one plastic ring broken else in Very Good condition.

£12.00

"Britannicus"

Publisher: Group Switzerland The Great Britain Philatelic Society, Basel, 1969

Large format paperback, illustrated, circa 74 pages, text in English & German, a little foxing to the page-edges, mild shelfwear and a few dusty marks, in Good condition.

£10.00

Nos. 62-76
Publisher: ForGe Grossbritannien e.V., Germany, 1985-88

Nos. 62-70 privately comb-bound with card rear cover, other issues unbound, text in German, a few dusty marks and slight signs of use, in Good condition.

£10.00

Contract entered into with the Union Steam Ship Company for the Conveyance of Mails to and from the Cape of Good Hope
Publisher: House Of Commons, 1873

Paperback, 12 pages, in Very Good condition.

£25.00

Short, Simine

An Aerophilatelic Handbook
Publisher: American Air Mail Society, Chicago, 1987

Hardback, illustrated, 261 pages, spine-lean, small mark to fore-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£30.00

[Kiddle]

Publisher: Grosvenor, London, 2016

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

£9.50

[Yates, E.E.]

offered by order of E.E. Yates, Esq.
Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1949

Auction catalogue, hardback, original publisher’s blue cloth gilt, interleaved, illustrated, 60 pages, with the prices realised, ex Huddersfield Philatelic Society library with label to spine and bookplate inside front cover, very slight spine-lean, a little mottling and a few marks to the covers, pages fine, a Good working copy.

£35.00