Philatelic Literature Specialists

Great Britain

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

["Vestey"]

from the Vestey Collection
Publisher: Spink, London, 2014

Auction catalogue, paperback, 121 pages, illustrated, one corner of front cover very slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Proud, Edward B.

Africa
Publisher: Proud Publications, 2010

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 1032 pages, binding a little weakened else in Very Good condition.

£80.00

[Baillie, Sir Gawaine]

Volume X British Empire Part Two and Sperati Forgeries of the World
Publisher: Sotheby's, London, 2007

Auction catalogue, paperback, 430 pages, colour illustrated, corners of covers slightly rubbed, slight dusty marks/foxing to top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£21.00

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published, 1978

Second edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 22 pages, marks to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.

£7.50

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1985

Large (A4) paperback, 63 pages + xxxi plates, a few tiny marks to the covers, tiny nick to edge of rear, in Good condition.

£8.50

Volume 32 No. 1-Volume 62 No. 2
Publisher: Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1994-March/April 2024

Paperback as issued, missing one issue (Vol 46 No. 6), a few tiny signs of age else in Very Good condition.

£90.00

Todd. T.

Publisher: Duckworth, London, 1949

Third impression, hardback, dustwrapper, 274 pages + 40 plates, dustwrapper somewhat foxed/marked and chipped at corners and top of spine with a tiny amount of loss, slight toning to endpapers and edges, in Good condition.

£9.50

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published by the author, Dumfries, 1989

Large (A4) paperback, 127 pages, in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Brown, Roland and Fisher, Harold W.

Volume III, Die 1, Plates 92 to 131
Publisher: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1976

Paperback, pictorial card covers, spiralbound, vi + 152 pages, with the plating gauge in pocket at front, toning to rear cover (as usual) else in Very Good condition.

£60.00

Brown, Roland and Fisher, Harold W.

Volume V, Die 1, Plates 176 to 204, Reserve Plates 1 to 6
Publisher: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1984

Paperback, pictorial card covers, spiralbound, vi + 134 pages, with the plating gauge in pocket at front, tiny nick to edge of front cover, corners of covers slightly rubbed else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Prescott-Pickup, Vernon E.

The Stamps of Queen Victoria
Publisher: Prescott Incentive Promotions Ltd, Telford, 1981

Large format (15″ tall) paperback (pictorial card covers), 40 pages, illustrated, lacking the tipped-in colour plates sometimes found in this work, minor signs of shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C.

Part II
Publisher: R.C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1955

Paperback, 62 pages, illustrated, corner-crease to rear cover, slightly rusty staples, in Good condition.

£10.00

Osborne, H.

Publisher: Chas. Nissen & Co. Ltd., London, 1932

Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, slight corner-creases to the front cover, slight spotting and tiny marks to the title-page, slight dusty marks to lower margins of first few pages, in Good condition.

£18.00

Melville, F.J.

Publisher: The Philatelic Institute, London, nd (1925)

Melville Stamp Books Number One, third edition, paperback, illustrated, 82 pages + advertisements, slight hint of spine-lean, knock to one corner with consequent slight corner-creasing to covers and pages, in Good condition.

£10.00

Osborne, H.

Repaired Impressions
Publisher: H.F. Johnson, London, 1949

Large hardback, original cloth gilt, illustrated, 238 pages + plates, spine slightly sunned, quite heavy foxing to the page-edges and to the endpapers and a little to the title-page otherwise internally clean, in Good condition.

£175.00

Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, circa 1963

Complete set of 40 photographic plates, later comb-binding with grey plastic covers, in Very Good condition.

£175.00

[Marshall, C.F. Dendy]

Complete Reconstructed Sheets from the collection of the late C.F. Dendy Marshall
Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, nd

Complete set of twelve photographs in original card folder, very slight bend to the plates, else in Very Good condition.

£175.00

[Wheat, Gilbert]

Publisher: Cavendish, Derby, 2009

Auction catalogue, paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 199 pages, one small pen inscription else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

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

Wiseman, W.A.

Volume 2
Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 1990

Hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 516 pages + 8 colour plates, foxing to the page-edges and a little to the title-page and verso of the dustwrapper, a Good reading copy.

£50.00

Stephens, P.M. and Erskine, R.S.

1840-1860
Publisher: privately published, 1994

Large format paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, circa 200 pages, in Very Good condition.

£26.00

Raguin, M.M.

Volume 4 – 1840-1849
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1990

Large format paperback, comb-bound, xii + 286 pages,  a few creases, transparent plastic covers toned, internally clean, in Good condition.

£40.00

Raguin, M.M.

Volume 5 1850-1859
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1991

Large format paperback, comb-bound, xviii + 450 pages, transparent plastic covers rather toned, internally clean, in Good condition.

£45.00

Raguin, M.M.

Volume 6 1860-1869 Part 1
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1993

Large format paperback, comb-bound, xi + 294 pages, comb-binding broken at top with some missing pieces and small cracks to the plastic covers, transparent plastic covers rather toned, internally clean, a Good working copy.

£40.00

Raguin, M.M.

Volume 6 1860-1869 Part 2
Publisher: privately published by the author, 1993

Large format paperback, comb-bound, xi + 354 pages, transparent plastic covers rather toned, internally clean, in Good condition.

£45.00