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We specialise in all aspects of philatelic literature on a full-time basis and hold extensive stocks of second-hand and selected new titles. Below is a selection of the newest items added to the site.

Byatt, Anthony

An Illustrated Account Identifying Britain’s Major Postcard Publishers 1894 to 1939 and the great variety of cards they issued

Publisher: Golden Age Postcard Books, Malvern, 1978

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 391 pages, dustwrapper sunned to spine and with a couple of short tears, in Good condition.

£35.00

Jersey, Stanley C.

Publisher: Pacific Islands Study Circle of Great Britain, 1978

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 39 pages, slightest shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Hale, Joseph M.

Publisher: J.M. Hale & Everett Wallster, Boston, Mass., 1934

First edition, paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, some toning to the covers, signed by the author, in Good condition.

£10.00

Alcock, R.C.

Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1937

Second edition, hardback, 80 pages + 45 plates (Plates 1-19 in pocket at rear), hint of spine-lean, some toning to the title-page, tissue-guards also toned but text and plates in nice condition. A Good example of this important reference work.

£65.00

Meredith, C.W.

A History of their Usage and the Various Types Involved

Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1953

First edition, paperback, illustrated, 43 pages + publisher’s advertisements, slight rust to staples, covers a little sunned, in Good condition.

£9.50

Sacher, Michael

1917-1948

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1995

Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xx + 522 pages, dustwrapper is a little loose-fitting and slightly creased, a few minor signs of use, else in Very Good condition.

£60.00

Cheavin, W. Harold S.

V. British Colonies, “The De-La-Rue Dies”

Publisher: Editrice Filatelica, Torino, 1927

Large format paperback, illustrated, 11 pages, bilingual text in English & French, quite creased, a few short tears to the front cover, one short tear to front cover and margin of first couple of pages, in fairly Good condition.

£14.50

Guinovart, Jorge and Tizon, Manuel

Estudio de las Marcas Postales de España y sus Dominios de Indias, Siglos XVIII y XIX

Publisher: privately published, Barcelona, 1971

First edition, two volumes, hardback, illustrated, 989 pages, text in Spanish, in Very Good condition.

£60.00

Jarvis, Steve and Wright, Paul

A Display to the Royal Philatelic Society London

Publisher: privately published, 2017

Paperback, illustrated, 36 pages, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Richards, Simon

A Display to the Royal Philatelic Society London of the island’s Stamps and Postal History 1763-1978

Publisher: privately published, 2019

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 60 pages, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Newport, William

Their Postal History, Stamps and Postal Markings

Publisher: H. Garratt-Adams & Co., Birmingham, 1950

Paperback, illustrated, 66 pages, a few tiny marks to the front cover, a little light foxing, in Good condition.

£8.50

Bousquet, Augusto Victor

(Argentina-Chile) 1919-1930

Publisher: Centro Filatelico Buenos Aires, 1985

Paperback, illustrated, 104 pages, text in Spanish, spine and covers slightly sunned, pages a little toned, in Good condition.

£25.00

Ludington, M.H.

The Handstruck Stamps and Cancellations

Publisher: Robson Lowe Ltd., London, 1956

Paperback, 40 pages, illustrated, covers very slightly sunned, very slight corner-crease to front cover, else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Publisher: HMSO, London, 1907

Large format (34 x 21 cm) paperback, original printed blue paper covers, v + 104 pages, covers chipped at edges with some loss, loss of fragments from top and foot of spine, some pages corner-creased with loss of a few tiny pieces – slightly fragile but contents sound, in Fair to Good condition.

£75.00

(Vol. I – Vol. XI) 1908-1918

Publisher: Wolfgang Maassen/Phil*Creativ Verlag, 2019

Reprint, limited edition of 40 copies only (33 numbered subscriber’s copies and 7 un-numbered – this copy being un-numbered), in two volumes, hardback, 992 pages, in Very Good+ condition.

£500.00

[Hackmey, Joseph]

The Joseph Hackmey Collection (part I)

Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2018

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, 112 pages, with the prices realised, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Nathan, S.

Postage Stamps; Locals; Seals and Commemorative Handstamps

Publisher: Spanish Philatelic Society, Brighton, 1978

Interesting handbook on the theme of railways in Spanish philately, including labels and vignettes. Well illustrated in black & white.

£9.50

Heller, Ernst

Publisher: The Spanish Philatelic Society, Brighton, 1982

Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 384 pages, tiny nick and mark to dustwrapper, else in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Nasution, Khoo Salma and Wade, Martin

Publisher: Janus Print & Resources, Penang, 2003

Large hardback, pictorial covers, illustrated, 304 pages, minimal signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Batten, A.G.M.

Publisher: privately published by the author, 1984

Large format (A4) paperback, [ii] + 22 pages, front cover corner-creased, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner (Francis Kiddle) to title-page, in Good condition.

£9.50

Burrows, Peter C.

An illustrated history of British Army Form A.2042 and other military postcards issued since 1900

Publisher: privately published, 1987

Large format paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, unpaginated (circa 300+ pages), in Very Good condition.

£36.00

Nicholson, L.C.C.

Publisher: privately published, London, 1949

Paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, slightest shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Dibden, W.G. Stitt

A Research Document

Publisher: Postal History Society, 1966

Paperback, illustrated, [iv] + 118 pages + folding map, in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Legendre, James

Publisher: privately published, Paris, 1970

Paperback, illustrated, 333 pages, text in French, some spotting to the upper page-edges, tiny corner-crease to front cover and first couple of pages, in Good condition.

£25.00

Vol III No. 4-Vol XX No. 6 (Whole Nos. 13-104)

Publisher: Society of Indo-China Philatelists, USA, 1973-1990

92 issues bound in nine volumes, privately bound in various paper or card bindings, a few marks and some wear to the bindings, some corner-creases, some ownership marks to front covers of issues, in Good condition.

£40.00

Sen, Ananda Gopal

Publisher: Manik Jain, Philatelia, Calcutta, 1996

Reprint, hardback, dustwrapper, iv + 176 + xxiv pages + 8 fold-out pages, slight spine-lean, dusty marks/foxing to upper page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£12.00

Smith, William

1639-1870

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1920

First edition, hardback, original green cloth gilt, dustwrapper, ix + 356 pages + 3 plates, dustwrapper in Poor condition with toning, creasing and tears with some loss, obvious spine-lean to the binding, toning and foxing to page-edges, a Fair to Good reading copy only.

£40.00

Poste, Télégraphe, Téléphone

Publisher: Musée Postal, Bruxelles, circa 1951

Paperback, pictorial front cover, illustrated, 93 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Waugh, William M.

Their Chronology, Civil Post Offices having Postmarks, and Typical Postmarks

Publisher: France & Colonies Philatelic Society, N.Y., 1980

Paperback, illustrated, 29 pages, marks to the covers, corner-crease to covers and pages, a Good working copy.

£8.50