Philatelic Literature Specialists

Japan

Asia

Prisoners of War and Internees in the Pacific Theatre of World War II: Postal History
Stich, Dr.H.F. and Stich, W.

Prisoners of War and Internees in the Pacific Theatre of World War II: Postal History

Publisher: privately published, Vancouver, 1991

Paperback, illustrated, 209 pages, tiny corner-crease to front cover, dusty marks to page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£30.00

Earée, Rev. R.B.

Part IV India through Luxembourg
Publisher: The Manuka-Ainslie Press, Australia, nd (circa 1970s)

Reprint of the third edition (originally published in 1906), paperback, illustrated, [24] + 81 pages, tiny corner-crease to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Bulterman, P.R.

Publisher: De Nederlandsche Postzegelveiling, Amsterdam, 1993

Second edition, hardback, 106 pages, illustrated, text in English, slight spine-lean, some small marks to the covers, a few spots of foxing to the page-edges, small signs of use, a Good reading copy.

£15.00

Jersey, Stanley C.

Notes on Postal History, The War in the Pacific
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1984

Paperback, viii + 40 pages, illustrated, a few small marks to the front cover, slight corner-creasing, in Good condition.

£9.50

Nash, Fred J.

Publisher: Dai Nippon, 2012

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 266 pages, errata page loosely inserted, a couple of tiny mark to the page-edges, corner-crease to rear cover and last few pages, corner-crease and short tear to errata page, in Good condition.

£28.00

Schoenfeld, Hans

1850-1930
Publisher: privately published, 1988

Hardback, circa 230 pages, illustrated, text in English, some slight dusty marks to page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£24.00

Featuring the R.A. Gooch Collection of China, The William C.Y. Kwan Collection of Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, and India with the Collection formed by the late Bob Nuttall
Publisher: Spink, London, 2008

Auction catalogue, paperback, 138 pages, illustrated, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Ichida, Dr. Soichi

The Study and Story of Dragon Stamps. The First Group of Japanese Postage Stamps with Detailed Explanations and Plate Illustrations of Every Position of All Plates of this Group
Publisher: Ikeda Publishing Co., Tokyo, 1959

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 220 pages + colour guide, 11 black & white photo-plates in pocket at end, Addenda page loosely inserted, text in English, dustwrapper slightly marked and sunned and with some short tears with a little loss, page-edges a little toned and a few tiny spots of foxing, in Good condition.

£150.00

Ichida, Dr. Soichi

A Treatise with Detailed Explanations and Illustrations
Publisher: All Japan Philatelic Federation, Tokyo, 1965

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 335 pages, text in English, long tears to dustwrapper with tape repairs to verso, corners of front cover very slightly bumped, in Good condition.

£150.00

Swenson, Charles A.L.

Publisher: International Society for Japanese Philately, USA, 2005

ISJP Monograph 19, paperback, illustrated, 128 pages, slight knock to top of spine, slight corner-creasing, in Good condition.

£15.00

Woodward, A.M. Tracey

Publisher: not stated, Japan, nd

Reprint, small format (19cm tall) hardback, card slipcase, xliv + 537 pages + 243 plates, text in English, some dusty marks to the slipcase else in Very Good condition.

£60.00

Clark, Kenneth G.

Volume I: A Brief History and Postal History of the Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Uprising, Russo-Japanese War.
Publisher: Japan Philatelic Group, England, 2004

Large hardback, illustrated, iv + 252 pages, signed by the author, in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Yamamoto, Yokiti

Publisher: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1940

First edition, paperback, colour frontispiece, 148 pages, illustrated, text in English, mild shelf-wear to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£12.00

Wilhelmsen, Kr.

Publisher: Troms Filatelistklubb, 1981

Paperback, illustrated, 363 pages, text in Norwegian, with English & German translation at back, slight hint of spine-lean, in Good condition.

£35.00

including China featuring the remarkable collection of fore-runners to the People’s Republic formed by R.F. Lankester and Japan with superb classics
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1976

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 25 pages, with the prices realised, slightest shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

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

Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Proud-Bailey, East Sussex, 1991

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 551 pages + colour plates, dustwrapper a little creased and with a short tear to the rear panel else in Very Good condition.

£40.00

[Roseway, Sir David]

with a fine selection of classic Japan
Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1963

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 68 pages, slight rust to staples, small corner-crease to bottom corner of pages and both covers, in Good condition.

£25.00

Tchilinghirian, S.D. and Stephen, W.S.E.

Part Six: Ship Mail to Korea & Japan, Russian America, Supplement
Publisher: The British Society of Russian Philately, 1960

Paperback (card covers), illustrated, 96 pages, very slight bump to foot of spine, very slight wear/toning to the covers, internally clean, in Good condition.

£40.00

Webb, F.W.

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1961

First edition, large hardback, original red cloth gilt, top-edge gilt, xvi + 400 pages + 93 plates, slightest hint of foxing to the fore-edges else in Very Good condition.

£350.00

[Tompkins, Richard]

Part 1: Malaya and Borneo
Publisher: Grosvenor, London, 2006

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 70 pages, with the prices realised, slightest shelfwear else in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Casey, Ron (Editor)

Vol. 62 No. 1 – Vol. 74 No. 2 (Whole Nos. 366-431), missing Nos. 415 and 420 only
Publisher: International Society for Japanese Philately, USA, 2007-2019

63 items, large format paperbacks, illustrated, a few occasional marks but overall in Very Good condition.

£40.00

Clark, Ken (Editor)

Nos. 147-177
Publisher: The Japan Stamp Group, UK, 2009-2019

31 issues, paperbacks, one tiny short tear else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Vol. I Nos. 1,4-9,11-12, Vol. II Nos. 1-7,9-12, Vol. III Nos. 1-4,6-9, and Vol. IV Nos. 1-6
Publisher: F.L. Allard Jr., Japan, 1962-1965

34 issues, small format paperbacks, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Mosher, John

Publisher: Quarterman, USA, 1978

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xvii + 227 pages, dustwrapper toned and with a few short tears with tiny amount of loss, ex-Royal Philatelic Society London Library with library bookplate to front endpaper, some foxing to page-edges, in Good condition.

£45.00

Tett, David

Hong Kong and China 1941-1945, Captives in Cathay
Publisher: BFA Publishing, 2007

Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xviii + 457 pages, in Very Good condition.

£35.00

[Koreywo, Olgierd]

Parts I & II
Publisher: Kanai Stamp Co., Osaka, 1978-79

Auction catalogue, paperback, 113 pages + separate brochure of plates, 70 pages, with the prices realised, Introduction in English, text in Japanese with some English, tiny tear to foot of spine, crease to rear cover, in Good condition.

£24.00

[Koreywo, Olgierd]

Part III
Publisher: Kanai Stamp Co., Osaka, 1979

Auction catalogue, paperback, 44 pages, illustrated, Japan section in Japanese, other sections in Japanese and English, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Ishikawa, Ryohei

Ryohei Ishikawa’s Collection
Publisher: Japan Philatelic Publications, Tokyo, 1976

Hardback, 164 pages, illustrated, bilingual text in Japanese and English, with separate paperback booklet in English (11 pages), very mild shelfwear else in Very Good condition.

£85.00

[Shanahan's]

Publisher: Shanahan's Stamp Auctions Ltd, Dublin, 1958

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 58 pages + 60 plates, small loss of corner-pieces to front cover, slight corner-creases to rear covers and some pages, in reasonably Good condition.

£30.00