Philatelic Literature Specialists

Post Office History

Great Britain

British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century
Bodily, Ritchie and Jarvis, Chris and Hahn, Charless

British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century

Publisher: The Collectors Club of Chicago, 1984

Hardback, illustrated, ix + 331 pages, in Very Good condition.

£50.00

Brumell, George

with a description of the postmarks used in connection therewith
Publisher: privately published, 1936

Paperback, 38 pages, illustrated, small mark and scuff with tiny amount of surface-loss to front cover, slight corner-crease to front cover, ex-Sheffield Philatelic Society Library with library bookplate inside front cover and small library mark to title-page, in Good condition.

£13.50

A Training Booklet December 1959
Publisher: GPO, 1959

Paperback, 24 pages, illustrated, tiny corner-creases, in Good condition.

£10.00

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

Gurney, David

Publisher: Channel Islands Specialists Society, Ilford, 1993

First edition, large paperback, [x] + 154 pages + separate Valuation Guide in pocket at end, illustrated, corners of cover very slightly rubbed, minor mark to fore-edges, in Good condition.

£15.00

Through Five Reigns
Publisher: J. Sloper & Co., London, nd [circa 1939]

Paperback, 16 pages, illustrated, slightly rusty staples else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately publiahed by the author, Dumfries, 1986

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 466 pages, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published by the author, Dumfries, 1989

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

£12.50

Fryer, Gavin and Akerman, Clive (Editors)

Documentary History 1837 to 1864 Based on Sir Rowland Hill’s Journal and Ancillary Papers, with Glossary, Bibliography and Comprehensive Index
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2000

Two large volumes, hardbacks, dustwrappers, lviii + vi + 1304 pages, a few tiny marks to upper edges else in Very Good condition.

£120.00

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

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

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

Andrews, Les

Publisher: Exley Publications, Watford, 1984

First edition, hardback, illustrated, 285 pages, slight dusty marks to upper page-edges, in Good condition.

£20.00

Goodwyn, Charles W.

Postal Reform 1837-1841 as Reflected in the Royal Philatelic Collection
Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 1999

Large format paperback (card covers), illustrated, xv + 112 pages, signed dedication from the author to first page, very slight toning, tiny signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Morgan, Glenn

Publisher: Royal Mail, London, 2006

Paperback, illustrated, 19 pages, in Very Good condition.

£3.50

Bayliss, Derek A.

Publisher: Turntable Publications, Sheffield, 1978

Hardback, dustwrapper, 96 pages + plates, price-clipped dustwrapper a little rubbed, a few small marks to rear panel of dustwrapper, child’s gift inscription to front endpaper, in Good condition.

£12.00

Robinson, Howard

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London, 1964

Hardback, original blue cloth, dustwrapper, 327 pages + plates, few short tears to dustwrapper, slightest hint of spine-lean, pages fine, in Good condition.

£10.00

Page, Robert

Publisher: A. & C. Black, London, 1970

Reprint, hardback, pictorial boards, illustrated, 64 pages, ex-school library with small label to spine, library marks, library pocket at rear, minor marks to the covers, in Good condition.

£4.50

Johnson, Robert and Wheatley, Richard

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2008

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, ix + 110 pages, minimal shelf-wear else in Very Good condition.

£11.00

Staff, Frank

1680 – 1918
Publisher: The Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 1964

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 219 pages + plates, crease and short tear to dustwrapper with tiny amount of loss, book itself in Very Good, clean condition.

£12.00

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

Stray, Julian

Publisher: The British Postal Museum & Archive, London, 2006

Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated in colour, viii + 79 pages, some slight shelf-wear, in Good condition.

£5.00

Harper, Charles G.

A Picturesque History of the Coaching Age
Publisher: Chapman & Hall, London, 1903

First edition, two volumes, hardback, original red cloth gilt, top page-edges gilt, frontispiece + xii + 360 pages, frontispiece + xi + 368 pages, illustrated with full-page plates and numerous illustrations within the text, bindings a little sunned, a couple of short tears to foot of both spines, small mark to spine of Vol II, some cracking to front inner-hinges of both volumes, a little scattered foxing to endpapers, in Good condition.

£60.00

Stevenson, W. Iain

Henry Fawcett and Postal Reform
Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2001

Published as a Supplement to The London Philatelist, paperback, 32 pages, illustrated, covers very slightly sunned and showing tiny signs of use, pages fine, in Good condition.

£7.50

Hay, Ian

Publisher: HMSO, London, 1946

Paperback, illustrated, 96 pages, corner-crease to front cover and slightly to first few pages, slight dusty marks/foxing to front cover, in Good condition.

£14.50