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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.

A History of the Irish Post Office
Reynolds, Mairead

A History of the Irish Post Office

Publisher: MacDonnell Whyte Ltd, Dublin, 1983

Hardback, dustwrapper, 91 pages, illustrated, ex-National Philatelic Society Library with label to dustwrapper spine and a couple of small library marks at front, in Good condition.

£8.50

The remarkable collection formed by Admiral George C. Dyer
Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, Zurich, 1984

Auction catalogue, paperback, 80 pages, illustrated, with the prices realised, spine slightly sunned, in Good condition.

£10.00

A Study of Mail to and from China
Publisher: Christie's Robson Lowe, Zurich, 1987

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 81 pages, with the prices realised, tiny corner-crease else in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Hurt, E.F. and Williams, L.N. & M.

Publisher: Fritz Billig, N.Y., 1950

Hardback, illustrated, 168 pages, covers a little rubbed, spine a little sunned, slight browning to endpapers and toning to edges, internally fine, in Good condition.

£25.00

Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 1991

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 576 pages, shelf-wear to the dustwrapper, slight toning to the page-edges, small signs of use, in Good condition.

£48.00

Meadows, A.J.M.

Postcards & Envelopes
Publisher: India Study Circle for Philately, UK, 1982

Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, [ii] + 16 pages, plastic comb-binding has one broken ring, a few small marks and slight shelf-wear to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.

£6.50

Publisher: "Pro-Post", Bruxelles, 1982

Paperback, 160 pages, illustrated, text in French, top of spine slightly rubbed, a few tiny marks to the covers and small dusty marks to the page-edges, internally fine, in Good condition.

£6.50

Stibbe, Jacques

Publisher: "Pro-Post", Bruxelles, 1986

Paperback, 71 pages, illustrated, text in French, covers a little rubbed at edges, pages fine, in Good condition.

£6.50

Kane, William

Publisher: Irish Philatelic Circle, 1990

Paperback, 28 pages, illustrated, spine slightly sunned, covers very lightly rubbed at edges, pages fine, in Good condition.

£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

Dorrington, J.F.

A History of the Southampton and District Philatelic Society
Publisher: Southampton and District Philatelic Society, 2012

Large (A4) paperback, spiralbound, iv + 82 pages, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Barber, William A. and Brown, A. Frank

Costmarks
Publisher: privately published, Chesapeake, 2008

Large format paperback, 73 pages + folding tables at end, illustrated, in Very Good condition.

£16.00

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

Mackay, James A.

1894-1963
Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1983

Large format (A4) paperback, 53 pages + 23 illustrations, a few small marks to the front cover, minor signs of foxing to top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£8.50

Mackay, James A.

Publisher: privately published, Dumfries, 1982

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 395 pages, some dusty marks and foxing to top page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.

£28.00

Kennedy, Alistair and Crabb, George

Before and After – 1903 to 1929
Publisher: privately published, 1977

Large paperback (card covers), plastic comb-binding, illustrated, 300 pages, some rings of the comb-binding broken, some slight corner-creases, page-edges slightly toned but internally fine, in Good condition.

£30.00

Gardiner-Hill, Clive

The Line Engraved Issues. Archer Plates. 1841 Penny Red. Die I. Alphabet I. Plates 92-101. Constant Varieties.
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1950

Second edition, small paperback, 23 pages, slight toning to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Gardiner-Hill, Clive

The Line Engraved Issues. 1841 Penny Red. Die I. Alphabet I. Plates 102-131. Constant Varieties.
Publisher: R.C. Alcock Ltd., Cheltenham, 1951

Small paperback, 23 pages, a couple of tiny spots of foxing to the page-edges else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Stanton, Captain J.B.M.

The Study and Plating of the Line-Engraved Penny Stamp of Great Britain
Publisher: Axworthys', Paignton, 1936

Small paperback, illustrated, 69 pages, slight creases to the front cover, tiny corner-creases to the pages, in Good condition.

£30.00

Todd, T.

With Particular Reference to the Adhesives
Publisher: The Vallancey Press Ltd., London, nd [circa 1920s]

“Stamp Collecting” Handbook No. 40, paperback, 32 pages, illustrated, some foxing to the edges, in Good condition.

£20.00

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

Rego, Michael and West, Prof. John C.

Publisher: Brian Moorhouse, Peterborough, 1994

Hardback, illustrated, vii + 176 pages, a few small marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£22.00

Galland, Robert B. and Louis, Karl

Low Values 2½d to 2s
Publisher: Great Britain Philatelic Society, 2009

Large format hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xii + 236 ages, slight warping (bend) to the covers, in Good condition.

£40.00

Prime, Peter

1899 to 1902
Publisher: Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society, 2003

Large (A4) paperback, [vi] + 113 pages + 2 colour plates, corners of front cover very slightly rubbed, spine slightly knocked, else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Tabeart, Colin

Publisher: James Bendon, Limassol, 2002

First edition, hardback, plain blue cloth binding (no gilt lettering), illustrated, xvi + 278 pages, signed by the author to title-page, in Very Good condition.

£50.00

Mayne, Richard

1771-1971
Publisher: Picton Publishing, Chippenham, 1971

Hardback, dustwrapper, [x] + 108 pages, illustrated, dustwrapper price-clipped, some small old sellotape marks to endpapers and to verso of the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£10.50

[Steindler, Julius]

The Julius Steindler Collection
Publisher: Robson Lowe, Basel, 1972

Auction catalogue, hardback, privately clothbound with gilt title to front cover, 36 pages + 28pp separate brochure of illustrations, text in English, with the prices realised, minor wear to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£20.00