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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.

Crane, A.O.

Publisher: The Stamp Magazine, London, nd [circa 1938]

Paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, slight corner-creases, slightly rusty staples, short tears at top and foot of spine, a Good reading copy.

£4.50

Brannon, Peter A.

and a story of the Thomas Welsh Provisional Stamped Envelope together with the activities of the Montgomery Postoffice in the Confederate period

Publisher: privately published, Montgomery, Alabama, 1960

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xi + 166 pages, foxing and marks to the dustwrapper, slight cracking to binding, a Good reading copy only.

£12.50

Kohl, Paul

Publisher: Paul Kohl, Chemnitz, 1911

Small paperback, original blue paper covers, illustrated, 40 pages, text in German, a few small marks to the covers, slight corner-creasing, a few pencil marks to pages, two short tears to edge of one page, in Good condition.

£24.00

Livnat, Raphaël

La 1ère émission de timbre taxe

Publisher: privately published, 2008

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, [ii] + 114 pages, text in French, No. 28 of an unspecified limited edition, signed dedication from the author to the previous owner, ex-RPSL Library with library bookplate inside front cover else in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Brown, Gary

Catalogue of a Display given to The Royal Philatelic Society London

Publisher: privately published, 2011

Large (A4) paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

[Fernández-Xesta, Armando]

Colección Fernández-Xesta

Publisher: Iberphil, Madrid, 2016

Auction catalogue, hardback, illustrated, 152 pages, bilingual text in Spanish & English, slight hint of spine-lean, in Good condition.

£12.00

Tabeart, Colin

An Overview of Steam Communications in the 19th Century

Publisher: privately published, 1999

Large format paperback, spiralbound, illustrated, 189 pages, yellowing to the transparent plastic front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£20.00

Haverbeck, Harrison D.S.

Publisher: The Collectors Club, New York, nd (circa 1961)

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 126 pages, ex-National Philatelic Society Library with label to dustwrapper spine and a few small library marks to first and last few pages, tears to the dustwrapper with some loss, slight hint of spine-lean, in Good condition.

£20.00

Pitts, David R. and Groten, Art

Forerunners to the UPU

Publisher: privately published, 2016

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 56 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Negus, Ron

A Short Biographical Sketch

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2002

Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Negus, Ron

Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO (1860-1938) A short biographical sketch

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1999

Supplement to “The London Philatelist”, paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

Jewell, Charles

Research on Corrientes

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1964

Paperback, illustrated, vii + 35 pages, slight shelf-wear, slight corner-creases, in Good condition.

£20.00

Walton, Frank

Publisher: privately published, 2017

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, a couple of tiny marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

plus Prospectus and List of Awards

Publisher: Auckland, 1955

Paperback, illustrated, 96 + 20 + 1 pages, ex National Philatelic Society Library with a few small library marks, covers a little dust-marked, slight corner-crease to front cover and short tear to rear cover, in Good condition.

£10.00

Lawrence, Ashley

Publisher: privately published, 2003

Large format (A4) paperback, comb-bound, 13 pages, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Piat Dewavrin, F.X.

by a Postal Historian

Publisher: privately published, 1997

Small (A5) paperback, illustrated, 63 pages, minor shelf-wear, corners a little rubbed, in Good condition.

£12.50

Walton, Frank

Publisher: privately published, 2016

Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

Osborn, Geoffrey

A Study of Letters Sent to and from British Royal Navy Officers Serving Abroad in the Victorian Era

Publisher: Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, Bristol, 1995

Large paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 134 pages, tiny dent to spine, covers a little rubbed at edges and slightly creased at corners, slight shelf-wear, in Good condition.

£11.50

Stitt Dibden, W.G.

Publisher: privately published by the author, 1959

Paperback, illustrated, [i] + 21 pages + plate, few spots of foxing to front cover, in Good condition.

£13.50

Summer 2021

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 2021

Paperback, illustrated, 104 pages, in Very Good condition.

£5.00

[Part 1]

Publisher: privately published, 1965

Hardback, illustrated, 136 pages, short tear at top of spine, front cover a little sunned and very slightly creased at corner, in Good condition.

£7.50

Jacques, W.A.

The Story of its Stamps and Postal History

Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1974

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xvi + 68 pages, with the 1985 Supplement and Price Guide, paperback, 32 pages, ex National Philatelic Society Library with a couple of small library marks to the front endpaper, a few spots of foxing to top page-edges, in Good condition.

£12.00

Thornhill, W.B.

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, 1998

Reprint, hardback, 78 pages + viii plates, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Cheung, Andrew and Wong, Danny

Nos. 1-21

Publisher: Hong Kong Philatelic Society, Hong Kong, 1997-2017

21 issues, paperback, illustrated, text mainly in English with some articles in Chinese, minimal signs of use else in Very Good condition.

Original price was: £95.00.Current price is: £50.00.

Miss Fitte [Melville, F.J.]

Part I. The British Empire

Publisher: W.H. Peckitt, London, 1910

Paperback, illustrated, 59 pages, previous owner’s name in pencil to front cover, slightly rusty staples, spine toned, small piece missing from top of spine, in Good condition.

£12.50

Hyde, James Wilson

Its Curiosities and Romance

Publisher: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1889

Third edition, hardback, original red cloth gilt with decorative front board, frontispiece, xvi + 306 pages, 2cm tear to top of spine, small marks and stains to the covers, presentation bookplate to front pastedown endpaper, presented to a Post Office Telegraphs Messenger for proficiency at drill and general good conduct in 1906, some wear to front free-endpaper with loss of a tiny corner-piece, in Good condition.

£25.00

Beaumont, K.M. and Stanton, J.B.M.

Part Four: The Issues of King George V

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1957

First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 248 pages + plates, dustwrapper in Poor condition (in pieces, marked and torn), slight spine-lean, slight toning to pages, a Good working copy.

£22.00

Proud, Edward B.

Publisher: Proud-Bailey, 2000

Hardback, dustwrapper, 320 pages, illustrated, slight signs of use, in Good condition.

£20.00

Hinchcliffe, Colin

Publisher: Pacific Islands Study Circle, 1997

Second edition, large format (A4) loose-leaf pages in binder, illustrated, 42 pages, in Very Good condition.

£7.50

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