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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.

The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards & Letter Cards
Dagnall, H.

The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards & Letter Cards

Their History & Documentation
Publisher: privately published, 1985

Hardback, original yellow cloth, dustwrapper, 249 pages, dustwrapper spine a little sunned, repaired tear to front panel of dustwrapper, book itself in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Samuel, Marcus and Huggins, Alan

Publisher: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, 1980

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, x + 254 pages, some short (repaired) tears to the dustwrapper, slight creasing to the front free-endpaper else in Very Good condition.

£26.00

Alcock, R.C. and Holland, F.C.

A Short History and Guide
Publisher: R. C. Alcock, Cheltenham, 1960

First edition, second impression, hardback (thick card covers), illustrated, 299 pages + publisher’s adverts, a little foxing to the page-edges and endpapers, in Good condition.

£12.00

Publisher: Bermupex, Bermuda, 1976-79

Exhibition catalogues, paperback, 24 + 20 + 28 pages, illustrated, tiny nick to top of one spine, mild signs of use, in Good condition.

£12.00

Rose, Jon

Publisher: Linn's Stamp News, USA, 1996

Large format paperback, viii + 191 pages, illustrated, Ex-National Philatelic Society Library with label to spine and a couple of small library stamps to the rear of the title-page, minor signs of use to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.

£11.50

Barefoot, J.

Publisher: J. Barefoot Ltd., York, 1998

First edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 132 pages, slight corner-creasing to the covers, in Good condition.

£11.50

Barefoot, J.

Publisher: J. Barefoot Ltd., York, 1999

First edition, large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 92 pages, minor shelf-wear/creasing to the covers, pages fine, in Good condition.

£11.50

Brown, Jeffrey

Publisher: The India Study Circle for Philately, 2000

Paperback, illustrated, viii + 95 pages, spine quite rubbed/scuffed down one edge, pages fine, in Good condition.

£22.00

Wood, Ron

Volumes One and Two 1691 to 1954
Publisher: privately published, Petersfield, 2006-07

Large format paperback, two volumes in one, xvii + 239 + iii  + 215 pages, illustrated, front cover torn with loss of a piece from the lower edge, tiny corner-creases to last few pages, in Good condition.

£75.00

Webb, Colonel F.W.

Publisher: The Postal History Society, 1968

Paperback, illustrated, 57 pages, slightly rusty staples, some small marks and some corner-creasing to the covers, in Good condition.

£11.50

Harris, Leo J. (editor)

Postal History and a Listing of Prephilatelic Postmarks
Publisher: The Collectors Club, New York, 1986

English language edition, paperback, illustrated, xiv + 142 pages, spine a little rubbed, heavy foxing to top page-edges and some minor foxing to the fore-edges, a few small corner-creases, a Good reading copy only.

£20.00

[Dillemann, Paul]

Publisher: Miro & Gilbert, Paris, 1937

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 92 pages + 27 black & white photo-plates, text in French, a few tiny marks to the front cover, small corner-creases to the front cover and to a few pages, very short tear to foot of spine, tiny nick to edge of first three plates, in Good condition.

£45.00

Kearsley, Bryan

King George V High Values
Publisher: Great Britain Philatelic Society, 2005

Large hardback, dustjacket, illustrated, vi + 278 pages + 8 colour plates, errata/corrigenda page loosely inserted, in Very Good condition.

£150.00

Slingsby, John

1918-1923
Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust, 2004

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, xvi + 234 pages, a few tiny marks to the front cover, tiny corner-creases to the covers, in Good condition.

£30.00

Snelson, Ken

Usage & Listing
Publisher: privately published by the author, 2007

Large paperback, spiral-bound, illustrated, vi + 178 pages, in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Mark, Graham

Publisher: The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund, 2000

Large format paperback, illustrated, xxxv + 252 pages, corners of covers very slightly rubbed and creased, a few tiny corner-creases to the pages, in Good condition.

£40.00

Souers, P. Clark

Eastern Front, Balkans, Caucasus
Publisher: privately published, Pleasanton, USA, 2023

Second edition (described as “Version 2”), second printing, paperback, illustrated, 86 pages, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Souers, P. Clark

Publisher: privately published, USA, 2023

Paperback, illustrated, 38 pages, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

[Schäfer Jr., Richard]

Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Jr
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2023

Auction catalogue, paperback, 80 pages, illustrated, text in German, with a print-out of the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£9.50

and Central America, The Crown Point Collection
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2001

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 153 pages, tears to foot of dustwrapper spine, tiny dent to top-edge of front cover, small signs of use, in Good condition.

£15.00

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part I)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2019

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 224 pages, with the prices realised, text in English, some small signs of use else in Very Good condition.

£19.50

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part II)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2019

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 240 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, corner of dustwrapper slightly rubbed  else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part III)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 236 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, short tear to the rear panel of the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

[Moorhouse, Brian]

The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part IV)
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 132 pages, text in English, with the prices realised, in Very Good condition.

£10.00

[Blanc, Jack]

The Jack Blanc Collection
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 2021

Auction catalogue, hardback, dustwrapper, 160 pages, illustrated, text in English, with the prices realised, very slight shelf-wear to the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Petschel, H.K.

A History of U.S. Postal Counterfeits
Publisher: American Philatelic Society, 1997

Paperback, illustrated, v + 266 pages + colour plates, ex-Leeds Philatelic Society Library with label to spine, library bookplate inside front cover and library marks inside covers and to title-page and final page, short (1cm) tear to front cover at top of spine, covers a little corner-creased/rubbed, pages fine, a Good reading copy.

£8.50

[Plantinga, Max]

Publisher: Christoph Gärtner, Bietigheim-Bissingen, 2011

Auction catalogue, hardback, 172 pages, illustrated, text in English, with the prices realised, very slight hint of spine-lean, a few very slight dents to edges of the covers, else in Very Good condition.

£25.00

[Shanahan's]

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

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 42 pages + 140 plates, slight wear to spine, short tear to foot of spine, a little foxing to front cover, pages fine, in Good condition.

£35.00

Brady, Seamus

The rise and fall of stamp king Dr. Paul Singer
Publisher: Anvil Books, Tralee, 1965

First (and only) edition, paperback, 176 pages, pages toned (as usual), a little foxing to the page-edges, covers slightly rubbed and creased, a slightly fragile mass-market paperback, in Good condition.

£15.00