Special offers

Here we feature a selection of books that are offered at a special price for a limited period, or are some of our new titles.

   Daybell P  "With a Smile and a Wave THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN AIDAN LIDDELL VC MC" Illustr: Publ: Pen & Sword- where: Uk- when: 2005Condition - book:  FINE / NEW- jacket:  FINE.  300pages. Binding: HARBACK, Type: . ISBN: 1844151603. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. A NEW COPY IN FINE CONDITIONBook no: 15006Price: £ 9.95
   FOARD. G  "NASEBY. THE DECISIVE CAMPAIGN" Illustr: Publ: PEN & SWORD- where: Uk- when: 2004Condition - book:  FINE/NEW- jacket:  NONE ISSUED.  432pages. Binding: Soft Covers, Type: . ISBN: 1844151328. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 14998Price: £ 9.50
   HEWITT. H. J  "THE BLACK PRINCE'S EXPEDITION " Illustr: Publ: PEN AND SWORD.- where: Uk- when: 2004Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  No D/W.  226pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1 84415 2170. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. A NEW COPY IN FINE CONDITIONBook no: 15003Price: £ 5.95
   RICHARDS D  "CONFLICT IN THE CRIMEA British Redcoats on Russian Soil " Illustr: Publ: PEN & Sword- where: Uk- when: 2006Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  Fine.  211pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 1844153436. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAPBook no: 15001Price: £ 7.99
   Roberts F  "Duxford to Karachi an RAF Armourer\'s War " Illustr: Publ: VICTORY BOOKS- where: Uk- when: 2006Condition - book:  FINE/ NEW- jacket:  None CARD COVERS.  203pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: SOFT COVERS. ISBN: 1-9550431-8-2. Edition: . Inscription: .  A well illustrated memoir Book no: 11088Price: £ 9.99
   STRICKLAND. M. AND HARDY. R  "THE GREAT WARBOW. FROM HASTINGS TO THE MARY ROSE." Illustr: Publ: SUTTON- where: - when: 2005Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  NEW.  538pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0 7509 3167 1. Edition: . Inscription: .  A SUPERB BOOK. FROM THE SHORT BOW TO THE LONGBOW AND THE CROSSBOW. NORMAN TO TUDOR. VERY HEAVY. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH USBook no: 10111Price: £ 12.99
   WARNER P  "PHANTOM " Illustr: Publ: PEN & SWORD- where: Uk- when: 2005Condition - book:  FINE / NEW- jacket:  FINE/ NEW.  209pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 1 844152189. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP.I.Book no: 14997Price: £ 7.50

Golden Valley Publications

This is the publishing arm of Anitabooks.
We have a small but expanding range of limited edition facsimile reprints.

Currently in stock are the following books;-
The Yeomanry Cavalry of Gloucestershire and Monmouth by W Quinn.
265 pages ISBN 0 954 2578 5 5 . 300 individually numbered copies. £20.00 plus £2.00 P&P(UK)
The Civil War in Herefordshire by Rev J Webb. 2 volumes.
Limited to 100 copies. ISBN 0 9542578 0 4. Only a few left. Please check the listing in 16th to 18th century catalogue for current price.
Military Memoir of Colonel John Birch by Webb and Webb.
Limited to 100 copies. ISBN 0-9542578-4-7. £18.99 plus £2.00 P&P(UK)

Welcome!

Welcome to Anitabooks and our publishing arm, Golden Valley Publications.
We sell new and secondhand books, and specialise in history;- mainly military and local history, although there is also a good selection on transport and more general topics.
See the expanding menu on the left hand side for our range of catalogues.
If you can’t find the book you are looking for it’s always worth contacting us to see if it has just come in.
We also buy books- good, relevant collections always considered.
Occasionally we close down completely for a couple of weeks at a time.
Any e-mail enquiries during such periods will receive an automated response and we will deal with your enquiries on return.

Books on sale include ...

Here’s a selection of interesting titles from our full range.

   :   "DIE UNIFORM IM BRAUCHTUM. KULTURHISTORISCHE TRADITIONSKLEIDUNG VOM MITTELALTER BIS ZUR HEUTIGEN ZEIT":   AUSTRIAN UNIFORMS AND COSTUME FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO MODERN DAY. IN GERMAN BUT FANTASTIC COLOUR PLATES. ALSO ACCESSORIES SUCH AS BADGES, INSIGNIA, EPAULETTES, CAPS. VERY NEAR FINE BUT THERE IS A STAMP ON FRONT END PAPER AND THE RED INK HAS SMUDGED A LITTLE ON TO THE INSIDE COVER.: Publ: TEWKA:  157 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS. Condition: VG TO NEAR FINE:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 14.50 Book no: 8332
   BAKER. P:   "YOUTH LED BY YOUTH. SOME ASPECTS OF THE HITLER JUGEND":   : Publ: VILMOR:  0 pages. Binding: LAMINATED ILLUSTRATED BOARDS, Type: HARDBACK. Condition: Fine:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 34.00 Book no: 1793
   CHAMBERLAIN . P., DOYLE. H, AND GANDER. T.:   "DEUTSCHE PANZERABWEHR 1916-1918 AND 1930-1945. GERMAN ANTI-TANK WEAPONS":   SUPERB , WELL ILUSTRATED BOOK BUT VERY HEAVY. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US.: Publ: CANNON:  306 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS. Condition: Fine:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 41.99 Book no: 10399
   CHARATAN K & CECIL C:   "UNDER FIRE IN THE DARDANELLES THE GREAT WAR DIARIES OF MAJOR EDWARD CADOGAN ":   POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. A NEW COPY IN FINE CONDITION: Publ: PEN & SWORD:  158 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: Fine/ New:  - jacket:  Fine/ New. £ 19.99 Book no: 15007
   DE GHEYN. J.:   "THE RENAISSANCE DRILL BOOK":   EDITED BY DAVID BLACKMORE. IN 3 PARTS:- CALIVER DRILL, MUSKET DRILL, PIKE DRILL.: Publ: GREENHILL:  247 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: NEW:  - jacket:  NEW. £ 7.60 Book no: 12915
   DOEL. G. AND F.:   "THE GREEN MAN IN BRITAIN":   THE MANY FACETS OF THE GREEN MAN LEGEND.: Publ: TEMPUS:  162 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . Condition: NEAR FINE:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 7.99 Book no: 10939
   DUCKLIN. K. AND WALLER. J.:   "SWORD FIGHTING . A MANUAL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS":   COVERS TRAINING- LATE MEDIEVAL TWO HANDED SWORD, SIXTEENTH CENTURY SWORD AND BUCKLER, RAPIER AND DAGGER, SMALLSWORD, PLUS CLOTHING AND PROTECTION.: Publ: HALE:  192 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: NEW:  - jacket:  NEW. £ 6.99 Book no: 14576
   FLETCHER. N:   "CHARLEMAGNE'S TABLECLOTH":   A HISTORY OF FEASTING. ANCIENT TO RENAISSANCE, WITH SOME INTERSTING CEREMONIES SURROUNDING FOOD AND DRINK.: Publ: WEIDENFELD AND NICOLSON:  256 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: NEW:  - jacket:  NEW. £ 8.00 Book no: 10112
   Harris J:   "Medieval Theatre in Context ":   An important study that relates Medieval drama both Christian and pagan to its contemporary society.Includes illustrations.: Publ: ROUTLEDGE:  213 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: SOFT COVERS. Condition: Fine /new:  - jacket:  NONE. £ 11.00 Book no: 9874
   HEATON. P.:   "SPANISH CIVIL WAR BLOCKADE RUNNERS":   THE MERCHANT SHIPS THAT RAN THE BLOCKADE TO SUPPLY SPAIN, MANY SAILED FROM WELSH PORTS.: Publ: P.M HEATON:  112 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS. Condition: NEW:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 13.95 Book no: 11127
   JOHNSON. R. F.:   "REGIMENTAL FIRE. THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY IN WORLD WAR TWO. (II) 1939-1945":   NO DATE OF PUBLICATION BUT FOREWORD IS DATED 1958. FULL LEATHER BINDING WITH GILT CREST ON FRONT BOARD. INSIDE FRONT COVER IS A PRESENTATION PLATE. THIS IS COPY NUMBER 35 PRESENTED TO LT-COL J.T. BARRIE AND SIGNED BY THE MAJOR GENERAL COLONAL COMMANDANT, J GASCOIGNE. EDGES OF PAGES BROWNED A LITTLE. OCCASIONAL INK MARKS AGAINST NAMES IN THE INDEX. LEATHER COVERS VERY TIDY. NO D/W.: Publ: :  440 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: LEATHER BOUND. Condition: GOOD+:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 95.00 Book no: 13132
   McGRIGOR M:   "WELLINGTON\'S SPIES ":   POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP.First hand accounts of three of Wellington\'s most daring and successful Intelligence Officers, Colquhoun Grant, Charles Somers Cocks, and Andrew Leith Hay. : Publ: PEN & SWORD:  272 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. Condition: FINE / NEW:  - jacket:  FINE / NEW. £ 9.40 Book no: 15000
   PACEY A:   "MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING":   English craftmens methods and their later persistence 1200-1700 AD.: Publ: TEMPUS:  256 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: Fine:  - jacket:  Fine. £ 22.49 Book no: 12542
   PIKE R:   "SEVEN SEAS NINE LIVES a Biography of Captain A Sutton ":   POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. A NEW COPY IN FINE CONDITION: Publ: Pen & Sword:  198 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: Fine / New:  - jacket:  Fine. £ 11.99 Book no: 15004
   RAVEN. A:   "WARSHIP PERSPECTIVES. CAMOUFLAGE VOLUME THREE: ROYAL NAVY 1943-1944":   A detailed study of Royal Navy Camouflage in use in 1943-44. Large format with over 200 illustrations most in colour.: Publ: WR PRESS:  56 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: SOFT COVERS A4 FORMAT. Condition: NEAR FINE:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 9.98 Book no: 5982
   VAN WINTER. J. M.:   "SPICES AND COMFITS":   COLLECTED PAPERS ON MEDIEVAL FOOD. CONTENTS MINT. TOP CORNERS OF HARD COVERS BUMPED A LITTLE. CONSEQUENT CREASING OF D/W ON CORNERS. ACADEMIC WORK. SOME CHAPTERS IN GERMAN OR FRENCH.: Publ: PROSPECT BOOKS:  439 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: NEAR FINE:  - jacket:  Very Good. £ 35.00 Book no: 14530
   WITTMANN. T. T.:   "EXPLORING THE DRESS DAGGERS OF THE GERMAN LUFTWAFFE":   A SUPERBY ILLUSTRATED VOLUME EXPLORING THE DRESS DAGGERS AND SWORDS OF THE GERMAN LUFTWAFFE. THE TOP CORNERS OF THE HARD COVERS ARE A BIT BUMPED, WITH CONSEQUENT CREASING OF THE D/W IN THAT AREA. TINY NICK ON TOP REAR CORNER OF D/W. THIS BOOK IS VERY HEAVY PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US.: Publ: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED:  405 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: Very Good:  - jacket:  Very Good. £ 95.00 Book no: 10411
   WOODWARD. J. AND BURNETT. G:   "WOODWARD'S TREATISE ON HERALDRY BRITISH AND FOREIGN WITH ENGLISH AND FRENCH GLOSSARIES":   OWNER\\\'S NAME IN INK ON THE PICTORIAL FRONT END PAPER. OTHERWISE THE BOOK IS VERY GOOD. THE D/W IS CHIPPED AND WORN ALONG TOP EDGE, ESPECIALLY ON THE SPINE. PRICE CLIPPED. THIS ONE WEIGHS 2KG UNWRAPPED.: Publ: DAVID AND CHARLES:  858 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: VERY GOOD.:  - jacket:  FAIR +. £ 21.00 Book no: 15010

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