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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.
   MACKENNEY R  "Renaissances: The Cultures of Italy, 1300-1600 " Illustr: Publ: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN- where: UK- when: 2005Condition - book:  GOOD- jacket:  No D/W.  302pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0333629051. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK WITH LIGHT SHELF WEAR & MARKS TO EDGE OF BOOK. BOTTOM EDGE OF BLOCK IS GRUBBY. . POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.Book no: 16654Price: £ 3.50
   PARKE. H. W.  "Greek Mercenary Soldiers. From the Earliest Times to the Battle of Ipsus" Illustr: Publ: ARES- where: - when: 1981Condition - book:  GOOD TO VG- jacket:  No D/W.  250pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0890053863. Edition: . Inscription: .  FRONT COVER IS SLIGHTLY CURLED ON THE EDGE. A COUPLE OF BLACK SPECS ON TITLE PAGE.Book no: 17294Price: £ 28.50
   PECZKOWSKI R  "REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT Bubbletop " Illustr: Publ: MUSHROOM MODEL PUBLICATIO- where: POLAND- when: 2005Condition - book:  Very Good- jacket:  No D/W.  128pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: . ISBN: 83-89450135. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. SUPERB STUDY OF THE P-47 . THIS INCLUDES NUMEROUS COLOUR PICTURES. NOW OUT OF PRINT .THIS IS A NEW BOOK WITH LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO CARD COVERS FROM STORAGE. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS, IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP.Book no: 14779Price: £ 39.50
   TESSITORI M  "MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG-1/MIG-3" Illustr: Publ: MUSHROOM MODEL PUBLICATIO- where: POLAND- when: 2006Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  None/Card Covers.  160pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 8389450267. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. A SUPERB STUDY WITH WITH NUMEROUS SCALE PLANS AND COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONSBook no: 14780Price: £ 20.50

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)

20th Century

WW2: Home Front

Local Histories, Home Guard, Recipe Books, Land army, evacuees, 1940’s costume and more.

Catalogue

     "PATSY LEARN TO COOK BY PICTURES " Illustr: Publ: DAILY MIRROR Where: UK When: 1949 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  28 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  SPIRAL BOUND SOFT COVER BOOK RECIPE'S IN CARTOON FORM. THE COVERS & PAGES ARE LITTLE WORN BUT GOOD FOR AGE. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 18715 Price: £ 19.99 
     "CANADA AT WAR. NO 34. SPECIAL PICTORIAL EDITION " Illustr: Publ: WARTIME INFORMATION BOARD Where: When: 1944 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  79 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET.. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  PAGES VERY BROWNED. COVERS BROWNED AND WORN. TORN AROUND THE INSERTION OF THE STAPLES. OK AS A READING COPY. Book no: 17970 Price: £ 3.50 
     "AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HANDBOOK NO. 1. PERSONAL PROTECTION AGAINST GAS" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1944 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD. - jacket:  No D/W.  113 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: Third Edition. Inscription: .  FIRST TWO PAGES SLIGHTLY CREASED ON TOP EDGE. OTHERWISE INTERNALLY GOOD. THE SOFT COVERS ARE A BIT GRUBBY. BOTTOM CORNER CURLED. Book no: 19763 Price: £ 3.50 
     "LONDON'S HOUR as Seen Through the Eyes of the Fire Fighters." Illustr: Publ: STAPLES Where: UK When: 1942 Condition - book: Fair - jacket:  No D/W.  51 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  PAPER COVERS RUBBED AND WORN AND HAVE SEPERATED AND DETACHED FROM BOOK . TOP OUTER EDGE OF BOOK LIGHTLY DAMP STAINED. A WORKING COPY.. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16988 Price: £ 6.00 
     "FIRE OVER LONDON the Story of the London Fire Service 1940-41." Illustr: Publ: LCC Where: UK When: 1941 Condition - book: FAIR - jacket:  No D/W.  32 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  PAPER COVERS RUBBED & CREASED ON CORNERS. PAGES BROWNED WITH AGE.. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16989 Price: £ 6.99 
     "ARRANGEMENT OF FIRST AID POSTS" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1938 Condition - book: Fair - jacket:  No D/W.  16 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED PAMPHLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  STAPLED PAMPHLET WITH HOLES PUNCHED NEAR THE EDGE FOR BINDING IN A FOLDER. OWNER'S NAME IN INK ON FRONT COVER. CREASED ACROSS TOP CORNER. STAPLES STARTING TO RUST. COVERS LIGHTLY SOILED. Book no: 19630 Price: £ 4.99 
     "COVENTRY UNDER FIRE , AN IMPRESSION OF THE GREAT RAIDS ON COVENTRY IN NOVEMBER 1940 AND APRIL 1941" Illustr: Publ: BRITISH PUBLISHING COMPAN Where: GlOUCESTER When: 0 Condition - book: FAIR+ - jacket:  No D/W.  64 pages. Binding: Soft Covers, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION BUT STATED AS SECOND EDITION. INTERNALLY GOOD EXCEPT THAT THE STAPLES HAVE RUSTED AND ARE JUST MARKING THE CENTREFOLD. COVERS A LITTLE WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS. REAR COVER GRUBBY Book no: 18614 Price: £ 10.99 
     "A KITCHEN GOES TO WAR. FAMOUS PEOPLE CONTIRBUTE 150 RECIPES TO A RATION-TIME COOKERY BOOK" Illustr: Publ: JOHN MILES Where: When: 1940 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  115 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  SCARCE BOOKLET. EDGES OF PAGES BROWNED. EDEG OF BLOCK LIGHTLY SOILED. GHOST OF PENCILLED PRICE ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE. APART FROM THE BROWNING, THE PAGES ARE PHYSICALLY FAIRLY GOOD FOR WHAT LOOKS LIKE WARTIME ECONOMY PAPER. THE PAPER COVERS ARE NOT COMPLETE. SOME PIECES MISSING ON THE TOP EDGE. QUITE BROWNED, AND WORN. NOW IN A CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. SCANS AVAILABLE. Book no: 17607 Price: £ 25.00 
     "STEN MACHINE CARBINE. 9MM. MARK II" Illustr: Publ: BRAVON LEDGER COMPANY Where: When: 1942 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  0 pages. Binding: PAPER COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: THIRD EDITION. Inscription: .  SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER FOLDED TO MAKE 8 SIDES OF A SMALL BOOKLET. " STRICTLY RESERVED FOR USE IN THE HOME GUARD". PAPER BROWNED. COVER PAGES A BIT GRUBBY. CREASED TOP LEFT CORNER. SMALL TEAR IN LEFT HAND EDGE. A FEW BLUE INK SPLASHES. THE WHOLE THING IS CREASED HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE MIDDLE. OK AS A REFERENCE COPY. Book no: 17372 Price: £ 4.50 
     "THE SMALLHOLDER POCKET GUIDES NO. 3. WINTER EGG PRODUCTION IN GARDEN AND HOLDING." Illustr: Publ: SUN PRINTERS Where: When: 0 Condition - book: Good+ - jacket:  No D/W.  18 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: TOP STAPLED BOOKLET.. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. LIGHT MARKS ON FRONT COVER. LIGHT EDGEWEAR. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. Book no: 20598 Price: £ 9.99 
     "THE SMALLHOLDER POCKET GUIDES NO. 2. HOME-GROWN FRUIT. THE ALL YEAR CARE OF GARDN TREES AND BUSHES" Illustr: Publ: SUN PRINTERS Where: When: 0 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  18 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: TOP STAPLED BOOKLET.. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. LIGHT EDGEWEAR. STAPLES RUSTING. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. Book no: 20599 Price: £ 2.50 
     "JANE AT WAR. VE-DAY" Illustr: Publ: PEDIGREE BOOKS Where: When: 1995 Condition - book: GOOD++ - jacket:  No D/W.  0 pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: . ISBN: 1 874507 45 7. Edition: . Inscription: .  *SOFT COVER EDITION.* A GOOD TO VERY GOOD COPY WITH LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO EDGES OF SOFT CARD COVERS & SMALL CREASE ON REAR CARD COVER. PAGES AND CONTENTS VERY GOOD. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 7195 Price: £ 16.50 
     "MAN POWER. THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S MOBILISATION FOR WAR" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1944 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD. - jacket:  No D/W.  60 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  A WARTIME PUBLICATION TELLING THE STORY OF HOW BRITAIN MOBILISED ITS MAN ( AND WOMAN) POWER RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FACTORIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES DURING THE WAR.A TIDY COPY FOR ITS AGE BUT THE STAPLES HAVE RUSTED. Book no: 7461 Price: £ 3.00 
   ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF DOMESTIC SUBJECTS IN BR  "HARD TIME COOKERY" Illustr: Publ: Where: When: 1940 Condition - book: READING COPY - jacket:  No D/W.  54 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  THIS IS A VERY TATTY COPY WITH THE PAPER COVERS MISSING. SCARCE BUT OF INTEREST AS A READING COPY ONLY. THE PAGES ARE VERY BROWNED. SPOTTED IN PLACES. TOP CORNER OF SOME PAGES TURNED OVER . BOTTOM CORNERS CREASED. STAPLES RUSTED. ALL THE RECIPES ARE READABLE. A WORKING COPY. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 14378 Price: £ 4.99 
   BARTLAM. B. AND KEILLAR. I  "WORLD WAR II IN MORAY" Illustr: Publ: LIBRARIO Where: When: 2003 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  201 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1 904440 36 3. Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT MARKS ON EDGE OF BLOCK. Book no: 10884 Price: £ 7.70 
   BEATON C  "HISTORY UNDER FIRE 52 Photographs of Air Raid Damage to London Buildings, 1940-41 " Illustr: Publ: BATSFORD Where: UK When: 1941 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD - jacket:  None.  117 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  RED CLOTH COVERS RUBBED AROUND EDGES AND CORNERS. END PAPERS LIGHTLY FOXED. PAGES AND ILLUSTRATIONS GOOD +. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS, IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 20300 Price: £ 28.99 
   BEATTIE D  "THE HOME FRONT IN LUDLOW DURING IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR" Illustr: Publ: LOGASTON PRESS Where: UK When: 2010 Condition - book: NEW - jacket:  NO D/W.  295 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 9781906663513. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 17297 Price: £ 12.70 
   BENTINCK. M  "WAR TIME WOMEN" Illustr: Publ: MICHAEL BENTINCK Where: When: 1998 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  152 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 9526157 5 4. Edition: . Inscription: .  TRUE STORIES FROM WW2. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. INTERNALLY TIDY. BOTTOM CORNER OF BLOCK SOILED. CORNERS OF THE SOFT COVERS ARE A BIT WORN. BOTTOM REAR CORNER CREASED, ALONG WITH BOTTOM CORNER OF LAST 20 PAGES. Book no: 11697 Price: £ 2.75 
   Broady J  "Deal in Old Photographs " Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: UK When: 1989 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  None Issued.  144 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0862996759. Edition: . Inscription: .  INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. REAR COVER HAS NUMEROUS SURFACE SCRATCHES AND A SMALL AREA ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHERE THE LAMINATE IS LIFTING. Book no: 12018 Price: £ 4.00 
   Brown C  "Images of England ILKLEY AT WAR " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: UK When: 2006 Condition - book: Fine / New - jacket:  No D/W.  128 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 7524-4191-4. Edition: . Inscription: .  A FINE ILLUSTRATED STUDY,. Book no: 11912 Price: £ 3.20 
   CAMERON. L. L. L  "A BADGE TO BE PROUD OF. A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND HUTS AND CANTEENS 1939- 1972" Illustr: Publ: CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Where: When: 1972 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  Fair.  192 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0 7152 0214 6. Edition: . Inscription: Signed by Author..  THE STORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SERIES OF CENTRES WHERE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN COULD FIND REFRESHMENT AND RELAXATION DURING THE WAR YEARS AND AFTER. THE BOOK ITSELF IS GOOD THERE IS AN OWNERS NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE FRONT END PAPER AND ABOVE THAT THE BOOK IS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. LIGHT SPOTTING ON TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK. ERRATUM SLIP TIPPED IN ON REVERSE OF HALF TITLE PAGE. THE D/W IS CHIPPED, RUBBED AND WORN. REPAIRED TEAR AT TOP OF SPINE. REAR COVER GRUBBY. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 9886 Price: £ 16.25 
   CARPENTER. D  "WARTIME WORCESTERSHIRE" Illustr: Publ: BREWIN Where: When: 1995 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  68 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1 85858 058 7. Edition: . Inscription: .  EX-LIBRARY COPY WITH USUAL STAMPS AND MARKINGS. PAGES AND CONTENTS GOOD TO VERY GOOD. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 10299 Price: £ 3.50 
   Carroll D  "The Home Guard " Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: UK When: 1999 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  None Issued.  126 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: SOFT COVERS. ISBN: 0-750918233. Edition: . Inscription: .  . NEW BOOK WITH MINOR DUST MARK TO OUTER EDGE. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16132 Price: £ 5.99 
   Carvell S  "Twentieth-Century Defences in Warwickshire " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: UK When: 2007 Condition - book: NEAR FINE - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  160 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 9780752442686. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK WITH LIGHT SHELF WEAR. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. WRAPPED IN PROTECTIVE CARD. Book no: 11717 Price: £ 7.99 
   CENTURION  "In the service of the nation: The N.F.S. goes into action " Illustr: Publ: N.F.S Where: UK When: 1944 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  0 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  CARD COVERS A LITTLE RUBBED & GRUBBY. STAPLES ARE RUSTY. PAGES AND CONTENTS GOOD. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16987 Price: £ 9.50 
   Clark C & Taylor R  "WORTHING AT WAR the Story of How a Seaside Town Faced Up to the Horror of Hitler's Bombers." Illustr: Publ: BECKETT FEATURES Where: UK When: 1989 Condition - book: GOOD TO VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  96 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1871986011. Edition: . Inscription: .  A VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD COPY. LIGHT SPOTTING ON TOP EDGE OF BLOCK. A COUPLE OF INDENTED MARKS ON FRONT COVER.POSTED FROM THE UK WITHIN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 18097 Price: £ 5.99 
   COCKBILL T  "OUR SWINDON, When Summer Suns Were Glowing 1939-1941" Illustr: Publ: Quill Press Where: UK When: 1991 Condition - book: Good + - jacket:  No D/W.  76 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: 1871029023. Edition: . Inscription: .  A GOOD COPY OF THE 1991 EDITION WITH 76 PAGES. THS COVERS THE PERIOD 1939-41. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 20612 Price: £ 10.00 
   COLLYER D  "DEAL AND DISTRICT AT WAR 1939-45" Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: UK When: 1995 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  Good.  212 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0-7509-1025-9. Edition: . Inscription: .  A FINE ILLUSTRATED STUDY OF DEAL AND DISTRICT DURING WORLD WAR TWO. TWO VERY SMALL SMALL INDENTATIONS ON THE TOP EDGES OF HARD COVERS OTHERWISE THE BOOK IS VERY GOOD. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 7531 Price: £ 8.50 
   COMMANDER IN CHIEF , HOME FORCES  "HOME GUARD INSTRUCTION NO. 51. BATTLECRAFT AND BATTLE DRILL FOR THE HOME GUARD. PART II. BATTLE DRILL" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1942 Condition - book: READING COPY - jacket:  No D/W.  48 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  STAPLED BOOKLET. STAPLES TARNISHED. FRONT COVER HAS STAMP OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE. COVERS GRUBBY AND CREASED. INTERNALLY FAIR. SOME AMENDMENTS IN INK. OK AS A READING/WORKING COPY ONLY. SCANS AVAILABLE. Book no: 19764 Price: £ 7.50 
   COMMANDER IN CHIEF , HOME FORCES  "HOME GUARD INSTRUCTION NO. 51. BATTLECRAFT AND BATTLE DRILL FOR THE HOME GUARD. PART IV (4).THE ORGANIZATION OF HOME GUARD DEFENCE" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1943 Condition - book: Good+ - jacket:  No D/W.  114 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  PAGES GOOD. LIGHT WEAR TO THE SOFT COVERS. THERE IS A STAMP OF THE HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE ON THE FRONT COVER. SOME OF THE PURPLE DYE HAS BEEN SMUDGED ON TO THE REAR COVER. STAPLES STARTING TO TARNISH. Book no: 15370 Price: £ 12.50 
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