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.

     "FURNITURE, MOBILER, MOBILIAR" Illustr: Publ: L'AVENTURINE- where: - when: 2004Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  No D/W.  203pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 2914199392. Edition: . Inscription: .  BLACK AND WHITE LINE DRAWINGS. FURNITURE AND STYLES 15TH TO 19TH CENTURYBook no: 13315Price: £ 9.75
   FEREDAY. G.  "NATURAL DYES" Illustr: Publ: UNICORN PRESS- where: - when: 2003Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  NEW.  104pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 1 893063070. Edition: . Inscription: .  OVER 500 EASY TO FOLLOW COLOUR RECIPES ACCOMPANIED BY COLOUR SWATCHES TO SHOW YOU HOW TO PREPARE AND DYE NATURAL FIBRES.Book no: 13246Price: £ 12.00
   Goodwin P  "The Ships of Trafalgar " Illustr: Publ: CONWAY MARITIME- where: Uk- when: 2005Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  Fine.  256pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 1844860159. Edition: . Inscription: .  The British , French and Spanish Fleets October 1805 Contains many illustrations and scale plans .NEARLY 2KG UNWRAPPED. PLEASE EXPECT EXCESS POSTAGE.Book no: 13024Price: £ 22.00
   Kay A  "Junkers Aircraft & Engines 1913-1945 " Illustr: Publ: PUTNAM- where: Uk- when: 2004Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  Fine.  286pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0851779859. Edition: . Inscription: .  A superb history with numerous illustrations and plans.Book no: 13023Price: £ 20.99
   ORCHARD C & MADDEN S  "BRITISH FORCES MOTORCYCLES 1925-45" Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON- where: UK- when: 2006Condition - book:  fine/new- jacket:  Fine.  226pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: Hard Back. ISBN: 0-7509-4451-X. Edition: . Inscription: .  The revised edition with colour illustrations.Book no: 9682Price: £ 12.99
   SCHMIDT. C.  "COSTUMES. KOSTUM (WITH CD ROM)" Illustr: Publ: L'AVENTURINE- where: - when: 2007Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  No D/W.  124pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: . ISBN: 9782914199551. Edition: . Inscription: .  LINE DRAWINGS . COSTUME ROMAN TO 19TH CENTURY AND A FEW EARLY 20TH CENTURY. WITH CD ROM SUITABLE FOR PC OR MAC.Book no: 13316Price: £ 9.99
   WATTON. R  "ANATOMY OF THE SHIP. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTORIOUS " Illustr: Publ: CONWAY MARITIME- where: Uk- when: 2004Condition - book:  FINE / NEW- jacket:  Fine.  160pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0 85177 9964. Edition: . Inscription: .  A detailed study of Victorious with numerous illustrations and scale plans.Book no: 13027Price: £ 14.00

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


     "SHROPSHIRE'S WAR" Illustr: Publ: SHROPSHIRE ARCHIVES Where: UK When: 2005 Condition - book: Fine - jacket:  None/ PAPER COVERS.  39 pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  SHROPSHIRE IN WORLD WAR TWO, WELL ILLUSTRATED. LIGHT BOOKLET. REDUCED POSTAGE IN UK. Book no: 8149 Price: £ 4.99 
     "DESPATCHES FROM THE HOME FRONT. THE WAR DIARIES OF JOAN STRANG" Illustr: Publ: MONARCH Where: When: 1989 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  178 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1 85424 049 8. Edition: . Inscription: .  INSERT IS VERY TIDY. THE SOFT COVERS ARE WORN A LITTLE ON EDGES AND CORNERS. Book no: 8200 Price: £ 6.50 
     "HOME GUARD MANUAL 1941" Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: When: 2006 Condition - book: NEW - jacket:  No D/W.  227 pages. Binding: Soft CoverS, Type: . ISBN: 0 7524 3887 5. Edition: . Inscription: .  A FACSIMILE REPRINT OF THIS 1941 PUBLICATION. DRILL, FIELDCRAFT, MAPPING, RECONNAISSANCE, TACTICS, SMALL ARMS Book no: 10910 Price: £ 3.99 
     "UNION JACK. A SCRAPBOOK. BRITISH FORCES NEWSPAPERS 1939-1945" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1989 Condition - book: GOOD++ - jacket:  NO D/W.  256 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 11 772628 1. Edition: . Inscription: .  CORNERS OF COVERS STARTING TO TURN UP A BIT. OTHERWISE VG. Book no: 8369 Price: £ 5.00 
   BARTLAM. B. AND KEILLAR. I  "WORLD WAR II IN MORAY" Illustr: Publ: LIBRARIO Where: When: 2003 Condition - book: VeY 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: £ 11.99 
   BELSEY. J AND REID . H  "WEST AT WAR" Illustr: Publ: REDCLIFFE PRESS Where: When: 1990 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  136 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 948265 64 7. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 7743 Price: £ 7.99 
   BENTINCK. M  "WAR TIME WOMEN" Illustr: Publ: MICHAEL BENTINCK Where: When: 1998 Condition - book: GOOD TO VERY GOOD. - jacket:  No D/W.  152 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 9526157 5 4. Edition: . Inscription: .  TRUE STORIES FROM WW2. Book no: 11697 Price: £ 3.75 
   BOWLER S  "Swansea at War " Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: UK When: 2006 Condition - book: Fine/ New - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  120 pages. Binding: CARD, Type: SOFT COVERS. ISBN: 0-7509-4464-1. Edition: . Inscription: .  A well illustrated history of Swansea during WW2. Book no: 9652 Price: £ 6.90 
   BREAKELL B  "FALMOUTH AT WAR" Illustr: Publ: AMIGO BOOKS Where: UK When: 1990 Condition - book: Fine/ New - jacket:  NONE/CARD COVER.  48 pages. Binding: CARD, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  A GOOD STUDY OF FALMOUTH AT WAR WELL ILLUSTRATED. Book no: 8315 Price: £ 14.99 
   BROPHY. J . AND KENNINGTON. E  "BRITAIN'S HOME GUARD. A CHARACTER STUDY" Illustr: Publ: HARRAP Where: When: 1945 Condition - book: Good+ - jacket:  POOR TO FAIR.  48 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  THE BOOK ITSELF IS VERY TIDY, AND SURPRISINGLY, FOR WAHT LOOKS LIKE WARTIME ECONOMY PAPER, IS ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR. THE D/W IS CHIPPED , WORN AND TORN, WITH A PIECE AN INCH DEEP MISSING FROM TOP REAR COVER.. NOW IN A CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. IT IS RE-INFORCED WITH BROWNED SELLOTAPE AT CORNERS. PRICE CLIPPED. D/W NOT TAPED TO BOOK. Book no: 9148 Price: £ 6.75 
   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: CARD COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 7524-4191-4. Edition: . Inscription: .  A FINE ILLUSTRATED STUDY, REDUCED POSTAGE IN THE UK ON THIS TITLE. Book no: 11912 Price: £ 7.50 
   BROWN M & HARRIS C  "THE WARTIME HOUSE" Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: UK When: 2005 Condition - book: FINE NEW - jacket:  None /Card Covers.  184 pages. Binding: CARD, Type: SOFT COVERS. ISBN: 0-7509-4212-4. Edition: . Inscription: .  HOME LIFE IN WARTIME BRITAIN 1939-1945. INCLUDES MANY SUPERB ILLUSTRATIONS. Book no: 7221 Price: £ 6.99 
   BROWN. M, HARRIS. C, JACKSON.C.J.  "THE RATION BOOK DIET" Illustr: Publ: SUTTON Where: When: 2004 Condition - book: Fine - jacket:  Fine.  160 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0 7509 3944 3. Edition: . Inscription: .  60 RECIPES USING THE WARTIME RATIONED DIET AS A MODEL. WELL ILLUSTRATED. Book no: 6702 Price: £ 9.49 
   Bye M  "Castle Park Before the Blitz " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: UK When: 2003 Condition - book: Fine - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  128 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 0-7524-2272-3. Edition: . Inscription: .  A FINE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF CASTLE PARK BEFORE AND DURING THE BLITZ Book no: 11719 Price: £ 10.99 
   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. Book no: 9886 Price: £ 18.00 
   CARPENTER. D  "WARTIME WORCESTERSHIRE" Illustr: Publ: BREWIN Where: When: 1995 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  68 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1 85858 058 7. Edition: . Inscription: .  SMALL CREASE ON BOTTOM CORNER OF FRONT COVER. Book no: 10299 Price: £ 14.99 
   Carvell S  "Twentieth-Century Defences in Warwickshire " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: UK When: 2007 Condition - book: Fine - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  160 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 9780752442686. Edition: . Inscription: .  A well illustrated study. Book no: 11717 Price: £ 12.60 
   Chalmers A  "How Was it for You ?" Illustr: Publ: BREWIN Books Where: UK When: 2002 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  174 pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: SOFT COVERS. ISBN: 9-781858582108. Edition: . Inscription: .  Eyewitness accounts from warwickshire men and women in the service of their country during World war 2. illustrated. Book no: 9927 Price: £ 5.99 
   COCKETT . F. AND D. ( EDITORS)  "THE WAR DIARY OF ST, THOMAS'S HOSPITAL 1939-1945" Illustr: Publ: Where: When: 1991 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  80 pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  THE INSERT IS VERY GOOD. THE MAINLY WHITE SOFT COVERS ARE RUBBED AND GRUBBY. Book no: 6961 Price: £ 15.00 
   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 Book no: 7531 Price: £ 50.00 
   COLLYER. D  "BRITAIN IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS. EAST KENT AT WAR" Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: When: 1994 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  128 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 7509 0774 6. Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT CREASE BOTTOM CORNER OF REAR COVER. INSERT NEAR FINE. Book no: 10135 Price: £ 6.99 
   Connor J  "London's Disused Underground Stations " Illustr: Publ: CAPITAL TRANSPORT Where: Uk When: 2001 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  None Issued.  128 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 185414250x. Edition: . Inscription: .  A superbly illustrated history of Londons's disused underground stations Book no: 13136 Price: £ 14.99 
   CRANFIELD. A  "WHAT HAPPENED TO 578 MIXED BATTERY" Illustr: Publ: SELF PUBLISHED Where: When: 0 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  31 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. COMB BOUND A4 SIZED BOOKLET. Book no: 12744 Price: £ 9.00 
   Crook P  "The Surrey Home Guard " Illustr: Publ: Middleton Press Where: UK When: 2000 Condition - book: FINE NEW - jacket:  None Laminated Boards.  96 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: HARD Back. ISBN: 1901706575. Edition: . Inscription: .  A good illustrated history of the Surrey Home guard. Book no: 9946 Price: £ 10.99 
   Cruddas C  "In Wiltshire's Skies " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: UK When: 2004 Condition - book: FINE NEW - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  128 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 97807524-32359. Edition: . Inscription: .  A fine illustrated study. Book no: 11764 Price: £ 14.50 
   Cruddas C  "In Hampshire's Skies " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: UK When: 2007 Condition - book: FINE New - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  128 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 97807524-21407. Edition: . Inscription: .  A fine illustrated study. Book no: 11594 Price: £ 8.50 
   Davis T  "ARNE A Purbeck Parish in Peace and War " Illustr: Publ: DORSET PUBLISHING Where: UK When: 2000 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  None CARD COVERS.  136 pages. Binding: CARD COVERS, Type: SOFT Back. ISBN: 0 948699 74-4. Edition: . Inscription: .  A well illustrated study of Arne in Purbeck. Book no: 9660 Price: £ 9.99 
   DAY R  "RAMSBURY AT WAR" Illustr: Publ: ROGER DAY Where: UK When: 2004 Condition - book: Very Good to Fine - jacket:  None/card Covers.  176 pages. Binding: CARD, Type: . ISBN: 0-953660-1-7. Edition: . Inscription: .  A SUPERB HISTORY OF A WILTSHIRE VILLAGE AND ITS AIRFIELD 1939-45 .INCLUDES MANY EXCELLENT ILLUSTRATIONS.SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Book no: 8148 Price: £ 20.00 
   DE COURCY. A  "DEBS AT WAR" Illustr: Publ: WIEDENFELD AND NICOLSON Where: When: 2005 Condition - book: NEAR FINE - jacket:  No D/W.  258 pages. Binding: HARDCOVER, Type: . ISBN: 0 297 82930 0. Edition: . Inscription: .  BOOK NEAR FINE. NO D/W Book no: 7436 Price: £ 6.50 
   DELL. M ( EDITOR)  "BUNTINGFORD IN WARTIME" Illustr: Publ: BUNTINGFORD TOWN MANAGEME Where: When: 2006 Condition - book: GOOD+ - jacket:  No D/W.  64 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  BOOK IS VG EXCEPT FOR CREASE ACROSS TOP CORNER OF REAR COVER. LAST FEW PAGES BENT ON TOP REAR CORNER. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM IN UK. Book no: 10970 Price: £ 5.99 
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