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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.
   BAXTER I  "Battle in the Baltics 1944-45 the Fighting for Latvia Lithuania and Estonia " Illustr: Publ: HELION- where: Uk- when: 2009Condition - book:  New- jacket:  No D/W.  110pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS. ISBN: 9781906033330. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP.Book no: 16315Price: £ 10.00
   EDWARDS. P.  "TALAVERA WELLINGTON\'S EARLY PENINSULAR VICTORIES 1808-9 " Illustr: Publ: CROWOOD- where: - when: 2007Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  No D/W.  264pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 9781861269188. Edition: . Inscription: .  Book no: 16318Price: £ 8.99
   GLANTZ D  "After Stalingrad: The Red Army\'s Winter Offensive, 1942-1943 " Illustr: Publ: HELION- where: UK- when: 2009Condition - book:  New- jacket:  NEW.  496pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 9781906033262. Edition: . Inscription: .  .In the wake of the Red Army's signal victory at Stalingrad, Soviet High Command (Stavka) expanded its counteroffensive into a full-fledged winter offensive.Book no: 16320Price: £ 11.99
   PARIS M  "First World War & Popular Cinema 1914 to the Present " Illustr: Publ: Rutgers University Press - where: UK- when: 1999Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  No D/W.  267pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0183528259. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. NEW BOOK Book no: 16319Price: £ 6.99
   WARNER G & BOYD A   "ARMY AVIATION IN ULSTER " Illustr: Publ: COLOURPOINT- where: UK- when: 2004Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  NONE ISSUED.  112pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1904242278. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. NEW BOOK IN PAPER COVERS.Book no: 16317Price: £ 6.99

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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.

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     "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 
     "BRISTOL BOMBED. PICTURES OF STREETS AND BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN THE RAIDS OF 1940-1941" Illustr: Publ: WarNE Where: When: 1943 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  48 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  INSERT GOOD FOR AGE, BUT THE STAPLES HAVE RUSTED AND SLIGHTLY MARKED THE MIDDLE SPREAD. THE CARD COVERS ARE VERY GRUBBY. CORNERS CURLED. BOTTOM CORNERS SCUFFED. WEAR DOWN SPINE . TWO SIGNATURES INSIDE FRONT COVER. Book no: 14113 Price: £ 8.99 
     "MARDON'S DURING THE WAR YEARS 1939-1945 " Illustr: Publ: Where: Uk When: 1946 Condition - book: Good ++ - jacket:  NONE ISSUED.  63 pages. Binding: Hard Covers, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  A HISTORY OF MARDONS DURING WORLD WAR TWO. THEY PRINTED MAPS FOR THE WAR OFFICE & ORDANANCE SURVEY OF ALL THE BATTLE FIELDS IN WHICH BRITISH TROOPS FOUGHT. IN PRSENTATION SLIP CASE PRINTED WITHOUT DUST JACKET. THE SLIP CASE IS A LITTLE WORN THE BOOK IS VERY GOOD, ALTHOUGH HAS A SLIGHT MUSTY ODOUR. POSTED FROM THE UK WITHIN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 15681 Price: £ 15.00 
     "AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HANDBOOK NO. 13. FIRE PROTECTION" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1942 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  91 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  FOR THE GUIDANCE OF OCCUPIERS OF FACTORIES AND OTHER BUSINESS PREMISES. PAGES GOOD TO VG. LIGHT VERTICAL CREASE DOWN FIRST FEW PAGES. RED SOFT COVERS HAVE THE SAME LIGHT VERTICAL CREASE ON FRONT. LIGHT EDGE AND CORNER WEAR. Book no: 14432 Price: £ 18.99 
     "AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HANDBOOK NO. 11. CAMOUFLAGE OF LARGE INSTALLATIONS" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1939 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  15 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: FIRST EDITION. Inscription: .  STAPLES RUSTING- HAVE LEFT SLIGHT MARKS ON CENTRE SPREAD. OTHERWISE PAGES GOOD. LIGHT VERTICAL BEND/ CREASE ON FRONT COVER AND FIRST FEW PAGES WHERE BOOK HAS BEEN HELD OPEN. COVERS A BIT BROWNED ON BOTTOM EDGE AND NEAR SPINE. SIGNATURE IN INK ON TOP OF FRONT COVER. INK SMUDGE UNDERNEATH TITLE Book no: 14436 Price: £ 18.99 
     "AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS TRAINING MANUAL NO. 2. MANUAL FOR OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR A.R.P. TRAINING" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1940 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  67 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: AMENDED REPRINT 1940. Inscription: .  INSERT GOOD. ORANGE COVERS ARE BROWNED DOWN FREE EDGE AND LIGHTLY SOILED. SIGNATURE IN INK ON FRONT COVER. STAPLES RUSTING. Book no: 14437 Price: £ 15.00 
     "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: £ 3.50 
     "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: .  BOTTOM REAR CORNER OF SOFT COVERS CREASED/BUMPED. OTHERWISE IN VERY NICE CONDITION. PRESENTED IN A CARD SLIP CASE, WHICH HAS SOME EDGEWEAR. Book no: 7195 Price: £ 11.99 
     "AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS TRAINING MANUAL NO. 2 B. REINFORCEMENT" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1940 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  19 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: AMENDED REPRINT 1940. Inscription: .  OWNER'S NAME IN INK ON FRONT COVER. Book no: 14811 Price: £ 14.00 
     "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 
   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. 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. PAPER COVERS ARE VERY WORN, DISCOLOURED AND STAINED. RAGGED TEARS DOWN THE SPINE ABOVE AND BELOW THE STAPLES. PIECES MISSING FROM TOP CORNER AND BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. STAPLES RUSTED. SCANS AVAILABLE. Book no: 14378 Price: £ 4.50 
   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: VERY GOOD - 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. Bottom corner of front cover is scuffed a little. Book no: 9652 Price: £ 5.25 
   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 
   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: £ 5.99 
   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 
   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 
   Carroll D  "The Home Guard " Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: Uk When: 1999 Condition - book: Fine / New - jacket:  None Issued.  126 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: SOFT COVERS. ISBN: 0-750918233. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16132 Price: £ 7.99 
   Carroll D  "Dad's Army: The Home Guard 1940-1945 " Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: Uk When: 2002 Condition - book: Fine / New - jacket:  None Issued.  120 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0-750926104. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 10782 Price: £ 8.99 
   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. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. WRAPPED IN PROTECTIVE CARD. Book no: 11717 Price: £ 8.50 
   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 
   COMMANDER IN CHIEF , HOME FORCES  "HOME GUARD INSTRUCTION NO. 64. NOTES ON SUMMER TRAINING, 1944 AND REVISED RANGE COURSES" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1944 Condition - book: FAIR+ - jacket:  No D/W.  48 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  INTERNALLY GOOD. FRONT COVER BROWNED AND A BIT GRUBBY. STAMPS OF HOME GUARD HQ, CHESHIRE ON FRONT COVER. NUMBER IN RED PENCIL ON TOP CORNER. LOSSE SHEET INSIDE IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 2, 1944 Book no: 15589 Price: £ 12.50 
   COMMANDER IN CHIEF , HOME FORCES  "HOME GUARD INSTRUCTION NO. 51. BATTLECRAFT AND BATTLE DRILL FOR THE HOME GUARD. PART I. INTRODUCTION AND BATTLECRAFT" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1942 Condition - book: FAIR - jacket:  No D/W.  26 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  STAPLED BOOKLET. STAPLES TARNISHED. INTERNALLY FAIR TO GOOD. FRONT COVER HAS STAMP OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE. COVERS GRUBBY. Book no: 15592 Price: £ 11.50 
   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 
   COMMANDER IN CHIEF , HOME FORCES  "HOME GUARD INSTRUCTION NO. 51. BATTLECRAFT AND BATTLE DRILL FOR THE HOME GUARD. PART III (3) . PATROLLING" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1943 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD. - jacket:  No D/W.  49 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  PAGES GOOD FOR AGE. COVERS ARE A BIT WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS. HOME GUARD HQ STAMP ON FRONT COVER, PLUS DATE STAMP. LOOSE AMENDMENT PAGE INSIDE. Book no: 14040 Price: £ 12.50 
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