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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.

   BYDE. N  "BATTLE OF TEWKESBURY 1471 : A photographic celebration of the annual medieval Festival " Illustr: Publ: TEWKESBURY MEDIEVAL FESTI- where: - when: 2011Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  NEW.  128pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 978-1858189802 . Edition: . Inscription: .  FOREWORD BY ROBERT HARDY. A FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE TEWKESBURY MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL. THE RE-ENACTMENT OF THE BATTLE FROM THE WARS OF THE ROSES. BATTLEFIELD SCENES, THE MARKET, TENTED VILLAGE, EXECUTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.Book no: 18664Price: £ 19.00
   ELLIS. C. AND VERIER. M.  "AIRBORNE AT WAR. ( ELITE ATTACK FORCES)" Illustr: Publ: CHARTWELL BOOKS- where: - when: 2007Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  NEW.  192pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0785823247. Edition: . Inscription: .  A COMPILATION EDITION CONSISTING OF 7TH FLIEGER DIVISION: STUDENT'S FALLSCHIRMJAGER ELITE AND 82ND AIRBORNE. WILL BE OVER 1KG WHE WRAPPED.Book no: 16378Price: £ 14.00
   MULLAY A  "FOR THE KING'S SERVICE. RAILWAY SHIPS AT WAR " Illustr: Publ: PENDRAGON- where: UK- when: 2008Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  No D/W.  127pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 9781899816163. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK IN LAMINATED PICTORIAL BOARDS POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.Book no: 18156Price: £ 8.99
   RIDGWAY. M. H.  "CHURCH PLATE OF THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER" Illustr: Publ: PHILLIMORE- where: - when: 2008Condition - book:  NEAR FINE- jacket:  NEAR FINE.  232pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 9781860774768. Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT SHELFWEAR. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.Book no: 13478Price: £ 18.99
   WITHERS. H  "WORLD SWORDS 1400-1945 AN ILLUSTRATED PRICE GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS." Illustr: Publ: STUDIO JUPITER - where: UK- when: 2006Condition - book:  Fine / New- jacket:  None Issued.  296pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0954591011. Edition: . Inscription: .  OVER 2000 FULL COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS MAKE THIS AN IMPORTANT GUIDE FOR ALL SWORD COLLECTORS.Book no: 16753Price: £ 19.99

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 
     "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: £ 12.35 
     "RECORD OF THE BIRMINGHAM CITY TRANSPORT HOME GUARD. 31ST AND 32ND WARWICKSHIRE BIRMINGHAM BATTALIONS. MAY 1940 - DECEMBER 1944" Illustr: Publ: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED Where: When: 1945 Condition - book: - jacket:  NO D/W.  60 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  SOFT COVERS, OBLONG FORMAT, BOUND WITH SCARLET RIBBON. THE PAGES ARE PHOTOGRAPHIC QUALITY. BROWNING A LITTLE ON EDGES. MOSTLY FAIR TO GOOD, BUT THE LAST PAGE IS TORN ON THE TEXT AREA. NO LOSS, AND ALL STILL READABLE. THE COVERS ARE DARK BLUE WITH GILT TITLES. THEY ARE WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS. THE GILT IS VERY RUBBED IN PLACES. SCANS AVAILABLE. AN UNUSUAL AND SCARCE RECORD WITH MANY PHOTOGRAPHS. Book no: 17222 Price: £ 65.00 
     "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 194041." 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: £ 7.50 
     "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 
     "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 
     "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 
     "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 
   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 
   BEATTIE D  "THE HOME FRONT IN LUDLOW DURING IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR" Illustr: Publ: LOGASTON PRESS Where: UK When: 2010 Condition - book: Fine /new - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  295 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 9781906663513. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 17297 Price: £ 12.94 
   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 
   BOND. L. M. G.  "TYNEHAM. A LOST HERITAGE." Illustr: Publ: LONGMANS AT THE FRIARY PR Where: When: 1968 Condition - book: FAIR - jacket:  NO D/W.  135 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  THE VILLAGE THAT STOOD STILL. IT WAS DEPOPULATED 6 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1943 FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE LULWORTH GUNNERY RANGES. SECOND IMPRESSION 1968. INTERNALLY GOOD. SLIGHT TANNING TO EDGES OF PAGES. OWNER'S NAME AND ADRESS STAMP ON FRONT END PAPER. NAME AND DATE IN INK. COVERS A BIT CREASED ON THE FRONT AND RATHER GRUBBY. Book no: 9655 Price: £ 2.75 
   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 
   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: £ 7.60 
   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: £ 7.99 
   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: - 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: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. NEW BOOK WITH SMALL CREASE ON CARD COVER. Book no: 16132 Price: £ 5.99 
   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: £ 9.99 
   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: £ 11.50 
   Clark C & Taylor R  "WOTHING 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: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  96 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1871986011. Edition: . Inscription: .  A VERY GOOD COPY POSTED FROM THE UK WITHIN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 18097 Price: £ 8.99 
   COCKETT . F. AND D. ( EDITORS)  "THE WAR DIARY OF ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL 1939-1945" Illustr: Publ: STARLING PRESS 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. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 7531 Price: £ 8.50 
   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: .  NEW BOOK WITH LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO CARD COVERS. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 10135 Price: £ 4.75 
   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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