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     "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: Mediterranean & Africa

Wavell’s early offensive in the Desert, The Eritrean Campaign, Rommel’s Africa Korps , Tobruk, El Alamein and the Campaigns in Italy and more.

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     "A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT." Illustr: Publ: RAF REGIMENT FUND Where: When: 1971 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  70 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: SECOND EDITION. Inscription: .  INSERT VERY GOOD. BLUE COVERS FADED DOWN SPINE. CORNERS TURNED IN. SOME EDGEWEAR. A FEW PAGES HAVE PENCIL ANNOTATIONS. NO D/W Book no: 7440 Price: £ 12.99 
     "THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT WAR. 1939- 1944" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1944 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  72 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  AN OFFICAL RECORD OF SERVICE IN TWO HEMISHPERES. 1939-1944. BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. BOTTOM CORNER OF FRONT COVER A BIT SCUFFED. SPINE RUBBED. STAPLES RUSTING. LIGHT BOOKLET. REDUCED POSTAGE IN UK. Book no: 7453 Price: £ 3.50 
     "THE CONQUEST OF NORTH AFRICA PREPARED FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS AND FIRST-HAND REPORTS" Illustr: Publ: BURKE PUBLISHING Where: When: 0 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  78 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION, BUT PRESUMABLY LATE WW2 OR JUST POST WAR. INSERT FAIR TO GOOD. WELL ILLUSTRATED WITH BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. SOFT COVERS VERY WORN, RUBBED AND GRUBBY. PIECES MISSING FROM SPINE. CORNERS CREASED. COVERS MAKE THIS LOOK TATTY. NO D/W. REDUCED POSTAGE IN UK. Book no: 7976 Price: £ 3.50 
     "ACTIVE SERVICE WITH AUSTRALIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST" Illustr: Publ: THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT O Where: When: 1941 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  NO D/W.  129 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  INSERT GOOD TO VERY GOOD. THE COVERS ARE UNEVENLY FADED ON REAR. CORNERS TURNED IN A BIT. LIGHT EDGEWEAR. NO D/W. Book no: 12950 Price: £ 14.50 
     "R.A.F. MIDDLE EAST. THE OFFICIAL STORY OF AIR OPERATIONS. FEB 1942-JAN 1943" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1945 Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  144 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  PAGES GOOD. COVERS RUBBED ON SPINE. SCUFFED AT TOP/BOTTOM OF SPINE. LIGHT EDGEWEAR OTHERWISE. STAPLES RUSTING. Book no: 7601 Price: £ 3.25 
     "THE TIGER KILLS" Illustr: Publ: HMSO Where: When: 1944 Condition - book: FAIR+ - jacket:  No D/W.  195 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  THE STORY OF BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS WITH THE 8TH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA. INSERT GOOD FOR AGE. SOFT COVERS SCUFFED/TORN ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE Book no: 7602 Price: £ 4.50 
   ADAIR R  "BRITISH EIGHTH ARMY NORTH AFRICA 1940-43" Illustr: Publ: ARMS AND ARMOUR PRESS Where: UK When: 1974 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  32 pages. Binding: CARD, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  KEY UNIFORM GUIDES 3. A GOOD STUDY OF THE DRESS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE DESERT RATS. INCLUDES SOME COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS Book no: 7299 Price: £ 6.00 
   BARCLAY. C. N  "AGAINST GREAT ODDS" Illustr: Publ: SIFTON PRAED Where: When: 1955 Condition - book: FAIR - jacket:  FAIR.  112 pages. Binding: HARDBACK, Type: Ex PRIVATE LIBRARY. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  EX PRINCE CONSORT'S LIBRARY- STAMP ON HALF TITLE PAGE. PAGES A LITTLE SOILED ON EDGES BUT TEXT CLEAN. SOME WATERMARKING ON THE FOLD OUT MAPS AT THE END OF THE BOOK. D/W IS CHIPPED AND WORN ON EDGES. TEARS AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF FRONT AND REAR FLAP EDGES. 3 CM TEAR ON BOTTOM FRONT OF SPINE. SMALL HOLE RUBBED IN FRONT OF SPINE. REAR OF D/W GRUBBY. SMALL HOLE RUBBED IN REAR OF D/W. Book no: 8831 Price: £ 14.00 
   BARCLAY. C. N  "AGAINST GREAT ODDS" Illustr: Publ: SIFTON PRAED Where: When: 1955 Condition - book: - jacket:  .  112 pages. Binding: Hardback EX LIBRARY, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. FRONT END PAPER MISSING. PAGES FAIR . THE BINDING IS A LIBRARY SPECIAL- PINK GEOMETRIC SWILRS, BONDED TO THE BOOK. LIBRARY NUMBER SELLOTAPED ON SPINE. Book no: 7035 Price: £ 8.99 
   BARKER. A. J.  "AFRIKA CORPS" Illustr: Publ: BISON BOOKS Where: When: 1978 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  Good.  192 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: 0 86124 0006. Edition: . Inscription: .  EXCELLENT ACCOUNT OF THIS ELITE FIGHTING FORCE. LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED. BIT OF WEAR TO TOP EDGE OF D/W. TOP OF BLOCK A BIT DUSTY. Book no: 430 Price: £ 6.00 
   BARKER. A.J.  "THE CIVILIZING MISSION" Illustr: Publ: Cassell Where: When: 1968 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  Good.  353 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: 304 932019. Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  THE ITALIAN- ETHIOPIAN WAR 1935-6. SUPERB STUDY WITH 12 MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. SLIGHT STAINING AT EXTREME EDGES OF PAGES. D/W RUBBED AT EDGES. Book no: 431 Price: £ 14.50 
   Battistelli P  "ROMMEL'S AFRIKA KORPS Tobruk to El Alamein " Illustr: Publ: OSPREY Where: UK When: 2006 Condition - book: Fine / New - jacket:  No D/W.  96 pages. Binding: Soft Covers, Type: . ISBN: 1841769010. Edition: . Inscription: .  Battle orders No 20. A well constructed guide and order of battle. Illustrated. Book no: 13213 Price: £ 7.50 
   BIRKBY. C  "UNCLE GEORGE. THE BOER BOYHOOD, LETTERS AND BATTLES OF LIEUT-GENERAL GEORGE EDWIN BRINK" Illustr: Publ: JONATHAN BALL Where: When: 1987 Condition - book: Good+ - jacket:  Good+.  282 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: 0 86850 1395. Edition: . Inscription: .  MESSAGE FROM GIVER TO RECIPIENT IN INK ON FRONT END PAPER. SPINE LEANS SLIGHTLY. D/W HAS LIGHT CREASING ON TOP EDGE. Book no: 5860 Price: £ 8.99 
   BORTHWICK. A  "BATTALION. A BRITISH INFANTRY UNIT'S ACTIONS FROM EL ALAMEIN TO THE ELBE. 1942-1945" Illustr: Publ: BATON WICKS Where: When: 1994 Condition - book: - jacket:  .  270 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: EX LIBRARY. ISBN: 1 898573 00 X. Edition: . Inscription: .  THE 5TH BATTALION, THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1946 AS "SANS PEUR". EX LIBRARY COPY.USUAL STAMPS. LENDING RECORD AND BAR CODE ON FRONT END PAPER. PAGES SOILED ON EDGES THROUGH USE. SPINE COCKED. D/W "BAGGY" , IN CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. WORN ON BOTTOM FRONT CORNER. LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. NO TAPED TO BOOK. Book no: 4111 Price: £ 8.50 
   BRADY. H  "A PERSONAL MEMOIR OF WORLD WAR II ( TWO)" Illustr: Publ: MERLIN BOOKS Where: When: 1989 Condition - book: GOOD++ - jacket:  No D/W.  168 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 86303 437 3. Edition: . Inscription: .  A BIT OF LIGHT EDGEWEAR ON CARD COVERS. Book no: 12089 Price: £ 6.50 
   BRETT-JAMES. A  "REPORT MY SIGNALS" Illustr: Publ: HENNEL LOCKE Where: When: 1948 Condition - book: - jacket:  .  352 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: 2ND IMPRESSION.. Inscription: .  WAR MEMOIRS OF A SIGNALS OFFICER WITH THE 5TH INDIAN DIVISION. EL ALAMEIN TO RANGOON. TOP OF BLOCK DUST STAINED. END PAPERS AND PAGES TOWARDS EITHER END LIGHTLY FOXED, MAJORITY GOOD FOR AGE. HARD COVERS DISCOLOURED AND GRUBBY ROUND THE EDGES. D/W TORN AND MISSING SEVERAL PIECES- HELD TOGETHER IN A CLEAR WRAP, BUT POOR REALLY. Book no: 9363 Price: £ 8.99 
   BREUER. W. B  "OPERATION TORCH. THE ALLIED GAMBLE TO INVADE NORTH AFRICA" Illustr: Publ: ST MARTINS Where: When: 1985 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  ALMOST GOOD.  272 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0 312 58685 X. Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  THE GAMBLE OF THE INVASION OF FRENCH N W AFRICA IN 1942. 8 MAPS AND 2 PHOTO SECTIONS. LIGHT STAIN ON THE EDGE OF BLOCK PAGES 223 - 272.. D/ W CREASED ON TOP EDGE WITH SEVERAL SMALL REPAIRED TEARS. BOTTOM EDGE OF SPINE OF D/W CHIPPED. Book no: 9069 Price: £ 8.50 
   BROOKS.S ( EDITOR)  "MONTGOMERY AND THE EIGHTH ARMY." Illustr: Publ: BODLEY HEAD FOR THE ARMY Where: UK When: 1991 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  GOOD++.  418 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0-370-31723 8. Edition: . Inscription: .  PAGES BROWNED ON EDGES, BUT OTHERWISE VG. D/W A BIT FADED ON SPINE. Book no: 12579 Price: £ 12.00 
   CARUANA. J  "THE BATTLE OF GRAND HARBOUR" Illustr: Publ: WISE OWL Where: When: 2004 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  NO D/W.  63 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 99932 32 53 X. Edition: . Inscription: .  MALTA SUFFERED ONE DIRECT NAVAL ATTACK DURING WW2. THIS WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE ITALIAN 10TH MTB FLOTILLA ON 26 JULY 1941. Book no: 10238 Price: £ 20.00 
   CHEETAM. A  "UBIQUE" Illustr: Publ: FRESHFIELD Where: When: 1987 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  225 pages. Binding: , Type: PAPERBACK. ISBN: 0 951 2853 00. Edition: . Inscription: .  THE EXPERIENCES OF A GUNNER IN N. AFRICA AND ITALY. NUMEROUS MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. Book no: 433 Price: £ 9.00 
   CLARK. A  "ALMOST A HERO" Illustr: Publ: LIBRARIO Where: When: 2002 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  281 pages. Binding: Soft Cover, Type: . ISBN: 1 904440 05 3. Edition: . Inscription: .  ONE MAN'S STORY- A ROYAL MARINE CAPTURED ON CRETE AND CONSIGNED TO A POW CAMP FOR THE REST OF THE WAR. Book no: 10631 Price: £ 7.99 
   COX. G  "A TALE OF TWO BATTLES. A PERSONAL MEMOIR OF CRETE AND THE WESTERN DESERT 1941" Illustr: Publ: WILLIAM KIMBER Where: When: 1987 Condition - book: - jacket:  .  224 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: Ex LIBRARY. ISBN: 0 7183 0642 2. Edition: . Inscription: .  WELL USED EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. LENDING RECORD AND BAR CODE ON FRONT END PAPER. PAGES SOILED ON EDGES THROUGH USE. D/W IN CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. SELLOTAPED TO BOOK. LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. USEFUL AS A READING OR WORKING COPY Book no: 9217 Price: £ 6.50 
   CRIMP. R. L.  "THE DIARY OF A DESERT RAT" Illustr: Publ: PAN BOOKS Where: When: 1974 Condition - book: Fair - jacket:  No D/W.  209 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 330 24021 8. Edition: . Inscription: .  THE HARD TO FIND PAN PAPERBACK EDITION, EDITED BY ALEX BOWLBY. PAGES BROWNED. LAST PAGE CREASED ACROSS BOTTOM CORNER. SMALL TEAR BOTTOM CORNER OF HALF TITLE PAGE. FRONT COVER CREASED ACROSS BOTTOM CORNER. RUBBED ALONG SPINE. Book no: 9054 Price: £ 5.50 
   DANIELL. R. B. T  "JOURNAL OF A HORSE GUNNER. INDIA TO THE BALTIC VIA ALAMEIN" Illustr: Publ: BUCKLAND Where: When: 1998 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  Good++.  154 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0 7212 0951 3. Edition: . Inscription: .  A PERSONAL ACCOUNT. THE BOOK IS NEAR FINE EXCEPT THATTHERE IS A SMALL DENT IN THE EDGE OF THE HARD COVERS ABOUT ONE CM FROM THE TOP EDGE. THERE IS A CORRESPONDING DENT IN THE D/W. D/W HAS A FEW LIGHT MARKS. Book no: 9270 Price: £ 98.00 
   DAWNAY G  "The 10Th Royal Hussars In The Second World War 1939 - 1945 " Illustr: Publ: GALE AND POLDEN Where: When: 1948 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  212 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  INSERT IS GOOD TO VG. THE BLUE CLOTH COVERS HAVE SOME RIPPLES IN THE CLOTH. A BIT OF EDGE AND CORNERWEAR AS EXPECTED FOR AGE. TOP CORNERS BUMPED. Book no: 12637 Price: £ 34.85 
   Doherty R  "WALL OF STEEL the History of the 9th Londonderry Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery " Illustr: Publ: North-west Books Where: UK When: 1988 Condition - book: Very Good to Fine - jacket:  Very GOOD.  232 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0907528139. Edition: . Inscription: .  A fine history . Book no: 12658 Price: £ 40.00 
   DOVER. V  "THE SILKEN CANOPY" Illustr: Publ: Cassell Where: When: 1979 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  Fair TO GOOD.  189 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: Ex-Library. ISBN: 0 304 30238 4. Edition: . Inscription: .  1 ST PARACHUTE BRIGADE IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE, WW2. Ex-lib copy with the usual stamps & markings. Book no: 7202 Price: £ 4.99 
   EDITORS OF TIME LIFE BOOKS  "THE SOUTHERN FRONT. THE THIRD REICH" Illustr: Publ: TIME LIFE Where: When: 1991 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  192 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0 8094 7016 0. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 8852 Price: £ 20.00 
   FARRAN. R. A.  "MAJOR ROY. A. FARRAN. DSO.MC. 3RD THE KING'S OWN HUSSARS. PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF HIS ESCAPE FROM GREECE" Illustr: Publ: Where: When: 0 Condition - book: NEAR FINE - jacket:  No D/W ( AS ISSUED).  70 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  AN UNUSUAL AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE BOOK. SIMPLE ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S ESCAPE FROM GREECE IN WORLD WAR TWO. PRODUCED IN A4 IN A TYPEWRITTEN FORMAT. NICE BLUE HARDBACK BINDING WITHOUT D/W. GILT TITLES. ON THE REAR END PAPERS IS AN ARTICLE FROM THE CALGARY SUN, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11TH 2000, ABOUT FARRAN. Book no: 12486 Price: £ 65.00 
   FEATHERSTONE. D  "TANK BATTLES IN MINIATURE. 4. A WARGAMER'S GUIDE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGNS 1943-1945" Illustr: Publ: PSL Where: When: 1977 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  GOOD +.  152 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0 85059 275 5. Edition: . Inscription: .  SPINE OF D/W FADED. D/W PRICE CLIPPED. Book no: 716 Price: £ 17.99 
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