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.

     "FASHION MODE 1500-1954" Illustr: Publ: L'AVENTURINE- where: - when: 2003Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  No D/W.  237pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 2914199341. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 13317Price: £ 10.50
   COOK J  "Early Anglo-Saxon Buckets: A Corpus of Copper Alloy and Iron-bound, Stave-built Vessels" Illustr: Publ: OUSA - where: Uk- when: 2004Condition - book:  FINE / NEW- jacket:  NONE ISSUED.  128pages. Binding: HARD COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 094781664X. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW HARD BACK BOOK IN LAMINATED PICTORIAL BOARDS. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.Book no: 16904Price: £ 33.00
   Heathcote T  "The Afghan Wars " Illustr: Publ: SPELLMOUNT- where: Uk- when: 2007Condition - book:  NEAR FINE- jacket:  None / Card Covers.  218pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: SOFT COVERS. ISBN: 9781862274082. Edition: . Inscription: .  A detailed history of the Afghan wars 1839-1919. Illustrated .Book no: 11658Price: £ 7.50
   STRICKLAND. M. AND HARDY. R  "THE GREAT WARBOW. FROM HASTINGS TO THE MARY ROSE." Illustr: Publ: SUTTON- where: - when: 2005Condition - book:  NEW- jacket:  VERY GOOD.  538pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0 7509 3167 1. Edition: . Inscription: .  A SUPERB BOOK. FROM THE SHORT BOW TO THE LONGBOW AND THE CROSSBOW. NORMAN TO TUDOR. VERY HEAVY. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE OPTIONS WITH US . THIS IS A NEW BOOK WITH SLIGHT EDGE WEAR TO THE DUST JACKET.Book no: 10111Price: £ 49.00

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.

Catalogue


     "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 
     "SWAHILI FOR EUROPEAN TROOPS" Illustr: Publ: GOVERNMENT OF DAR ES SALA Where: When: 1941 Condition - book: GOOD+ - jacket:  No D/W.  30 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  SMALL SWAHILI DICTIONARY OF USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES, SUCH AS "WE SHALL BUY THIS OX FOR FORTY SHILLINGS Book no: 15747 Price: £ 15.00 
     "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 
     "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 
   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 
   ANON  "A SHORT HISTORY OF THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION. JUNE 1943 - JULY 1945" Illustr: Publ: Where: When: 0 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  0 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION OR PUBLISHER. PRINTED BY PRINTING AND STATIONERY SERVICE, BRITISH ARMY OF THE RHINE. 171 PAGES AND POCKET WITH 10 SHEETS OF MAPS AT REAR. END PAPERS BROWNED . SOME UNDERLINING IN RED PENCIL ON ABOUT 20 PAGES. OTHERWISE INTERNALLY GOOD. OWNER'S NAME IN INK ON FRONT END PAPER. GREY HARD BOARDS. TORN AT TOP OF SPINE. WEAR ON EDGES AND CORNERS. SPINE FADED. Book no: 16141 Price: £ 9.75 
   BADMAN. P  "NORTH AFRICA AT WAR 1940-1942. THE DESERT WAR. ( AUSTRALIANS AT WAR)" Illustr: Publ: TIME LIFE Where: When: 1988 Condition - book: GOOD TO VG - jacket:  Fair.  168 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 0949118192. Edition: . Inscription: .  HARDBACK. GOOD TO VG BOOK IN A FAIR DUSTWRAPPER. THE D/W IS FADED ON THE SPINE. WORN ON TOP EDGE. WEIGHS 1KG UNWRAPPED. Book no: 16216 Price: £ 12.99 
   BAHMANYAR M  "DARBY'S RANGERS 1942 -45, Osprey Warrior No 69" Illustr: Publ: OSPREY Where: Uk When: 2003 Condition - book: Fine/ New - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  64 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 1-84176-627-5. Edition: . Inscription: .  A SUPERB STUDY WITH DETAILED TEXT & 10 PAGES OF COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS, NUMEROUS BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. Book no: 4476 Price: £ 6.50 
   BAKER E  "PATTLE Supreme Fighter in the Air " Illustr: Publ: WILLIAM KIMBER Where: Uk When: 1965 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  GOOD.  207 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  OUTER EDGE OF PAGES DUST STAINED. LIGHT WEAR TO EDGES OF DUST JACKET. CONTENTS GOOD.PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME PLATE ON BLANK END PAPER.. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16408 Price: £ 18.50 
   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 
   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 
   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 
   BARTLETT. D. A.  "NURSE IN WAR" Illustr: Publ: MacMILLAN Where: When: 1961 Condition - book: READING COPY. - jacket:  No D/W.  265 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: Ex LIBRARY. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  THE AUTHOR SAW SERVICE IN DAMASCUS, BAGHDAD, KIRKUK, PALESTINE AND NORTH AFRICA IN WW2. EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. FRONT END PAPER MISSING. FRONT PASTEDOWN SCUFFED BY ITS REMOVAL. LIBRARY PLATE AND LENDING POCKET INSIDE FRONT COVER. PAGES BROWNED ON EDGES. SOME STAINS/GREASE SPOTS IN THE MARGINS, BUT ALL READABLE. LIBRARY BINDING WITH LAMINATED GEOMETRIC PATTERN. NO D/W. LIBRARY NUMBER SELLOTAPED TO SPINE. OK AS A READING COPY. Book no: 15527 Price: £ 13.00 
   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: £ 8.92 
   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 
   BLUMENSON. M  "ROMMEL'S LAST VICTORY. THE BATTLE OF KASSERINE PASS" Illustr: Publ: GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN Where: When: 1968 Condition - book: READING COPY. - jacket:  .  341 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: Ex LIBRARY. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  WELL USED EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. LENDING RECORD ON FRONT END PAPER. LENDING POCKET INSIDE FRONT COVER. EDGE OF BLOCK SOILED THROUGH USE BUT THE OPEN PAGES ARE FAIRLY CLEAN. D/W IS IN A CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP AND SELLOTAPED TO THE BOOK ON THE FLAPS. THE SELLOTAPE HAS BROWNED AND LEFT MARKS ON THE OPPOSING END PAPERS. D/W IS CREASED AND WORN INSIDE THE WRAP. LIBRARY NUMBER SELLOTAPED ON TO SPINE. Book no: 14474 Price: £ 4.49 
   BONNER R  "The Ardwick Boys Went to Malta " Illustr: Publ: FLEUR DE LYS Where: Uk When: 1992 Condition - book: NEW / FINE - jacket:  NO D/W.  139 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 1873907002. Edition: . Inscription: .  A BRITISH TERRITORIAL BATTALION DURING THE SIEGE 1940-1943. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16268 Price: £ 6.99 
   BOWYER. C  "Men of the Desert Air Force " Illustr: Publ: WILLIAM KIMBER Where: Uk When: 1984 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  VERY GOOD.  256 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: 0 7183 05396. Edition: . Inscription: .  A TIDY COPY WITH PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME PLATE ON BLANK END PAPER.. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16397 Price: £ 11.99 
   Brayley M  "THE BRITISH ARMY 1939-45 (2) Middle East & Mediterranean " Illustr: CHAPPELL M. Publ: OSPREY Where: Uk When: 2002 Condition - book: Fine / New - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  48 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 9781841762371. Edition: . Inscription: .  A GOOD STUDY WITH 8 PAGES OF COLOUR UNIFORM PLATES. Book no: 14075 Price: £ 18.99 
   Brayley M  "THE BRITISH ARMY 1939-45 (2) Middle East & Mediterranean " Illustr: CHAPPELL M. Publ: OSPREY Where: Uk When: 2002 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  48 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 9781841762371. Edition: . Inscription: .  A GOOD STUDY WITH 8 PAGES OF COLOUR UNIFORM PLATES. THIS IS A NEW BOOK WITH SLIGHT YELLOWING OF CARD COVERS. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16794 Price: £ 14.99 
   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: £ 6.99 
   Brown J  "Retreat to Victory " Illustr: Publ: Ashanti Where: South Africa When: 1991 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  Very Good.  301 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 1874800243. Edition: . Inscription: .  Posted from the UK in a protective card wrap. Book no: 14703 Price: £ 25.00 
   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: £ 16.99 
   CARVER. R. M. P.  "A SHORT HISTORY OF THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION. OCTOBER 1938 TO MAY 1943" Illustr: Publ: Where: When: 1943 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  43 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO PUBLISHER STATED. PRINTED BY PRINTING AND STATIONERY SERVICE. M.E.F. 3 FOLD OUT MAPS AT REAR. THE MAPS ARE SPOTTED. PAGES ARE A BIT BROWNED AND SPOTTED- PROBABLY WARTIME ECONOMY PAPER. THE TEXT IS EXTENSIVELY ANNOTATED IN INK. COVERS BROWNED AND SPOTTED. NAME AND REGIMENT IN INK ON FRONT COVER. REAR COVER CREASED. GENERAL EDGE AND CORNERWEAR. SCANS AVAILABLE. SCARCE COPY OF THE EARLIER WW2 CAMPAIGNS. Book no: 16294 Price: £ 23.50 
   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: £ 7.64 
   CLARKE. D  "THE ELEVENTH AT WAR, BEING THE STORY OF THE XITH HUSSARS ( PRINCE ALBERT'S OWN) THROUGH THE YEARS 1934-1945" Illustr: Publ: MICHAEL JOSEPH Where: When: 1952 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  504 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK TANNED. MESSAGE IN INK ON HALF TITLE PAGE. LAST FEW PAGES ARE CREASED IN THE MARGIN. OTHERWISE THE INSERT IS GOOD. MAROON HARD BOARDS HAVE GILT CREST ON THE FRONT. GENERAL EDGE AND CORNERWEAR. FRONT HINGE CRACKED ON TOP INCH. SCANS AVAILBLE. Book no: 16142 Price: £ 57.50 
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