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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.

     "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)

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     "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: £ 6.20 
     "EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIEWS OF BRISTOL AND BRISTOLIANS " Illustr: Publ: BRISTOL BRANCH OF HISTORI Where: When: 1966 Condition - book: GOOD TO VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  24 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  A VERY TIDY COPY. LIGHT EDGEWEAR TO CARD COVERS. STAPLES TARNISHED Book no: 14119 Price: £ 12.00 
     "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 
   BANTOCK. A.  "THE INSIDE STORY OF THE SMYTHS OF ASHTON COURT " Illustr: Publ: MALAGO SOCIETY Where: When: 0 Condition - book: READING COPY - jacket:  No D/W.  28 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED A4 BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. EDGES OF PAGES BROWNED, BUT PAGES OTHERWISE TIDY. THE PAPER COVERS ARE VERY BROWNED AND RATHER GRUBBY WITH SOME STAINS. TOP OF SPINE HAS SOME SMALL RAGGED HOLES. THE COVERS MAKE THIS LOOK TATTY BUT ITS A USEFUL READING COPY Book no: 14115 Price: £ 10.00 
   COLLARD C  "A BRISTOL CHANNEL SHIPPING REMEMBERED " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: When: 2002 Condition - book: VERY GOOD TO FINE - jacket:  No D/W.  128 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0752423886. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 14048 Price: £ 8.99 
   COLLARD. C  "WHITE FUNNELS. THE STORY OF P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS 1946-1968" Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: When: 2001 Condition - book: Fine - jacket:  No D/W.  208 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 7524 2147 6. Edition: . Inscription: .  THE BUSINESS STARTED IN SCOTLAND BUT TRANSFERRED TO BRISTOL IN THE 1880s. IN WW1 THE ADMIRALTY REQUISITIONED 13 OF THE SHIPS FOR MINESWEEPING. Book no: 11000 Price: £ 7.50 
   COLLARD. C  "ON ADMIRALTY SERVICE P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: Uk When: 2003 Condition - book: Very Good to Fine - jacket:  No D/W.  192 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 7524 27777-6. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 11585 Price: £ 8.00 
   COLLARD.I  "A BRISTOL CHANNEL ALBUM" Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: When: 2007 Condition - book: FINE - jacket:  NO D/W.  128 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 9780752444154. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 13457 Price: £ 5.10 
   COOPER. E. W.  "TEA WITH EVERYTHING" Illustr: Publ: PAROUSIA PRESS Where: When: 1977 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  23 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  INTERNALLY GOOD TO VG. THE BLUE COVERS ARE A BIT BROWNED AROUND THE EDGES. TOP CORNER A BIT BENT. MESSAGE AND SIGNATURE OF THE AUTHOR ON TOP OF FRONT END PAPER. INSIDE FRONT COVER IS A NOTE THAT ALL PROCEEDS ARE TO GO TO THE PEACE CENTER, STORRS, CONNECTICUTT AND THEN THIS HAS BEEN CROSSED THROUGH. THIS IS THE BRIEF STORY OF THE WIFE OF A METHODIST MINISTER AND SOME ANECDOTES OF HER LIFE IN BRISTOL IN 1940/41. Book no: 16023 Price: £ 6.99 
   COSSONS. N.  "INDUSTRIAL MONUMENTS IN THE MENDIP, SOUTH COTSWOLD AND BRISTOL REGION" Illustr: Publ: BRISTOL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RE Where: When: 1967 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  32 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  BRISTOL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH GROUP FIELD GUIDE NO. 4. Book no: 14114 Price: £ 3.75 
   EDE-BORRETT S  "THE STORM OF BRISTOL DE GOMME'S ACCOUNT " Illustr: Publ: RAIDER GAMES Where: Uk When: 1988 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  NONE ISSUED.  28 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 18704456473. Edition: . Inscription: .  POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. NEW BOOK WITH LIGHT WEAR FROM STORAGE. Book no: 16068 Price: £ 3.90 
   FISHER. J. AND D.  "BYGONE BRISTOL. CENTRAL BRISTOL ON OLD POSTCARDS" Illustr: Publ: BYGONE BRISTOL Where: When: 0 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  44 pages. Binding: Card Covers, Type: . ISBN: 1 899388 25 7. Edition: . Inscription: .  TOP CORNER OF FRONT COVER IS A BIT CURLED, WITH SMALL SCUFF. Book no: 10034 Price: £ 7.99 
   FISHER. J. AND D.  "BYGONE BRISTOL. CLIFTON ON OLD POSTCARDS" Illustr: Publ: BYGONE BRISTOL Where: When: 0 Condition - book: NEAR FINE - jacket:  No D/W.  44 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: . ISBN: 09514648 4 1. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 10041 Price: £ 4.75 
   Flemming P & Costello K  "Discovering Cabot's Bristol " Illustr: Publ: REDCLIFFE PRESS Where: When: 1998 Condition - book: Very Good to Fine - jacket:  CARD COVERS.  86 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: CARD COVERS. ISBN: 1-900178-51-6. Edition: . Inscription: .  A well illustrated study of life in Medieval and Tudor Bristol. Book no: 9449 Price: £ 6.25 
   GILL P  "SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AT WAR " Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: Uk When: 1995 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  128 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 0-7509-1133-6. Edition: . Inscription: .  THE BRITAIN IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES. A FINE HISTORY WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. Book no: 5351 Price: £ 6.00 
   Hill D  "Firefighting in Bristol 1877-1974 " Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: Uk When: 2007 Condition - book: Fine - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  128 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: 139780752440903. Edition: . Inscription: .  A well illustrated history of firefighting in Bristol Book no: 11760 Price: £ 6.20 
   JAMES. D. N.  "THE "BRISTOL" AEROPLANE COMPANY" Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: When: 2001 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  No D/W.  223 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0752417541. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK WITH LIGHT EDGEWEAR ON THE CARD COVERS. SMALL CREASE ON BOTTOM CORNERS OF PAGES 101-106 Book no: 15847 Price: £ 15.99 
   JONES. D.  "BRISTOL PAST" Illustr: Publ: PHILLIMORE Where: When: 2007 Condition - book: FINE - jacket:  No D/W.  122 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 9781860775116. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 13860 Price: £ 8.99 
   JONES. D.  "A HISTORY OF CLIFTON." Illustr: Publ: PHILLIMORE Where: When: 2008 Condition - book: NEAR FINE - jacket:  NO D/W.  196 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 9781860775178. Edition: . Inscription: .  NEW BOOK. LIGHT SHELFWEAR. Book no: 13502 Price: £ 8.99 
   KING. A .  "THE PORT OF BRISTOL" Illustr: Publ: TEMPUS Where: When: 0 Condition - book: Fine - jacket:  No D/W.  128 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0752427865. Edition: 2006 REPRINT. Inscription: Book no: 13358 Price: £ 6.99 
   LOWE. B. AND BROWN . T.  "AROUND KEYNSHAM AND SALTFORD IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS" Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: When: 1988 Condition - book: GOOD++ - jacket:  No D/W.  160 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0 86299 542 6. Edition: . Inscription: .  LIGHT SUNNING OF SPINE. LIGHT SURFACE CREASE ON REAR COVER. LIGHT WEAR AT BOTTOM OF SPINE AND BOTTOM FRONT CORNER. Book no: 10369 Price: £ 18.00 
   LYNCH J  "For King & Parliament Bristol & the Civil War" Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: UK When: 1999 Condition - book: Fine/ New - jacket:  Fine/ New.  213 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0-7509-2021-1. Edition: . Inscription: .  A fine study of the Civil War in Bristol. Includes numerous illustrations amd maps. Book no: 3999 Price: £ 13.50 
   MACINNES. C. M.  "BRISTOL. A GATEWAY OF EMPIRE" Illustr: Publ: David AND CHARLES Where: When: 1968 Condition - book: GOOD TO VERY GOOD - jacket:  FAIR.  456 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . ISBN: 7153 42 576. Edition: . Inscription: .  FIRST PUBLISHED BY ARROWSMITH OF BRISTOL IN 1939. THE STORY OF BRISTOL'S PART IN DEVELOPING TRADE ROUTES. PAGES ARE CLEAN , BRIGHT AND NICELY TIGHTLY BOUND. A BUMP TO THE TOP OF SPINE OF HARD COVERS HAS RESULTED IN A HORIZONTAL CREASE ACROSS THE TITLE. THE D/W HAS SOME GRUBBY MARKS AND EDGEWEAR. TEAR ABOUT ONE INCH AT TOP OF SPINE AND ANOTHER QUARTER INCH AT BOTTOM. SURFACE SCUFFED OVER HALF INCH SQUARE ON REAR OF D/W - PROBABLY REMOVAL OF OLD PRICE LABEL. D/W PRICE CLIPPED. HEAVY BOOK .WILL INCUR EXCESS POSTAGE. PLEASE CHECK WITH US. Book no: 3429 Price: £ 6.50 
   MACINNES. C. M.  "BRISTOL AT WAR" Illustr: Publ: MUSEUM PRESS Where: When: 1962 Condition - book: - jacket:  .  202 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: Ex LIBRARY. ISBN: . Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. FRONT END PAPER MISSING. LIBRARY PLATE AND LENDING POCKET INSIDE FRONT COVER. PAGES FAIRLY CLEAN FOR EX LIB. TOP OF BLOCK DUSTY. HARD COVERS HAVE SOME BUMPS ON BOTTOM EDGE AND AT TOP OF SPINE BUT TIDY OTHERWISE. LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. GLUE MARKS FROM SELLOTAPE THAT HELD IT ON ARE ON FRONT AND REAR BOARDS. NO D/W Book no: 7059 Price: £ 8.50 
   MOGFORD. E. H.  "THE HISTORY, SURVEY AND DESCRIPTION FROM EARLIEST TIMES OF WESTBURY ON TRYM" Illustr: EDWARD BIRD Publ: E. H MOGFORD. Where: When: 1953 Condition - book: READING COPY - jacket:  No D/W.  32 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  A READING COPY ONLY OF A SCARCE BOOKLET. IT HAS A COUPLE OF VERTICAL CREASES AS THOUGH IT HAS BEEN FOLDED TO GO IN A POCKET. THE STAPLES ARE RUSTED AND THE CENTRE SPREAD HAS BEEN STAINED A LITTLE BY THE RUST. THERE IS DAMP STAINING VISIBLE ON THE FREE EDGE OF THE FIRST FEW PAGES. MOST NOTICEABLE ON THE TITLE PAGE, WHERE THE TIDE MARK IS SEEN ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE EDGE. THE PAGES IN THE CENTRE HAVE BEEN TAPED IN AND THE SELLOTAPE IS BROWNED. COVERS VERY GRUBBY. OWNER'S NAME IN INK AT TOP OF FRONT COVER. SCANS AVAILABLE. Book no: 14129 Price: £ 7.50 
   POPE. C  "A FAMILY IN ST. PAULS 1920-1940" Illustr: Publ: REDCLIFFE PRESS Where: When: 1985 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  No D/W.  96 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0948265450. Edition: . Inscription: .  INSERT VERY GOOD BUT THE SOFT COVERS ARE FADED ALL ROUND THE EDGES. Book no: 14147 Price: £ 4.75 
   QUIN. W. H  "THE YEOMANRY CAVALRY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND MONMOUTH" Illustr: Publ: GOLDEN VALLEY PUBLICATION Where: When: 2005 Condition - book: NEW - jacket:  No D/W.  265 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: LIMITED EDITION. ISBN: 0 9542578 5 5. Edition: . Inscription: .  A NEW PUBLICATION - A FACSIMILE REPRINT OF THE 1898 PUBLICATION BY WESTLEY'S LIBRARY. THIS BOOK IS A LIMITED AND NUMBERED EDITION OF 300. IT CHARTS THE HISTORY OF VARIOUS TROOPS AND CORPS OF YEOMANRY FORMED IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND MONMOUTH. MONMOUTH AT THIS TIME WAS A MORE EXTENSIVE COUNTY THAN NOW AND INCORPORATED PARTS OF SOUTH WALES. THE EARLIEST DATE COVERED IS 1794 WITH THE FORMATION OF VOLUNTEER MILITIA COMPANIES, AND THE BOOK COVERS THE PERIOD THROUGH TO 1897. THERE ARE SEVERAL BLACK AND WHITE PLATES INCLUDING A FRONTISPIECE OF THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OFFICERS AND NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL GLOUCESTER HUSSARS 1894, WITH NAMES. THERE ARE LISTS OF THE VOLUNTEERS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE BOOK AND SO THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS OF FAMILY OR LOCAL HISTORY. THERE IS AN APPENDIX DETAILING THE WINNERS OF VARIOUS REGIMENTAL PRIZES FROM 1873 ONWARDS. THE BOOK IS BOUND IN BLACK BUCKRAM WITH GILT TITLES. IT IS ISSUED WITHOUT A DUST WRAPPER. Book no: 6786 Price: £ 16.99 
   QUIN. W. H  "THE YEOMANRY CAVALRY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND MONMOUTH" Illustr: Publ: GOLDEN VALLEY PUBLICATION Where: When: 2005 Condition - book: NEW - jacket:  No D/W.  265 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: LIMITED EDITION. ISBN: 0 9542578 5 5. Edition: . Inscription: .  A NEW PUBLICATION - A FACSIMILE REPRINT OF THE 1898 PUBLICATION BY WESTLEY'S LIBRARY. THIS BOOK IS A LIMITED AND NUMBERED EDITION OF 300. IT CHARTS THE HISTORY OF VARIOUS TROOPS AND CORPS OF YEOMANRY FORMED IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND MONMOUTH. MONMOUTH AT THIS TIME WAS A MORE EXTENSIVE COUNTY THAN NOW AND INCORPORATED PARTS OF SOUTH WALES. THE EARLIEST DATE COVERED IS 1794 WITH THE FORMATION OF VOLUNTEER MILITIA COMPANIES, AND THE BOOK COVERS THE PERIOD THROUGH TO 1897. THERE ARE SEVERAL BLACK AND WHITE PLATES INCLUDING A FRONTISPIECE OF THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OFFICERS AND NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL GLOUCESTER HUSSARS 1894, WITH NAMES. THERE ARE LISTS OF THE VOLUNTEERS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE BOOK AND SO THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS OF FAMILY OR LOCAL HISTORY. THERE IS AN APPENDIX DETAILING THE WINNERS OF VARIOUS REGIMENTAL PRIZES FROM 1873 ONWARDS. THE BOOK IS BOUND IN BLACK BUCKRAM WITH GILT TITLES. IT IS ISSUED WITHOUT A DUST WRAPPER. Book no: 6672 Price: £ 16.99 
   RENDELL S & J  "STEEP HOLM THE STORY OF A SMALL ISLAND" Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: Uk When: 1993 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  244 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 0-7509-0323-6. Edition: . Inscription: .  A WELL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE ISLAND Book no: 7583 Price: £ 9.00 
   Robertson K  " Odd Corners of the GWR from the Days of Steam " Illustr: Publ: ALAN SUTTON Where: UK When: 2004 Condition - book: FINE - jacket:  NONE ISSUED.  130 pages. Binding: SOFT BACK, Type: . ISBN: 0-7509-3458 1. Edition: . Inscription: Book no: 12191 Price: £ 10.99 
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