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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

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)

Uniforms

Costumes

Books on costume. This section covers all periods from Ancient to Modern. This section is of particular interest to modellers, wargamers, and re-enactors. For more uniform books look in the Osprey sections and other catalogues relating to your period of interest.

Catalogue

     "THE SCOTTISH TARTANS WITH THE BADGES, ARMS, SLOGANS, ETC OF THE CLANS, PUBLISHED BY RENTONS OF EDINBURGH" Illustr: Publ: RENTONS Where: Edinburgh When: 0 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  120 pages. Binding: HARDBACK, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. PUBLISHED BY RENTONS , WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ( OR STILL IS?) A LARGE STORE IN EDINBURGH SPECIALISING IN TARTANS. THE ILLUSTRATED PAGES ARE IN FAIR CONDITION. END PAPERS BROWNED. SOME WRITING ON FRONT PASTEDOWN. RED CLOTH COVERS ARE FADED AND WORN. COVERS GRADED AS POOR. NO D/W. A VERY USEFUL LITTLE REFERENCE BOOK. REDUCED POSTAGE IN UK. Book no: 7919 Price: £ 6.99 
     "THE GALLERY OF ENGLISH COSTUME. PICTURE BOOK NUMBER EIGHT. COSTUME FOR SPORT" Illustr: Publ: ART GALLERIES COMMITTEE, Where: When: 1963 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  30 pages. Binding: CARD COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  Book no: 10259 Price: £ 7.50 
     "DIE UNIFORM IM BRAUCHTUM. KULTURHISTORISCHE TRADITIONSKLEIDUNG VOM MITTELALTER BIS ZUR HEUTIGEN ZEIT" Illustr: Publ: TEWKA Where: When: 0 Condition - book: VG TO NEAR FINE - jacket:  No D/W.  157 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  AUSTRIAN UNIFORMS AND COSTUME FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO MODERN DAY. IN GERMAN BUT FANTASTIC COLOUR PLATES. ALSO ACCESSORIES SUCH AS BADGES, INSIGNIA, EPAULETTES, CAPS. VERY NEAR FINE BUT THERE IS A STAMP ON FRONT END PAPER AND THE RED INK HAS SMUDGED A LITTLE ON TO THE INSIDE COVER. Book no: 8332 Price: £ 14.50 
   BARTHORP. M  "BRITISH INFANTRY UNIFORMS SINCE 1660" Illustr: Publ: NEW ORCHARD EDITIONS Where: Uk When: 1982 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  Very Good to Fine.  160 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 1850790094. Edition: . Inscription: .  A GOOD STUDY WITH 90+ COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 623 Price: £ 7.99 
   BROOKE. I  "ENGLISH CHILDREN'S COSTUME SINCE1775" Illustr: Publ: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK Where: When: 0 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  NO D/W.  87 pages. Binding: HARDBACK, Type: . ISBN: 0 7136 0160 4. Edition: 1978 REPRINT. Inscription: .  Book no: 8431 Price: £ 6.00 
   BROOKE. I  "ENGLISH CHILDREN'S COSTUME SINCE1775" Illustr: Publ: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK Where: When: 0 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  87 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: Ex LIBRARY. ISBN: . Edition: 1949 REPRINT. Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. FRONT END PAPER INTACT. PAGES CLEAN AND TIDY. HARD GREEN COVERS TIDY FOR AGE. NO D/W. Book no: 9022 Price: £ 3.99 
   CASSIN-SCOTT. J  "COSTUMES AND SETTINGS FOR HISTORICAL PLAYS. VOLUME 4, THE GEORGIAN PERIOD" Illustr: Publ: BATSFORD Where: When: 1979 Condition - book: GOOD++ - jacket:  Good++.  96 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK EX LIBRARY. ISBN: 07134 1708 0. Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY COPY WITH USUAL STAMPS AND FRONT END PAPER MISSING. THE PAGES AND PLATES ARE IN VERY GOOD, CLEAN CONDITION, JUST A SMALL CREASE TO TOP FREE CORNER OF EACH PAGE. THE D/W IS IN CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP WHICH IS SELLOTAPED TO THE BOOK. THE TAPE IS SLIGHTLY STICKY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A MARK ON THE TITLE PAGE. LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. Book no: 2371 Price: £ 7.00 
   CASSIN-SCOTT. J  "MAKING HISTORICAL COSTUME DOLLS" Illustr: Publ: BATSFORD Where: When: 1975 Condition - book: GOOD+ - jacket:  Good+.  96 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: 0 7134 2899 6. Edition: . Inscription: .  SLIGHT BROWNING TO EDGES OF PAGES. PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME IN INK ON FRONT END PAPER. D/W IN CLEAR PRTOECTIVE WRAP. PRICE CLIPPED. Book no: 4759 Price: £ 3.50 
   Cochrane P.  "Scottish Military Dress" Illustr: Burn J Publ: BLANDFORD Where: UK When: 1987 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  GOOD++.  128 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0173717386. Edition: . Inscription: .  A good study of scottish military uniforms. Includes 90 uniforms in colour from 1640 to 1985. Small surface scuff on front of D/W. Light creasing on top edge. Book no: 2227 Price: £ 22.00 
   HARTLEY. D  "MEDIAEVAL COSTUME AND LIFE. ( MEDIEVAL COSTUME AND LIFE)" Illustr: Publ: BATSFORD Where: When: 1931 Condition - book: - jacket:  No D/W.  142 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: Ex LIBRARY. ISBN: . Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY RESERVE STOCK, FIRST EDITION. USUAL STAMPS. REMAINS OF LENDING RECORD ON FRONT END PAPER, WITH BAR CODE. LENDING POCKET INSIDE FRONT COVER. END PAPERS BROWNED. PAGES GENERALLY GOOD. MAROON LIBRARY BINDING WITH LEATHER SPINE. COVERS WORN, ESPECIALLY ON CORNERS, BUT BINDING STILL TIGHT. NO D/W. Book no: 8133 Price: £ 27.50 
   HESKETH. C  "TARTANS" Illustr: Publ: OCTOPUS Where: When: 1972 Condition - book: Good - jacket:  Good.  0 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  D/W PRICE CLIPPED. FADED ON SPINE. Book no: 2163 Price: £ 2.20 
   HOOK. J  "THE APACHES. OSPREY MEN AT ARMS" Illustr: HOOK. R Publ: OSPREY Where: When: 1987 Condition - book: Good+ - jacket:  No D/W.  48 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: . ISBN: 0 85045 738 6. Edition: . Inscription: .  MEN AT ARMS No186. Book no: 8645 Price: £ 5.00 
   HUXLEY. F  "PEOPLES OF THE WORLD IN COLOUR" Illustr: Publ: BLANDFORD Where: When: 0 Condition - book: GOOD++ - jacket:  Good.  182 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: . Edition: 1975 REPRINT. Inscription: .  A LITTLE EDGEWEARTO CLOTH COVERS.PAGES VG. D/W MINOR CREASING TOP EDGE. SMALL TEAR BOTTOM OF SPINE. PRICE CLIPPED. Book no: 1636 Price: £ 5.50 
   JOHNSON M  "TRIBES OF THE SIOUX NATION " Illustr: Publ: OSPREY Where: Uk When: 2000 Condition - book: FINE - jacket:  No D/W.  48 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: . ISBN: 9781855328785. Edition: . Inscription: .  MEN AT ARMS No 344. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS. Book no: 16049 Price: £ 6.50 
   KAYE. M. M  "COSTUMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE BRITISH RAJ" Illustr: ELGEE Publ: WEBB AND BOWER Where: When: 1982 Condition - book: GOOD - jacket:  Good.  79 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK EX LIBRARY. ISBN: 0906671 42 6. Edition: . Inscription: .  BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BY CECIL ELGEE. EX LIBARARY COPY WITH USUAL STAMPS AND FRONT END PAPER REPLACED. WEAR TO EDGES OF HARD COVERS. D/W IN PROTECTICE WRAP. FADED ON SPINE. OLD PRICE IN INK ON INSIDE OF D/W Book no: 2185 Price: £ 5.00 
   Kunzle D  "Fashion and Fetishism " Illustr: Publ: Alan Sutton Where: UK When: 2006 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  384 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: . ISBN: 0750938099. Edition: . Inscription: .  Coresets, Tight-Lacing & other forms of Body sculpture Book no: 11590 Price: £ 8.85 
   Lansdell A  "Fashion A La Carte 1860-1900 " Illustr: Publ: SHIRE Where: UK When: 1985 Condition - book: GOOD++ - jacket:  No D/W.  96 pages. Binding: CARD, Type: CARD COVERS. ISBN: 0 85263 747 0. Edition: . Inscription: .  AN EXCELLENT STUDY OF FASHION 1860-1900. LIGHT EDGE AND CORNER WEAR. THERE IS A PRICE LABEL ON TOP FRONT CORNER OF COVER. Book no: 9269 Price: £ 15.00 
   MARLY de D.  "WORKING DRESS A History of Occupational Clothing" Illustr: Publ: BATSFORD Where: Uk When: 1986 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  GOOD TO VERY GOOD.  190 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 0-7134-5028 2. Edition: . Inscription: .  THE STORY OF WORKING DRESS IF VIVIDLY TOLD AND PORTRAYED IN THIS SUPERB VOLUME. WELL ILLUSTRATED. A SCARCE TITLE. D/W HAS A LITTLE EDGEWEAR AND IS PRICE CLIPPED. Book no: 8113 Price: £ 56.00 
   MORLEY. J  "CLOTHES FOR WORK , PLAY AND DISPLAY" Illustr: Publ: WATTS Where: When: 1992 Condition - book: - jacket:  .  48 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: Ex LIBRARY. ISBN: 0 7496 0781 5. Edition: . Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. LENDING RECORD ON FRONT END PAPER. PAGES FAIR TO GOOD. SMALL TEAR IN REAR END PAPER AND INDEX PAGE GRUBBY AT BOTTOM. D/W IS A BIT "BAGGY". IN CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. SCUFF ON INSIDE REAR COVER PASTEDOWN WHERE FLAP WAS ONCE SELLOTAPED TO BOOK. Book no: 8652 Price: £ 5.00 
   PEACOCK J  "FASHION SOURCEBOOKS THE 1950s" Illustr: Publ: THAMES AND HUDSON Where: Uk When: 2001 Condition - book: Very Good - jacket:  NONE/CARD COVER.  64 pages. Binding: CARD, Type: . ISBN: 0-500-27931-4. Edition: . Inscription: .  A SUPERB REFERENCE GUIDE TO 1950'S FASHIONS Book no: 8114 Price: £ 12.99 
   ROWLAND-WARNE. L  "EYEWITNESS GUIDES. COSTUME." Illustr: Publ: DORLING KINDERSLEY Where: When: 1992 Condition - book: - jacket:  .  64 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK EX LIB. ISBN: 0 86318 792 7. Edition: . Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. LENDING RECORD ON FRONT END PAPER, WITH BAR CODE. PAGES FAIR- TOP CORNERS CREASED A BIT AND LIGHT SOILING ON EDGES. D/W IS IN CLEAR LIBRARY COVER. ON REAR OF D/W THERE IS DAMP STAINING UNDER THE COVER- EXTENDS TO ABOUT A THIRD OF REAR OF D/W. LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. OF USE AS A REFERENCE OR READING COPY. Book no: 5957 Price: £ 3.00 
   SEKUNDA. N. Northwood S.Simkins M.  "Caesar's Legions. The Roman Soldier 753 BC to 117 AD" Illustr: Publ: OSPREY Where: Oxford When: 2002 Condition - book: Very Good to Fine - jacket:  None/Card Covers.  144 pages. Binding: Card Cover, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: .  This volume contains 3 complete Men at Arms books on the Roman Army. There are 24 colour pages of Roman Military Costume covering the Period 753 BC to117 AD. There are 120 pages of descriptive text and black and white illustrations. Posted from the UK in a protective card wrap. Book no: 2994 Price: £ 14.99 
   SICHEL. M  "COSTUME REFERENCE 10. 1950 TO THE PRESENT DAY" Illustr: Publ: BATSFORD Where: When: 1979 Condition - book: Fair - jacket:  Fair.  72 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK EX LIBRARY. ISBN: 0 7134 1509 6. Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL LIBRARY STAMPS. LENDING TICKET POUCH ON FRONT END PAPER. 160 LINE DRAWINGS 4 COLOUR PLATES. THE ONE OPPOSITE P48 IS TORN BUT NO PIECES LOST. WELL THUMBED . SOME PENCIL ANNOTATIONS. D/W VERY FADED IN CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. NEVERTHELESS A USEFUL REFERENCE BOOK. Book no: 1444 Price: £ 3.00 
   SYMONS. D. J  "COSTUME OF ANCIENT ROME" Illustr: CASSIN-SCOTT Publ: BATSFORD Where: When: 1987 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  Good+.  64 pages. Binding: , Type: HARDBACK. ISBN: 0 7134 5327 3. Edition: FIRST. Inscription: .  COSTUME REFERENCE SERIES. BOTTOM EDGE OF HARD COVERS SLIGHTLY DENTED AND MINOR SHELFWEAR. FAINT IMPRESSION OF OLD PENCIL PRICE ON FRONT END PAPER. D/W HAS LIGHT CREASING TO TOP EDGE. Book no: 2950 Price: £ 12.99 
   THORNE. G.  "DESIGNING STAGE COSTUMES. A PRACTICAL GUIDE" Illustr: Publ: CROWOOD Where: When: 2001 Condition - book: VERY GOOD - jacket:  No D/W.  160 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 186126416X. Edition: . Inscription: .  INSERT FINE. SOME INDENTATIONS ON REAR COVER. LIGHT SHELFWEAR. Book no: 13428 Price: £ 9.50 
   Vass L & Molnar M  "Handmade Shoes for Men " Illustr: Publ: Konemann Where: Uk When: 1999 Condition - book: Fine / New - jacket:  NEW.  215 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . ISBN: 3895089281. Edition: . Inscription: .  A detailed & well illustrated history. Book no: 11833 Price: £ 22.50 
   Vincent S  "DRESSING THE ELITE Clothes in Early Modern England " Illustr: Publ: BERG Where: Uk When: 2003 Condition - book: NEW / Fine - jacket:  None Issued.  219 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . ISBN: 185973751x. Edition: . Inscription: .  A detailed examination of Clothes in early modern England. POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP. Book no: 13882 Price: £ 15.99 
   VON ADERKAS E  "AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST " Illustr: HOOK. C Publ: OSPREY Where: Uk When: 2005 Condition - book: VERY GOOD TO FINE - jacket:  No D/W.  48 pages. Binding: Card CoverS, Type: . ISBN: 1841767417. Edition: . Inscription: .  MEN AT ARMS No 418 Book no: 15042 Price: £ 7.50 
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