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.
   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)

Welcome!

Welcome to Anitabooks and our publishing arm, Golden Valley Publications.
We sell new and secondhand books, and specialise in history;- mainly military and local history, although there is also a good selection on transport and more general topics.
See the expanding menu on the left hand side for our range of catalogues.
If you can’t find the book you are looking for it’s always worth contacting us to see if it has just come in.
We also buy books- good, relevant collections always considered.
Occasionally we close down completely for a couple of weeks at a time.
Any e-mail enquiries during such periods will receive an automated response and we will deal with your enquiries on return.

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Books on sale include ...

Here’s a selection of interesting titles from our full range.
   ANGOLIA. J. R. AND SCHLICHT. A:   "DIE KRIEGSMARINE UNIFORMS AND TRADITIONS, VOLUME 3.":   A FANTASTIC AND SCARCE BENDER BOOK. INTERNALLY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. BOTTOM CORENRS SLIGHTLY BUMPED. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON PAGE 3. THIS IS VOLUME 357 OF THE FIRST 500 ISSUED. NO EXCESS POSTAGE IN UK UNLESS IN HIGHLANDS OR ISLANDS. ( SORRY- COURIER CHARGES EXTRA). PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE ABROAD WITH US.: Publ: BENDER:  448 pages. Binding: HARDBACK, Type: . Condition: VERY GOOD:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 143.00 Book no: 12433
   BRERETON. J.:   "CHAIN MAIL. THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER'S OWN YEOMANRY 1798-1991":   POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS IN A PROTECTIVE CARD. WRAP.LIGHT WEAR TO BOTTOM EDGE OF DUST JACKET OTHER WISE VERY GOOD. : Publ: PICTON:  227 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: Very Good:  - jacket:  GOOD ++. £ 62.50 Book no: 13130
   Brett E:   "The British Auxiliary Legion in the First Carlist War 1835-1838 ":   a fine study of the British Auxiliary Legion in the first Carlist war in Spain. Illustrated with many colour plates. NEW BOOK WITH A SCUFF ON THE SPINE OF THE DUST JACKET ON BOTTOM EDGE. NOW IN CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.: Publ: FOUR COURTS PRESS:  240 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: VERY GOOD TO FINE:  - jacket:  GOOD. £ 36.00 Book no: 11877
   CHARLTON. P:   "AUSTRALIANS ON THE SOMME. POZIERES 1916":   TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK LIGHTLY FOXED. THE OPEN PAGES ARE VERY TIDY. GHOST OF PENCILLED PRICE ON THE (MAP) FRONT END PAPER. D/W IS GOOD - HAS A LITTLE EDGEWEAR.: Publ: LEO COOPER:  318 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: :  - jacket:  . £ 8.50 Book no: 7115
   FRANCILLON. R. J.:   "GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT SINCE 1929":   LIGHT SHELFWEAR ON D/W. INTERNALLY FINE. OVER 1KG. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.: Publ: PUTNAM:  584 pages. Binding: HARDBACK, Type: . Condition: VERY GOOD+:  - jacket:  VERY GOOD. £ 58.00 Book no: 5991
   GORDON-DUFF. L:   "WITH THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS. TO THE BOER WAR AND BEYOND. THE STORY OF LACHLAN GORDON-DUFF. 1880-1914":   LIGHT SHELFWEAR ON TOP EDGE OF D/W. REAR COVER SLIGHTLY RUBBED. OVER 1KG IN WEIGHT. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US. THE STORY OF LACHLAN GORDON-DUFF OF THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS, DURING THE BOER WAR, AND AT HOME IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.: Publ: SPELLMOUNT:  365 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: VERY GOOD+:  - jacket:  Very Good. £ 16.99 Book no: 18298
   HAINES.. F. AND HAINES. E.:   "EARLY AMERICAN BRIDES":   A DETAILED GUIDEBOOK OF EARLY AMERICAN BRIDAL COSTUMES AND TRADITIONS FROM 1594-1820. INTERNALLY GOOD+, EXCEPT FOR GHOST OF SEVERAL PENCILLED PRICES ON FRONT END PAPER. THE COVERS HAVE SOME EDGEWEAR. ALSO CIRCULAR GLUE MARK TOP CORNER OF FRONT COVER WHERE A STICKER HAS BEEN, AND ON THE REAR COVER A SCUFF ON THE TEXT RESUMEE OF THE BOOK, WHERE A PRICE STICKER HAS BEEN REMOVED. SCANS AVAILABLE.: Publ: HOBBY HOUSE PRESS:  150 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . Condition: FAIR+:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 8.90 Book no: 18807
   HAMILTON A:   "HAMILTON'S CAMPAIGN WITH MOORE AND WELLINGTON DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR":   PENINSULA RECOLLECTIONS OF OF AN OFFICER IN THE 34TH CUMBERLAND REGIMENT. THE BOOK IS FINE. THE D/W IS VERY GOOD APART FROM SOME LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES, AND A SMALL INDENTATION ON REAR.: Publ: SPELLMOUNT:  163 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: FINE:  - jacket:  GOOD+. £ 6.80 Book no: 8662
   HAYDEN. M:   "GERMAN MILITARY CHAPLAINS IN WORLD WAR II":   THE INSERT IS FINE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL GLUE MARK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BLOCK. THE D/W HAS A SMALL INDENTATION ON THE SPINE. COVERS NOT ONLY GERMAN CHAPLAINS BUT ALSO AXIS CHAPLAINS. - THEIR ROLE, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA AND AWARDS. MANY SUPER BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS.: Publ: Schiffer:  160 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS. Condition: Very Good:  - jacket:  Very Good. £ 16.50 Book no: 18480
   LEAHY. K:   "THE ANGLO-SAXON KINGDOM OF LINDSEY":   A fine study. POSTED FROM THE UK IN A PROTECTIVE CARD WRAP.: Publ: TEMPUS:  224 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: . Condition: Fine/ New:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 10.95 Book no: 12402
   MONOICK S:   "DOUGLAS'S TALE OF THE PENINSULA & WATERLOO":   A FINE MEMOIR OF THE PENINSULAR WAR. TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK LIGHTLY TANNED. DOUGLAS SERVED IN THE ROYAL SCOTS.: Publ: LEO COOPER:  133 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: Very Good:  - jacket:  Very Good.. £ 5.99 Book no: 8659
   Rogers G:   "MALLORY PARK Fifty Years at the Friendly Circuit ":   A fine history with numerous illustrations. New book with a tiny mark at top of spine of D/W.: Publ: TEMPUS:  190 pages. Binding: Hard Back, Type: . Condition: NEW:  - jacket:  FINE. £ 42.00 Book no: 13776
   STEPHENS. F. J.:   "DAGGERS, SWORDS AND BAYONETS OF THE THIRD REICH":   TOP OF BLOCK IS A LITTLE DUST SPOTTED. INTERNALLY FINE. TOP CORNERS OF HARD COVERS SLIGHTLY BUMPED. CONSEQUENT SLIGHT CREASING OF D/W ON THE CORNERS. REAR COVER OF D/W HAS A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES. OVERALL GOOD TO VG.: Publ: PSL:  206 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: GOOD TO VERY GOOD.:  - jacket:  GOOD TO VERY GOOD.. £ 39.99 Book no: 9849
   StranDBERG. J. E. AND BENDER. R. J.:   "THE CALL OF DUTY. MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA":   A COUPLE OF LIGHT MARKS ON THE HARD COVERS. INSERT FINE. HEAVY BOOK. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US FOR ABROAD. NO D/W (AS ISSUED).: Publ: BENDER:  382 pages. Binding: Hardback, Type: . Condition: Very Good:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 48.50 Book no: 12971
   WRIGHT. N. R.:   "BOSTON BY GASLIGHT. A HISTORY OF THE BOSTON GAS UNDERTAKING SINCE 1825":   LIGHT SHELFWEAR. STAPLES RUSTED. A SHORT HISTORY OF BOSTON GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY.: Publ: RICHARD KAY:  46 pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET. Condition: GOOD:  - jacket:  No D/W. £ 3.00 Book no: 13990

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