Introductory ABC of Stamp Collecting Fred Melville

Chatterjee, Satya Prasad. डाक टिकट की कहानी (=Story of Postage Stamps). Edited by Premnath Chaturvedi. New Delhi: National Book Trust, 2020
63 + (1) pp. Staple Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Rs. 40 on copyright page.Text in Hindi. This is the 26th print of the first edition from 1973.
Beech, David R. A Guide to Philatelic Research at the British Library. London: The Author, 2019
50 pp (including front covers). 297 x 208 mm. Staple Bound with White Card Covers. Signed by the author on the title page.
Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle. A Tribute to Mahatma: An Informational Book on Commemorative Stamps of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma around the Globe. Chennai: The Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Department of Posts, 2019
74 + (1) pp (including covers). 90 x 140 mm (oblong). Staple Bound with Light Blue Card Covers. Price not mentioned but was sold at Rs. 125.
Zwillinger, Steve. The Path to Gold: 175 Proven Stamp Exhibiting Tips. American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, 2016
vi + 194 pp + (8) p. 286 x 222 mm. Hard Bound with Multi-coloured Boards. DJ. Signed by the author on the title page.
Postiljonen AB. Malmö 3rd International Philatelic Summit: Seminar Documentation and Presentations. Malmö: Postiljonen AB, 2014
5 pp + (1) p + 326 pp. 297 x 210 mm. Spiral Bound with White Card Covers. CD inside front cover.
Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle. List of Stamps (Year 1852 to 2012). Mumbai: Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Department of Posts, 2013
92 pp. 212 x 138 mm. Staple Bound in Greenish Grey Card Covers. Price Rs. 50 on back cover. No date but likely 2013.
Mackay, Dr. James. The Complete Guide to Stamps and Stamp Collecting. Wigston, Leicestershire: Hermes House, 2011
256 pp. 297 x 230 mm. Perfect Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers.
Beech, David. Stamps. Treasures in Focus. London: The British Library, 2009
64 pp. 121 x 103 mm. Perfect Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers.
Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle. List of Stamps (Year 1852 to 2007). Mumbai: Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Department of Posts, 2008
80 pp. 210 x 139 mm. Staple Bound in Greenish Yellow Card Covers. Price Rs. 20 on back cover.
Deogawanka, Sangeeta. Stamp Collecting Today. Kolkata: Vasundhara Publications, 2005
VI + 73 + (1) pp. Perfect Bound in Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Overseas Edition US$ 9 and Indian Edition Rs. 96 on copyright page. Presented by Madhukar Deogawanka to me.
Mackay, Dr. James. The World Encyclopedia of Stamps & Stamp Collecting. London: Lorenz Books, 2005
256 pp. 305 x 235 mm. Hard Bound with Multi Coloured Boards. DJ. Price £16.90 on front DJ front leaf. First Edition First Printing.
Bangiya, Yashpal. A Guide to Art of Stamp Collection. Ludhiana: Ludhiana Philatelic Club, 2004
(6) + 26 pp. 210 x 138 mm. Staple Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Rs. 25 on copyright page. Issued on 150 years of the Indian Post Office.
Hennefeld, Paul. Gay & Lesbian History on Stamps Handbook - 2004. Achilles to Zeus. 3rd ed. Montclair, NJ: The Author, 2004
xi + (1) p + (8) pp + 116 pp. 223 x 146 mm. Hard Bound with Blue Boards with Yellow front cover. No DJ issued.
Department of Posts. Handbook on Philately. 3rd ed. New Delhi: Department of Posts, Government of India, 2004
(1) pp + (1) p + (1) pp + (1) p + (1) pp + (1) p + 66 pp. 20x x 138 mm. Perfect Bound with White and Purple Card Covers. Price Rs. 16 on back cover. Edition of 10,200 copies.
Department of Posts. Handbook on Philatelic Exhibitions. Regulations for Philatelic Exhibitions. Philatelic Awards System. Philatelic Jurors Program. New Delhi: Department of Posts, Government of India, 2003
iv + 93 pp + (15) p (blank pages spread across). 291 x 206 mm. Perfect Bound with White Card Covers. Photocopy of the original book supplied (and sometimes sold) by India Post at various exhibitions (those conducted by Maharashtra and Orissa Circles known).
Mysore Philatelics. Guidelines for Philatelic Exhibiting (FIP Regulations). Mysore: Mysore Philatelics, 2002
76 pp. 214 x 136 mm. Staple Bound with Blue Card Covers. Price Rs. 50.
Shenoi, Col. L. G., and R. Ravindranath. Thematic Stamp Collecting. 2nd ed. Mysore: Mysore Philatelics, 2002
72 pp. 214 x 138 mm. Staple Bound with Blue Card Covers. Price Rs. 50.
Green, Chris. Triangular Philatelics: A Guide for Beginning to Advanced Collectors. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1998
160 pp. 228 x 153 mm. Perfect Bound with Blue and Green Card Covers. Price $9.95 US | $13.95 CAN on back cover.
Pai, Balchand, and Jaya Pai. Collecting Stamps. New Delhi: Children’s Book Trust, 1997
32 pp. 238 x 177 mm. Staple Bound with Yellow Card Covers. Released by the Hon’ble President of India on 15 Dec 1997, the inagural day of INDEPEX ’97.
Gupta, Prof. V. K. Conservation Restoration and Philatelic Chemistry. New Delhi: Bhagwan Das Gupta, 1997
208 pp. 251 x 185 mm. Hard Bound in Yellow-Brown Leather with gilt lettering on front cover, spine, and back cover. No DJ issued. Price £60 | $100 | Rs. 3600. Signed by the author on title page. Edition of 100 copies (personal correspondence with the author.
Gupta, Prof. V. K. Conservation Restoration and Philatelic Chemistry. New Delhi: Bhagwan Das Gupta, 1997
208 pp. 250 x 186 mm. Hard Bound in Brown Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. DJ. Price £30 | $50 | Rs. 1500. Signed by the author on title page. Edition of 400+ copies (personal correspondence with the author).
Mattson, Robert. The History of the Stamp: Introduction to the Stamp Floor. Stockholm: Postal Museum, 1991
52 pp. 200 x 203 mm (oblong). Staple Bound in Carmine Card Covers. No place of publication but likely Stockholm.
Bangiya, Yashpal. डाक टिकटें नन्हें राजदूत (=Postage Stamps. Tiny Ambassadors.). Ludhiana: Ludhiana Philatelic Club, 1991
(8) + 56 pp. 211 x 136 mm. Staple Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. No date but 1991. Price Rs. 10 on copyright page. Text in Hindi. First Edition of 1000 copies.
Watson, James, and John Holman. The Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps and Stamp Collecting. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Granta Editions, 1990
232 pp. 322 x 236 mm. Hard Bound in Carmine cloth with gilt lettering on front covers and spine. DJ. Price £15.95 on DJ front panel.
Chatterjea, S. P. Philately: Story of Stamp Collecting. New Delhi: National Council of Educational Research and Training, 1990
(12) + 92 + (2) pp. 171 x 238 mm (oblong). Perfect Bound in Chocolate Card Covers. Price Rs 26.50 | $8.00 | £2.75 on copyright page.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]. Fundamentals of Philately. 2nd ed. State College, Pennsylvania: American Philatelic Society, 1990
xv + (1) p + 862 pp + (2) p. 236 x 158 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth. DJ.
Krause, Barry. Advanced Stamp Collecting. Whitehall, Virginia: Betterway Publications, Inc, 1990
159 pp + (1) p. 278 x 215 mm. Perfect Bound with Grey Card Covers.
Collings, T. J., and R. F. Schoolley-West. The Care and Preservation of Philatelic Materials. London: The British Library, 1989
viii + 55 pp + (1) p. 240 x 160 mm. Hard Bound with Yellow-Orche Boards. No DJ issued.
Mittal, Ajay. Stamp Collecting: A Fascinating Hobby. New Delhi: Stamp Aids, 1988
80 pp. 215 x 140 mm. Hard Bound in dark green letherette. DJ. Price Rs. 35 or £2 or $3 Hardbound Library Edition on copyright page.
Mackay, James. The Guinness Book of Stamps Facts & Feats. 2nd ed. Enfield, Middlesex: Guiness Superlatives Ltd., 1988
225 pp (including inner back flyleaf). 240 x 179 mm. Hard Bound in Black Cloth. DJ. Price £11.95 on DJ front panel.
Seron, Zaven M. From the Winged Heels of Mercury: The Story of the Evolution of the Stamp from Antiquity to Modern Times. Redwood City, California: Collectors’ Club of San Francisco, 1984
xvii + (1) p + 196 pp + (2) p. 259 x 182 mm. Hard Bound in Carmine Red Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ issued.
Chatterjea, S. P. Romance of Postage Stamps. 3rd ed. New Delhi: National Book Trust, 1984
62 + (1) pp. 202 x 151 mm. Staple Bound in Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price Rs 2.50 on copyright page.
Phillips, Stanley, and John Holman. Stamp Collecting: A Guide to Modern Philately. Stanley Gibbons Stamp Collecting Series. London: Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd, 1983
256 ppt. 225 x 162 mm. Hard Bound in Carmine Red Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. DJ. Price £7.50 on DJ front panel.
Mackay, James. The Guinness Book of Stamps Facts & Feats. Enfield, Middlesex: Guiness Superlatives Ltd., 1982
225 pp (including inner back flyleaf). 240 x 180 mm. Hard Bound in Black Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. DJ. Price £8.95 on DJ front panel.
Lakshminarayanan, K. An Introduction to Stamp Collecting. Mysore: Mysore Philatelics, 1979
32 pp. 210 x 141 mm. Staple Bound with White and Pink Card Covers. Price Rs. 2 on inside front cover.
Shenoi, Col. L. G. Thematic Stamp Collecting. 1st ed. Mysore: Mysore Philatelics, 1979
37 + (3) pp. 212 x 140 mm. Staple Bound with Blue Card Covers. Price Rs. 10.
Cabeen, Richard McP. Standard Handbook of Stamp Collecting. 3rd ed. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, Publishers, 1979
xii + 630 pp. 215 x 144 mm. Hard Bound in Light Green Cloth. DJ.
Schmid, Paul W. How to Detect Damaged Altered and Repaired Stamps. Huntington, NY: Palm Press, 1979
ix + (1) p + 105 pp + (1) p. 223 x 145 mm. Hard Bound with Cream Boards. DJ.
Neema, Umesh Kumar. डाक टिकट संग्रह: एक अभिरुचि (=Postage Stamps Collecting: A Hobby). Indore: Vandana Prakashan, 1976
(1) pp + (1) p + (3) + 76 + (4) pp. Staple Bound with Light-Brown Card Cobvers. Text in Hindi. Price Rs. 2.50 on copyright page.
National Stamp Service. The Dealers’ Guide to Chemical Restoration of Postage Stamps. Weymouth, Massachusetts: National Stamp Service, 1975
(1) pp + (1) p + 42 pp. 215 X 138 mm. Staple Bound with Red Card Covers. Price $15 on title page.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Stamp Collecting. Illustrated Teach Yourself. Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1972
96 ppt. 222 x 155 mm. Hard Bound with Multi-coloured Boards. No DJ issued.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Fundamentals of Philately. 1st ed. State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1971
(2) p + (4) pp + 629 pp + (1) p + xxx + (4) p; individual section leaves of (2) pp each before pages 1, 111, 231, 343, and 453. 262 mm (outer covers) and 255 mm (inner pages). Hard Bound by Coleman, London in Full Deep Blue Leather with raised bands and gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ. Matching Blue Cloth Slipcase. Special Author’s Binding of the First Edition First Printing of which only three were made. Ex L. N. Williams.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Techniques of Philately. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1969
vi + 134 pp + (2) p, 8 pp of plates bound in. 222 x 144 mm. Hard Bound in Magenta Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. DJ. Price 30s £1.50p on DJ front panel.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Fundamentals of Philately: Section 5. State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1968
(2) + 177 pp (numbered 453-629) + (1) p. 254 x 175 mm. Perfect Bound with Light Pink Card Covers. Contains Chapters 13-15 on Inks and Color, Gum, and Separation. Publication began serially in the issue for April 1954 of The American Philatelist and continued until June 1963. The work was re-issued, with amendments and additions, in sections and finally as a single book in 1971.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]., and Charles Skilton. Stamp Collecting. 4th ed. Teach Yourself Books. London: The English Universities Press Limited, 1968
ix + (1) p + 190 pp, (32) pp of plates bound in. 180 x 116 mm. Hard Bound in Blue Cloth with silver lettering on spine. DJ. Price 10/6 on DJ front panel. Revised publication of Melville’s Modern Stamp Collecting.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Fundamentals of Philately: Section 4. State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1965
(2) + 110 pp (numbered 343-452). 254 x 176 mm. Stapled with Pink Card Covers. Contains Chapter 12 on Relief Printing. Publication began serially in the issue for April 1954 of The American Philatelist and continued until June 1963. The work was re-issued, with amendments and additions, in sections and finally as a single book in 1971.
Mackay, James A. World of Stamps. London: Johnson Publications Ltd., 1964
220 pp, (12) plates of illustrations bound in. 221 x 144 mm. Hard Bound in Yellow Orange Cloth. DJ. Price 25s on DJ front panel.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Fundamentals of Philately: Section 3. State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1964
(2) + 112 pp (numbered 231-342). 253 x 174 mm. Contains Chapters 10-11 on Planographic Printing and Embossing. Stapled with Light Blue Card Covers. Publication began serially in the issue for April 1954 of The American Philatelist and continued until June 1963. The work was re-issued, with amendments and additions, in sections and finally as a single book in 1971.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Collecting Postage Stamps. Reprint. The Compass Books. London: Oxford University Press, 1960
144 pp, (15) pp of plates bound in. 190 x 127 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth. DJ. Price clipped.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Fundamentals of Philately: Section 2. State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1960
(2) + 120 pp (numbered 111-230). 251 x 175 mm. Stapled with Light Green Card Covers. Contains Chapters 7-9 on Printing Problems and Varieties, Printing Characteristics, and Intaglio Printing. Publication began serially in the issue for April 1954 of The American Philatelist and continued until June 1963. The work was re-issued, with amendments and additions, in sections and finally as a single book in 1971.