Introductory ABC of Stamp Collecting Fred Melville

Krishnan, Alan L. An Introduction to Stamp Collecting. Mysore: Mysore Philatelics, n.d.
24 pp. 214 x 136 mm. Staple Bound with Paper Covers. Price Rs. 10 on back cover. Alan L. Krishnan is the name adopted by K. Lakshminarayanan after his immigration to the US in 1990.
Lincoln, W[illiam]. S[impson]. Stamp Collecting Notes. Illustrated with over 540 Engravings of Stamps, Watermarks, &c. 3rd ed. London, n.d.
124 + (4) pp. 190 x 129 mm. Hard Bound in Light Yellow-Brown Cloth. No date of publication but likely the late 1910s.
Walia, Rakesh. Stamp Lover. Chandigarh: The Author, n.d.
Unpaginated but 20 pp; printed one side only. 215 x 300 mm (oblong). Sew Bound with White Paper Covers. No date but likely the early 1990s. No place of publication but Chandigarh. Contains clippings of “Stamp Lover” from the children’s page of the magazine section of ‘The Sunday Tribune’, a newspaper of Northern India.
Walia, Rakesh. Stories on Philately. Chandigarh: The Author, n.d.
Unpaginated but 16 pp; printed one side only. 215 x 288 mm (oblong). Sew Bound with White Paper Covers. No date but likely the early 1990s. No place of publication but Chandigarh. Contains clippings of “Stamp Lover” from the children’s page of the magazine section of ‘The Sunday Tribune’, a newspaper of Northern India.
Poole, Bertram W. H. The Beginner’s Guide. 1st ed. Handbook Number 2. Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co: Boston, n.d.
44 pp. 249 x 168 mm. Stapled with Grey Card Covers. Price 25 cents on title page. Later editions published as The Stamp Collector’s Guide. No date but likely the 1900s.
Poole, Bertram W. H. The Stamp Collector’s Guide. 4th ed. Handbook Number 2. Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co: Portland, ME, n.d.
54 pp + (2) p. 235 x 155 mm. Stapled with Olive-green Card Covers. Price 35 cents on front cover and title page. First edition published as The Beginner’s Guide. Not date but likely the 1910s.
Philatelic Bureau, General Post Office, Mumbai. A Primer of Philately. Mumbai: Department of Posts, Government of India, n.d.
24 pp, (18) pp of plates bound in. 210 x 137 mm. Staple Bound with Pink Card Covers. Price Rs. 30 on back cover. No date of publication but likely the late 2010s.
Walia, Rakesh. Stamp Collecting for Begineers. Chandigarh: The Author, n.d.
(2) + 22 pp, numbered one side only and including back cover. 210 x 147 mm. Staple Bound with Paper Covers. No date of publication since the author reissued the same contents for participation in exhibitions; hence different versions exist.
Egan, Charles W. The Stamp Collector’s Hand-Book: A Lexicon of Terms and Practical Hints to Philatelists. Edited by Clifford W. Kissinger. Reading, PA: C.W. Kissinger, 1894
56 + (8) pp. 177 x 121 mm. Center Sew Bound with Red Card Covers. Crawford 108.
Evans, Major Edward B(enjamin). Stamps and Stamp Collecting: A Glossary of the Principal Philatelic Terms and a Guide to the Identification of The Postage Stamps of All Nations. 1st ed. London: Stanley Gibbons, Limited, 1894
66 + (6) pp, the latter being advertisements. 227 x 150 mm. Hard Bound in Blue Cloth. Gilt top edge and deckle fore-edge and bottom. No DJ issued. Bookplate of V. Suppantschitsch on inside front cover. Crawford 112.
Firth, Oliver. Postage Stamps and Their Collection: A Practical Guide to Philately for All Collectors. London: L. Upcott Gill, 1897
xxxiv + (1) pp + (1) p + (3) pp + (1) p + (1) pp + (1) p +188 + 16 + (2) pp. 188 x 128 mm. Hard Bound in Deep Carmine-Red Cloth with gilt lettering on front covers and spine. No DJ issued?
Evans, Major Edward B(enjamin). Stamps and Stamp Collecting: A Glossary of the Principal Philatelic Terms and a Guide to the Identification of The Postage Stamps of All Nations. 2nd ed. London: Stanley Gibbons, Limited, 1898
68 + (12) pp, the latter being advertisements. 221 x 145 mm. Hard Bound in Blue Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt all edges. No DJ issued. Crawford 112.
Hardy, W[illiam]. J[ohn]., and E[dward]. D[enny]. Bacon. The Stamp Collector. The Collector Series. London: George Redway, 1898
297 + (5) pp, (12) pp of plates bound in. 210 x 140 mm. Hard Bound in Green Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt top edge and deckle fore-edge and bottom. No DJ issued. Bookplate of Arthur Phelips Hoskyns on inside front cover. Crawford 178.
Hinton, T. H. Hinton’s Hints on Stamp Collecting: An ABC of Philately Stamps That Puzzle Collectors Illustrated and Described. 2nd ed. London: E. Nister, 1900
116 pp. 187 x 125 mm. Hard Bound in Reddish-brown Cloth. No date but published 1900.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. The ABC of Stamp Collecting. London: Henry J. Drane, 1903
(6) + 159 + (1) pp, (19) pp of plates bound in. 145 x 105 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth. No DJ issued. Price 1/- (shilling) on front cover. Crawford 260.
Holman, Frank. Stamp Collecting for Pleasure and Profit. Torquay: The Author, 1903
15 + (1) pp. 183 x 125 mm. Staple Bound with Maroon Card Covers. Price Three Pence on title page. Crawford 189.
Smith, Bertram T[apscott]. K[night]. How to Collect Postage Stamps. London: George Bell and Sons, 1907
xi + (1) p + 183 + (1) pp, (96) pp of plates bound in. 215 x 146 mm. Hard Bound in Green Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ issued. Crawford 354.
Hinton, T. H. Hinton’s Hints on Stamp Collecting: An ABC of Philately Stamps That Puzzle Collectors Illustrated and Described. 3rd ed. London: E. Nister, 1908
126 + (2) pp. 190 x 130 mm. Hard Bound in Blue Cloth. No DJ Issued. No date but published 1908.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. The Romance of Postage Stamps. Postage Stamp Handbooks, VIII. London: W.H. Peckitt, 1910
30 + (6) pp. 167 x 104 mm. Staple Bound with Yellow Card Covers. Price Six Pence on front cover.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. How to Start a Philatelic Society. Postage Stamp Handbooks, VII. London: W.H. Peckitt, 1910
30 + (2) pp. 167 x 104 mm. Staple Bound with Yellow Card Covers. Price Six Pence on front cover with a sticker of 1 shilling stuck on.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. Chats on Postage Stamps. London: T. Fisher Urwin, 1911
362 + (1) pp + (1) p including (80) pp of plates bound in. 207 x 145 mm. Hard Bound in Green Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No DJ issued. Printed on handmade paper with deckle edges.
Evans, Major Edward B(enjamin). Stamps and Stamp Collecting: A Glossary of the Principal Philatelic Terms and a Guide to the Identification of The Postage Stamps of All Nations. 4th ed. London: Stanley Gibbons, Limited, 1913
112 + 28 + (4) pp. 185 x 129 mm. Hard Bound in Blue Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt all edges. No DJ issued.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. All About Postage Stamps. Clifford’s Inn: T. Werner Laurie, Ltd., 1914
xxviii + 255 + (5) pp, (32) plates bound in. 189 x 125 mm. Hard Bound in Blue Cloth with gilt lettering on front covers and spine. No DJ issued? No date but 1914. On the front cover is stuck a specimen in blue of the “Ideal Stamp” prepared for the Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition London, 1912.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. The Postage Stamp in War. London: The Author, 1915
128 pp + xxxii. 187 x 125 mm. Stapled with Red Card Covers. Price 1 shilling on front cover.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. Postage Stamps in the Making: A General Survey of the Practices and Processes Employed in the Manufacture of Postage Stamps. Vol. I. I vols. London: Stanley Gibbons, Limited, 1916
iv + 198 + (1) pp + (1) p. 225 x 196 mm. Hard Bound in Green Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. DJ missing.
Phillips, Stanley. The Fascination of Stamp Collecting. London: Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., 1919
58 + (4) pp. 189 x 142 mm. Hard Bound with Green Boards. Round Handstamp of Library of W(illiam). R(enoylds). Ricketts.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. Chats on Postage Stamps. London: T. Fisher Urwin, 1920
362 pp + (6) p including (80) pp of plates bound in. 228 x 149 mm. Hard Bound in Green Cloth. No DJ issued. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Alfred Rose / With the Author’s regards / Fred. J. Melville / 19/7/1920.” Also inscribed “Ex Libris / Geo. E. Polley / 1926” on the front pastedown. Printed on handmade paper with deckle edges. The second impression is taller than the first from 1911.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. The New ABC of Stamp Collecting. London: The Melville Book Company, 1922
(2) + 145 + (13) pp, (24) pp of plates bound in. 189 x 121 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth. No DJ issued. Price 2/6 (shilling) on front cover.
Phillips, Charles J. Postage Stamps as an Investment. New York: The Author, 1923
39 + (1) pp. 188 x 122 mm. Staple Bound with Light Yellow Card Covers.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. The Complete Philatelist. London: The Philatelic Institute, 1924
xiii + (1) p + 246 + (3) pp + (3) p, (30) pp of plates bound in. 189 x 128 mm. Hard Bound in Green Cloth. No DJ issued?
Phillips, Charles J. The Future of Philately: From the Viewpoint of the Collector and Dealer. New York: The Author, 1924
48 pp. 190 x 121 mm. Staple Bound with Light Yellow Card Covers.
Sefi, Alexander J. An Introduction to Advanced Philately: With Special Reference to Typical Methods of Stamp Production. 1st ed. London: Rowley & Rowley Limited, 1926
(2) + xvi + (4) + 115 + (1) pp, (20) plates and (6) paper samples bound in. 268 x 208 mm. Hard Bound in Black Cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt top edge and deckle fore-edge and bottom. DJ. Edition of 250 copies this being No. 56. Printed on Hand-Made paper. An article on this book was published by me in the Philatelic Literature Review Vol. 66 No. 3 Q3 2017.
Sefi, Alexander J. An Introduction to Advanced Philately: With Special Reference to Typical Methods of Stamp Production. 2nd ed. London: Rowley & Rowley Limited, 1932
(2) + xvi + (4) + 130 + (1) pp + (3) p, (21) plates and (6) paper samples bound in. Erratum slip bound in after page 4. 266 x 200 mm. Hard Bound in Half Brown Leather and Brown Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge and deckle fore-edge and bottom. DJ. De luxe edition of 50 copies numbered 351 to 400 this being 364/400. Printed on “Millbourn” Hand-Made paper. Signed by author on the page facing the title page. Price 50/- (shillings) on DJ spine. An article on this book and this copy was published by me in the Philatelic Literature Review Vol. 66 No. 3 Q3 2017.
Yohannessiantz, Souren. The Avocation of Stamp Collecting. New York: Y. Souren Co., 1932
43 + (1) pp. 210 x 135 mm. Staple Bound with Blue Cloth Covers.
The Philatelic Congress of Great Britain. A Glossary of Philatelic Terms Compiled for the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain by a Sub-Committee Consisting of (The Late) W. Dorning Beckton, B. Goodfellow, F. J. Melville, A. J. Sefi. London: The Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, 1933
39 pp + (1) p. Staple Bound with Grey Card Covers. Price 1/- on front cover
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Phillips, Stanley, and C. P. Rang. How to Arrange and Write-up a Stamp Collection. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., 1933
64 + (8) pp, the latter being advertisements. 215 x 172 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth. DJ. No date but published 1934.
Kimble, Ralph A. Stamp Collecting for Profit (How to Make Money in Stamp Collecting). FIrst. Beverly Handbook, One. Chicago: Beverly Hills Philatelic Society, 1935
VIII + 69 pp + (1) p. 228 x 153 mm. Staple Bound in Green Card Covers. Edition of 1000 copies this being No. 922.
Phillips, Charles J. Stamp Collecting: The King of Hobbies and The Hobby of Kings. New York: H.L. Lindquist, 1936
(4) p + 408 pp + (2), (62) pp of plates bound in. 210 x 140 mm. Hard Bound in Quarter Light Brown Cloth and Grey Boards. DJ.
Melville, Fred.[erick] J[ohn]. Modern Stamp Collecting. London: The English Universities Press Limited, 1940
xii + 316 pp, (68) pp of plates bound in. 200 x 136 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth. DJ. Price 10/6 on DJ front panel.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Stamps for All. London: Vawser & Wiles, Ltd., 1944
63 + (1) pp, (4) pp of illustrations bound in. 184 x 123 mm. Soft Bound with Multi-coloured Card Covers. No date but 1944 (Ref. British Library Online Catalogue). Ex-libris Derek Pocock with his embossed round seal on title page.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Philately: An Outline of Its Elements. 3rd ed. Pitman’s Games & Recreations Series. London: Sir Issac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1948
x + 164 + (2) p. 190 x 127 mm. Hard Bound in Buff Cloth. DJ. Price 8/6 on DJ front panel.
Easton, John, and (Fred J. Melville). Postage Stamps in the Making. London: Faber and Faber, 1949
249 pp, (56) photographs. 225 x 146 mm. Hard Bound in Red Cloth with gilt lettering on spine. DJ. Price clipped.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Postage Stamps. Puffin Picture Book 69. Penguin Books Ltd., 1950
30 + (2) pp, including covers. 180 x 221 mm (oblong) Staple Bound in Multi-coloured Card Covers. Price 1/6 on front cover.
Hopkins, Major Adrian E. Collectors in Conference. London: Blandford Press Ltd., 1950
7 + (1) pp. 215 x 136 mm. Staple Bound with Slate Card Covers. No publisher but Blandford Press Ltd. No place of publication but London. The work forms one of the 26 chapters in a volume entitled “Approaches to Philately” published in May 1950 by Blandford Press Ltd.
Boggs, Winthrop S. Foundations of Philately. 2nd ed. New York: The Philatelic Foundation, 1955
xi + (1) p + 196 pp. 221 x 145 mm. Hard Bound in Green Cloth. DJ. Price $10 on DJ front flap.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. The Postage Stamp: Its History and Recognition. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd., 1956
272 pp, (16) pp of plates bound in. 180 x 113 mm. Perfect Bound with Blue and White Card Covers. Plastic Jacket (original?).
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Stamp Collecting for Boys and Girls. Junior Teach Yourself Book. London: English Universities Press Ltd., 1956
96 pp. 226 x 163 mm. Hard Bound in Light Blue and Creamish Cloth. DJ. Price 8/6 on DJ front panel.
Williams, L[eon]. N[orman]., and M[aurice]. Williams. Fundamentals of Philately: Section 1. 3rd ed. State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1958
(2) + 110 pp. 255 x 174 mm. Stapled with Light Yellow Card Covers. Contains Chapters 1-6 on Philatelic Trends, Aims of Collecting, Paper, Watermarks, Stamp Design, and From Design to Issued Sheets. This is the 3rd edition of Section 1 and was published June 1963. 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. 切手の話 (=Story of Postage Stamp). Translated by Kageo Yoshida. Tokyo: Misuzu Shobo, 1958
(2) + 245 pp, (18) pp of plates bound in. Laid in is a catalogue of the publisher, a feedback form, and a bookmark. 204 x 155 mm. Hard Bound in Quarter Orange Cloth and Cream Boards. DJ. The second print from 25 May 1958, the front print came out on 25 Mar 1958. Price ¥480 on copyright page and back covers. The Japanese translation of the Williams’ The Postage Stamp: Its History and Recognition originally published in 1956. Ex National Philatelic Library.
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.