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JOHNSON, STANLEY CURRIE. Medal collector. (Collector’s ser.) il *$2.50 Dodd 737
The book furnishes a guide to naval, military, air-force and civil medals and ribbons in the following order: The pioneer medals of England; Early medals of the Hon. East India Co.; Peninsular awards; Waterloo awards; The naval general service medal; Campaign medals; British orders and their insignia; The Victoria cross; Service medals for bravery, etc.; Commemorative medals; Medals for long service, good conduct, etc.; Regimental medals; Civil medals; Medals of the United States; Foreign awards. The book contains eight plates in color and numerous other illustrations and has appendices, a bibliography and index.
JOHNSON, STANLEY CURRIE. Stamp collector; a guide to the world’s postage stamps. (Collector’s ser.) il *$2.50 (3½c) Dodd 383
The author rates the hobby of stamp collecting highly from an intellectual, an economic and a commercial point of view, but first and foremost as a pastime full of charm and fascination. Since there is so much that can be collected and so much that ought not to be collected he offers this guide which equally satisfies the beginner and the more advanced collector. The first few chapters deal with philately on general terms. They are: Planning and arranging the collection; Specialised collections; Technical matters; Stamps, desirable and otherwise; Forged and faked stamps; Sir Rowland Hill and other pioneers. Then a number of chapters are devoted to a description of stamps of definite areas and the last four are: The stamps of war; Rare stamps; Philately for the young; A glossary of philatelic terms with a bibliography and an index.
“If the author’s line of demarcation between stamps desirable and otherwise is rather arbitrary, his advice as to the best method of forming and continuing a stamp collection is at least accurate.”
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JOHNSON, THOMAS COSTELLO. Irish tangle and a way out. *$1.50 Gorham 941.5
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