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Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. 1.25 kg; XVIII, 734pp., last three blank, preface by author, list of illustrations, two appendices and index. Within the text there are 3 double-page & 3 full-page coloured maps, 9 full-page black and white maps, 20 text maps, 1 text graph & 2 text diagrams and 52 plates. This volume describes the part played by increasing numbers of Australians in the first four years of the air war in Europe and the Middle East. -- since of the Australians were so widely dispersed -- almost every RAF squadron contain some -- the author has outlined the story of the air war as a whole, assessing its achievements and examining the commanders' policies in the light of German and Italian as well as British documents. -- front fold over blurb. Blue coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Slight browning of the edges of the pages, offset tanning of front and rear free end pages,.… Leer más

Grange Books Ltd, Rochester, Kent, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Illustrated boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. iillustrated with many black-and-white photographs, and colour drawings. There is moisture damage evident as a slight change of colour on the 1st 30 or so pages. Rubbing at cracking of the edges of the boards top and bottom. Complete descriptions of all the frontline combat aircraft, trainers and important experimental types fielded by the United States air forces during World War II, with developmental histories, specifications, technical descriptions and variant details. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 256 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History; United States of America; World War II; aviation. ISBN: 1840133929. ISBN/EAN: 9781840133929. Inventory No: 0260102. . 9781840133929

Random House Australia, Milsons Point, New South Wales, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. acknowledgements, author's note, notes, bibliography and index. Burnt orange coloured endpapers. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic / illustrated dustwrapper with burnt orange and gold coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The biography of General Dan Sickles:-- womaniser, politician, Civil War General, hypocrite– murderer. For, as the front fold over panel blurb states, "... Thomas Keneally brilliantly recreates an extraordinary period, when women were punished for violating codes of society that did not bind men. And the caddish, good-looking Dan Sickles personifies the extremes of the era: as a womaniser, he introduced his favourite Madame to Queen Victoria and while his wife stayed at home; as Minister of Spain, he began an affair with the Queen while courting one of her ladies in waiting; and… Leer más

Abelard-Schuman, London, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Treld Pelkey -- Dustwrapper. 450 grammes; 224pages, list of illustrations, author's note, list of maps, introduction to the Anzacs by friends and enemies, 3 appendices, and index. Within the text there are black and white photographs, line drawings, maps and illustrations. Green coloured boards with white writing on the spine. Light green coloured tint to top paper edge. Bumping and discolouration to the top and bottom spine edges and shelfwear to the lower book edges. Foxing and browning to the paper edges. Offset tanning, browning and very light foxing to the end papers and internal pages have become slightly aged toned. Illustrated dustwrapper by Treld Pelkey, with white and writing on the front panel and white on the spine. Rubbing and very slight chipping to the dust wrapper corners and to the top and bottom spine edges. There is a very small closed tear to the lower rear dustwrapper… Leer más

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. editorial note, list of illustrations. The text is illustrated with black and white photography, black and white reproductions of contemporary prints, 4 maps, and text illustrations. The endpapers are illustrated with 2 soldiers, one from WWI, and the other from WWII with grid maps of Poziers and Kokoda as a background. Green coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured illustration on front cover and gilt titles to the back strip. There is a black and white frontispiece showing a scene from the Maori Wars. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a scene at Gallipoli, with white coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. Starting at the Maori War in the 1860s through to the end of World War II, a series of personal anecdotes and reflections upon Australian soldiers in various theatres of war. Softening of the back strip edges with a… Leer más

Rigby, Adelaide, 1971. Reprint. Buckram. Very Good Condition/Good. XII, 460pp., last blank, acknowledgements, list of illustrations, list of maps, forward by His Excellency the Governor-General of Australia, The Right Honourable, Sir Paul Hasluck, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.St. J., author's note, bibliography, index of military formations, general index. Photographic endpapers, showing World War I Australian soldiers. Within the text there are 8 coloured illustrations, 79 black and white photographs and 26 maps and one double page map. Green buckram with gilt writing on the spine. Corners are very slightly rubbed and responding to the heading to the heel of the spine. The spine has a crease the runs the fall length, ? printing fault. Browning and staining to the top paper edge, browning to the rest. Rubbing mark to the bottom paper edge. Some handling marks visible internally, as well as stains. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing "The Light Horse at Beersheba" by G. Lambert,… Leer más

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/Fair. 850 g; XII, 268pp.,(last 3 blank), editorial note, list of illustrations. The text is illustrated with black and white photography, black and white reproductions of contemporary prints, 4 maps, and text illustrations. The endpapers are illustrated with 2 soldiers, one from WWI, and the other from WWII with a grid maps of Poziers and Kokoda as a backgrund. Green boards with gilt illustration on front cover and gilt writing on spine. There is a black and white frontispiece showing a scene from the Maori Wars. The corners are rubbed and slightly bumped and there is shelf wear evident on bottom edge of the book. The paper edges are very browned and have some dust marks and the odd grubby mark also. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a scene at Gallipoli. The dustwrapper is faded and rubbed and there are small creases and chips along both edges, and some loss. . "An anthology of true… Leer más

Macmillan, London, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Facsimile. List of illustrations, List of maps, acknowledgements, preface by author, list of illustrations, for appendices and index. Map illustrated end pages, showing a map of Europe to the front end pages and a chronology of the war on the rear end pages. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and the occasional map. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece showing the author and Sir Winston Churchill in Casablanca in 1943. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Very dark blue coloured tint to the top text edge. Photographic dustwrapper with white and red coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. The second volume of the author's autobiography, which covers World War II. A little rubbing of the book edges with light tanning of the text block edges and age… Leer más

Secker & Warburg, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 450 g; 237 pages, + 3 Blank; five plates, appendix, index. Illustrated dust jacket. The dustjacket has a 0.5 inch tear at the bottom right hand side of the front panel, and a 0.33 inch tear at the top left of the same. No other damage to report. The author's wide knowledge of the Boswell papers has helped him give a vivid betrayal of the courageous and charming young man who crossed pirate infested seas to visit the country generally regarded as barbarous and who, on his return did all he could to promote the Corsican cause among influential people in Britain. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Military History; Inventory No: 0229365. .

Secker & Warburg, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 450 g; 237 pages, + 3 Blank; five plates, appendix, index. Illustrated dust jacket. Foxing of the top of the text block. Foxing of the verso of the dust jacket, with a 0.75 in. tear central to the top of the rear panel, sun browning of the backstrip, and the top edges. The author's wide knowledge of the Boswell papers has helped him give a vivid portayal of the courageous and charming young man who crossed pirate infested seas to visit the country generally regarded as barbarous and who, on his return did all he could to promote the Corsican cause among influential people in Britain. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Military History; Inventory No: 0210039. .

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. xiv, 306 pp; endpaper maps, 16 plates, notes, index; the top third of the front board has been attacked by a coffee stain. Light bumping of the board corners, and the tail of the spine "The hazardous events of 1814 when the British invaded Washington, set fire to the White House, attacked Baltimore and were defeated at New Orleans". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Britain; Military History; America; ISBN: 0241020956. ISBN/EAN: 9780241020951. Inventory No: 0209070. . 9780241020951

Johnson Publications, London, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 530 g; X, 254 pages, the text is illustrated with 25 photographs, and two documents in facsimile. This is the biography of a doctor in the RAF who saw service in the first world war, then in India 1920, 1922, Iraq in 1929 and was concerned the modernisation Of the British Air Force. There is some discussion of anti-semitism, and the book finishes up with an overview of Southeast Asia. The edges of the text block are slightly darkened with age, and the end pages show offset tanning. There is flecking to the cloth of the binding, which is a little grubby on the front panel, and shows signs of rubbing either side of the back strip and across the base edge of the boards. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1… Leer más

Greenhouse Publications, Melbourne, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. X, 158 pages, last 3 pages blank, last three blank, foreword by Sir Edward Dunlop, acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with contemporary black and white photographs. Red coloured boards with white titles to the backstrip. Shelf wear to the bottom edges of the book. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a pilot in profile, with grey background and white and yellow titles on front panel and white and black on the backstrip. Minor rubbing to the corners of the dustwrapper and there are some creases to the top and bottom edges. The biography of Sir George Jones, from The Ninth Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli in World War I through to chief of Air Staff of the Australian Airforce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Military History;… Leer más

Macmillan, Sydney, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. vii, 600 pages., 14 maps, 32 pp of black and white photographs, endnotes, select bibliography, index. Illustrated dustwrapper. Slight loss of colour to the boards at the base of the spine, and subtle indications that the book has been read, essentially very good condition, approaching fine . Using a masterly blend of storytelling and scholarship, and an intimate knowledge of the ground itself, the author has produced the most definitive account of the campaign yet written, and a superbly readable story of one of the defining moments in our Australia's history. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Military History -- Australia; Military History; Military History -- World War I; ISBN: 0732910897. ISBN/EAN:… Leer más

Macmillan, Sydney, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. vii, 600 pages., 14 maps, 32 pp of black and white photographs, endnotes, select bibliography, index. Illustrated dustwrapper. Loss of colour to the boards at the base of the spine, and indications that the book has been read, small marks on the spine section of the dust jacket. Using a masterly blend of storytelling and scholarship, and an intimate knowledge of the ground itself, the author has produced the most definitive account of the campaign yet written, and a superbly readable story of one of the defining moments in our Australia's history. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1.15. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Military History -- Australia; Military History; Military History -- World War I; ISBN: 0732910897. ISBN/EAN: 9780732910891.… Leer más

Robertson & Mullens Ltd, Melbourne, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Good/Good. VIII, 160 pp., matte black dustwrapper which is cut out in the symbol for "gas warfare", slight tear in the centre of the front panel. Foxing throughout the book. There are a few scattered photographs through the book. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History; Ephemera; Inventory No: 0202968. .

Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Diagrammatic. 800 g; X, three for two pages, last page blank, indexed, includes bibliography, appendices (including two diagrams of the ship, four maps, and 16 pages of black-and-white photography from the time the Yamato was being constructed, till it capsised after being bombed unremittingly by the Allies. Colour illustrated dust jacket. There is slight rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket, with chipping at the top and bottom of the spine section. Traces of foxing to the top edge and front edge of the text block, whiteout has been applied to the centre top of the front end page.. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Diagrammatic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Military History; Military History -- World War II; ISBN: 0283988509. ISBN/EAN:… Leer más

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2000. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Preface by author, list of organisations mentioned in the text, a note on sources, notes, maps and index. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of 16 pages each, of black-and-white photographs or reproductions of documents. Photographic paperback binding with black and orange coloured titles to the front panel and orange and white coloured titles to the back strip. The biography of Ho Chi Minh the leader of the North Vietnamese Communists, who, eventually led to his country's reunification. The book is, as the rear panel blurb states "... a stunning and revelatory portrait of an extraordinary man whose life holds the key to understanding a conflict that continues to divide and confound." A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Age toning of the text block edges. This is the first Australian edition. Size: Trade Paperback. [9], X -… Leer más

Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs, Canberra, 1999. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g.; VI, 120 pages, Minister's Message -- The Honourable Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, glossary, introduction and roll of honour. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and black-and-white illustrations illustrations. Photographic front cover, showing number 74 camp hospital, Catherine, Northern Territory 1945, against a pink background with black and white titles to the front panel and black to the back strip. A little rubbing and scuffing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the back strip. Previous owner's name to the top edge of the title page. Also included is The Order of Service for the Dedication of the Australian Service Nurses National Memorial -- 2 October 1999. 18 pages. These small booklets were put out to commemorate the dedication of the Australian… Leer más

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. foreword by General Blamey, Commander-in-Chief, Australian military forces, editorial notes. Illustrated endpapers, showing a kit of a general soldier, with the names of places fought by Australian soldiers above. Illustrated frontispiece, "Australian jungle fighters" by B3/59. Within the text there are 28 coloured illustrations, numerous black and white illustrations, halftone illustrations and red wash illustrations, along with black and white photographs. All illustrations within the book were done by serving military personnel. Green coloured boards with yellow coloured decoration on front panel with green and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles on the spine. "Khaki and Green' sums up in one telling phrase the scope of the activities of the Australian soldiers since last day related their experiences, in book form, to… Leer más