One Woman's War, 1914-18. The Letters of Caroline Ethel Cooper. Edited and with an introduction by Decie Denholm. Pp. [viii]+312,12 plates, map, biographical notes, chronology, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, backstrip a little sunned; title page signed and dated by the editor, Decie Denholm; Collins, Sydney... More
Pp. 168, numerous text illustrations, bibliography, index; sq. demy 8vo; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn, closed tear from bottom edge along front flap fold, some foxing and browning; some foxing, mainly to endpapers and edges of leaves; Heinemann, London, 1983. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine... More
A Companion Volume to "The Retreat from Mons". Pp. xii+324, frontispiece portrait plus 3 plates, 5 maps (2 folding, 1 full page), index; green cloth, lettered in navy, the boards slightly scuffed, and a trifle flecked, bottom fore-corners faintly bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, a couple of... More
Pp. xvi+256, frontispiece portrait plus 2 plates, folding map at end, 2 text plans, roll of honour, appendices; purple cloth, lettered in gilt & blind, boards a trifle canted, spine gilt dulled, the edges and spine faded and lightly rubbed; upper hinge tender, small damp stain to fore-edge margin p.... More
Pp. [ii]+762(last blank), 12 plates (within pagination), notes and sources, documents, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in silver, the boards a trifle marked, with slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle creased, minor production (creasing) fault pp. 565, edges of leaves slightly... More
Pp. iv+314, numerous text and endpaper illustrations (map and U-Boat), bibliography, index; cr. 4to; bottom edge of boards faded; dust wrapper, a little worn, reverse slightly browned; Collins, London, 1977. First edition. More
Makers of the Australian Military Tradition. Lives form the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Pp. xiv+370, text illustrations (some full page), map, appendices, further reading, index of biographies; cr. 4to; boards a trifle shelf worn; dust wrapper; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. *A collection of biographies, from the Australian... More
Ten years service with transport section of Red Cross. Pp. 80, frontispiece plus 2 plates; printed stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled; ownership inscription on half-title page, a little faint damp staining; Surrey Press, Melbourne, 1949. More
Cold War in the Days of the Czars. Pp. 352(last blank), 16 plates, biographical references, index; dust wrapper, edges worn and a trifle split, head and tail of backstrip worn and split, reverse of head tape repaired, small closed tear in bottom edge of back panel; Collins, London, 1969. More
British politics and British policy 1933-1940. Pp. xii+562(last blank), frontispiece, appendix, bibliography, notes, index; dust wrapper, lightly browned; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cambridge University Press, London, 1975. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his bookplate on upper... More
A History of the Victorian Horse Artillery. Pp. [x]+200(last blank), 4 colour plates, numerous text illustrations (some full page), pictorial endpapers printed in navy, appendices, bibliography, index; demy 4to; corners and bottom edge of boards rubbed; dust wrapper, front panel lightly scratched; Coonans Hill Press, Melbourne, 1986. First trade edition... More
Pp. 120, text illustrations (portraits), some coloured and some full page, select bibliography, index; cr. 8vo; stiff paper wrappers; National Portrait Gallery, London, 2014. *First published in 1997. A collection of short biographies of poets of the time, many of whom had served in the WWI conflict. More
A Korean War Story. Pp. [viii]+288; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges worn and slightly browned, lightly creased and split at head and foot of backstrip; edges of leaves a trifle browned; Presidio, Novato, California, 1989. First edition. More
With an introduction and notes by Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell, K.C.B. Pp. [x]+304, frontispiece plus 15 plates; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards with double blind rule border, slightly soiled and worn, edges lightly rubbed and fore-corners of upper board a trifle frayed; inscription... More
National Seminar Edition, Canberra, October 1991, Vol 12, No. 2. Pp. vi+88(last blank), 10 small portraits; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled and creased; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Royal United Services Institute of Australia, Canberra, 1991. *Includes articles by the Indonesian Ambassador; the Commander-in-Chief of the... More
With drawings by Mervyn Peake. Pp. 30(last blank), 7 full page illustrations; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, printed in red, pink & black, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly creased and split, with a couple of short closed tears, the upper wrapper completely detached and with a little faint bleeding of... More
Official 90th Anniversary Tribute. Forward by General Sir David Richards. Pp. 256, frontispiece and numerous black & white and coloured illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; med. cr. 4to; dust wrapper, publisher's sticker on front panel; Collins, London, 2011. *Vignettes of numerous heroes over the 90 years of service. More
Pp. 256, coloured illustrations and maps, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; qr. cloth pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Pier 9, London, 2008. *First published in 2007. 'Amazing stories of unconventional military strategies that worked' (wrapper blurb). More
The Y.M.C.A. Gift Book. Contributed by Soldiers & War Workers. With Introduction by Arthur K. Yapp. Illustrated by the late Cyrus Cuneo, being the last work of this famous artist. Published for the Benefit of the Y.M.C.A. Active Service Campaign amongst our Soldiers, Sailors, Munition Workers, in all parts of... More
Writers on the Civil War. Pp. xxxiv+388, 8 plates, index of authors; dust wrapper, edges a little browned, some foxing, particularly on reverse; endpapers a trifle offset, light foxing to outer leaves and edges; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1986. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with... More
The letters and diaries of Captain Adrian Curlewis and his family 1939-1945. Pp. 280, chapter head-pieces, illustrations (including 14 full page), 4 maps (3 full page), index; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1982. First edition. *Adrian Curlewis was the son of Australian children's... More
Pp. xvi+302, 8 plates; dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed; Andre Deutsch, London, 1998. *The true story of a soldier's war in Northern Ireland (wrapper blurb). More
Compiled by Margaret Anderson. Pp. 350, profusely illustrated, index; red. art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, with a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and creased, the top fore-corners and head of backstrip chipped, laminate lifting at a couple of... More
The Unwritten Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign. Pp. 556(last blank), 11 plates (1 double page), 8 text plus endpapers maps (1 double and 3 full page), appendices, sources, index; demy 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly foxed and browned on reverse, bookseller's sticker at foot of front flap; endpapers... More
5 AUST. A.R.D. SELLHEIM H.Q. Original ink drawing of a resting soldier, signed 'VX 77624 Spr. Dale '44' below the soldier's foot, and with the dimensions in pencil below the image; 19 x 24 cms. (including margins); a trifle soiled and faintly creased; mounted, glazed and framed. *Reproduced in the... More