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. xii+370, 8 plates, 6 text maps, 2 text diagrams, appendices, sources, bibliography, index; top edges red (partially faded); price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed, edges lightly worn and split, flaps quite foxed, browned and foxed on reverse; light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Trustees of the Imperial War Museum /... More
Amazing stories of unconventional military strategies that worked. Pp. 256, black & white and coloured text illustrations, including maps (some full page), bibliography, index; cr. 4to; qr. cloth, French-fold pictorial stiff paper wrappers, French-fold; Pier 9, Sydney, 2007. First edition. 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
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
Personal Experiences ... On the Early Stages of the Boer War, 1899-1900. Pp. 48, 2 plates, appendices, publisher's permission/edition slip laid on verso of Prelude, and Appendix VI slip on final page; textured black cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, a trifle sprung and faintly scuffed, the gilt slightly faded;... More
300, 8 Division A.I.F., Singapore to Japan P.O.W. Camps with American British and Allied Troops. Pp. (iv)+xlii+208+(98); illustrated endpapers and title page, text illustrations, chronology, appendix, composition of 8 Division AIF Part of "J" Force by Units, decreased since recovery roll, glossary, bibliography, index; demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers..... More
An Infantryman in Korea. Pp. 232, 8 plates; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, back panel a trifle soiled;University of Illinois Press, Urbana & Chicago, 1999. First edition. More
Melbourne in Wartime 1939-1945. Pp. [viii]+288, 40 plates, text maps, notes, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a little scuffed, edges faded, backstrip sunned; typed notes tipped in on lower free endpaper, edges of leaves foxed; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. *Relevant news clippings and emphemera loosely inserted. More
Foreword by General Sir Harry Chauvel. Pp. viii+208(last blank), double sided frontispiece and 26 plates, appendices including rolls; post 8vo; quarter cloth, papered boards lettered in black; A. Green, Brisbane, 2009. Facsimile edition, limited to 400 numbered copies. *First published by The Hassell Press, Adelaide, 1924. More
The Secret History of Saddam's War. Pp. xvi+336(last blank), 16 plates, chronology, select bibliography, index; bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel a trifle soiled; St Martin's Press, New York, 1991. First US edition. More
Pp. xiv+240(last blank); head of spine and lower fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly browned and foxed, edges lightly worn and split, with small tape repair at head of backstrip on reverse; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers offset and browned, edges of leaves lightly..... More
Neil Davis Combat Cameraman. Pp. xii+436, 12 plates, text illustrations, epilogue, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; small portion at top fore-corner of upper free endpaper lightly chipped; Collins, Sydney, 1987. First edition. More
A Burma Memoir. Pp. xxii+280(last blank), 16 plates, 4 full page maps, glossary, notes, appendix, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. red. cloth, spine lettered in gilt, green papered boards; dust wrapper; Brassey's, Washington, D.C., 1995. First edition. More
POWs of World War II in the Pacific. Pp. 462, 16 text illustrations, endpaper maps, sources, notes, index; price-clipped dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle browned; William Morrow, New York, 1994. Second impression. More
Australia and the allied defeat of Japan 1942-45. Pp. x+366, 8 plates, notes, select bibliography, index; dust wrapper, edges faintly discoloured, the front panel a trifle scratched; Oxford University Press Australia, Melbourne, 1992. First edition. More
Published by permission of the War Office. Pp. 128, frontispiece (reproduction of a bronze bust of the author by Lanyi), endpaper map; cr. 4to; qr. green morocco, spine lettered in gilt, cream art-canvas boards, faintly marked; t.e.g., others uncut; the endpapers a trifle offset, a little light foxing; The Golden..... More
Published by Permission of the War Office. Pp. 126+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece portrait plus 8 plates and 3 text illustrations (2 full page), endpaper map printed in red & black; cr. 4to; qr. blue morocco, the spine lettered in gilt between raised bands, cream cloth boards, the spine faintly faded;... More
A Personal Account of the Gulf War. Pp. [xviii]+348, 16 plates, text maps, index; dust wrapper; HarperCollins, London, 1992. Seventh impression. *General de la Billiere was the commander of the British forces in the First Gulf War. More
An English translation of Servitude et Grandeur Militaires by Humphrey Hare. Pp. xxx+210(last blank); navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; top edges navy; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with one small tape repair and a tiny piece chipped from..... More
