Untitled original etching by David Armfield, after an earlier Ambrose Dyson drawing of an army cook. 17.5 x 13.5 cm.; numbered 2/6, and signed in pencil lquote Amb. Dyson p. D Armfield 1980' beneath the image; glazed and framed. *Dyson's drawing of an army cook was reproduced on the cover... More
A fourth volume of war cartoons by Armstrong of "The Argus" [cover title]. Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white; demy 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, lightly soiled, backstrip slightly split, with small chip at top edge of upper wrapper, lower wrapper browned and lightly creased near backstrip... More
A third volume of war cartoons by Armstrong of "The Argus" Sept. 1940 to Sept. 1941 [cover title]. Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white; demy 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, lightly soiled, upper wrapper slightly chipped at lower edge, top fore-corner slightly creased; leaves browned; The Argus... More
War cartoons by Armstrong "The Argus" August 1 to December 2 1939 [cover title]. Pp. 48, illustrated in black & white; med. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, backstrip split and chipped, with some loss, edges of wrappers lightly worn and split, lower wrapper creased and soiled; top fore-corners of leaves... More
A sixth volume of war cartoons by Armstrong of "The Argus" Oct. '43 to Nov. '44 [cover title]. Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white; demy 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, backstrip split, wrappers foxed (more so on upper wrapper), edges lightly split, some fore-corners of wrappers (and... More
Pp. xvi+288, frontispiece, text illustrations (many full page) and map, explanatory notes, glossary, index of persons mentioned; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Sun Books, Sydney, 1982. Second edition, reprinted. More
The Japanese Outbreak at Cowra. Translated from the Japanese and edited by Ray Cowan. Pp. [xii]+126(last blank), 4 plates; dust wrapper, slightly rubbed, edges a trifle worn; endpapers faintly offset, with small tape mark to upper free endpaper, a little pale foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1970. First Australian edition... More
A historical record of national effort during the great war. Australia's Roll of Honour, history heroes and helpers. With over 1,000 Double-Tone Illustrations from Original Photographs, Drawings, Maps, Portraits, etc.... Foreword by George Foster Pearce. Introductory narrative by E. Ashmead-Bartlett. Pp. 252(Part 1. Exploits of the ANZAACS)+[4](inserted between pp. 8... More
The experiences of an Englishman with the United States Army. Pp. x+292(last blank)+[16](publisher's advertisements), frontispiece, tissue guard, 4 maps; cr. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt & blind, the boards lightly soiled, spine darkened, small bruise at centre of fore-edge of lower board; uncut; some foxing, mainly to..... More
Notes and sketches descriptive of the country contained in a personal narrative during the campaign of 1839 and 1840, up to the surrender of Dost Mahomed Khan. Pp. 428, frontispiece map, title page vignette, appendix; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, a trifle worn; The Naval & Military Press in association with... More
. From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris June 6th-August 25th, 1944. Pp. xvi+592, 24 plates, author's note, interviews, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; edges of boards faintly faded, the spine cloth a trifle creased; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly soiled, small surface graze (from name erasure) at head... More
Auchinleck, Victor of Alamein. Pp. 272, 16 plates including maps, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, foxed; endpapers offset and a trifle foxed, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Granada, London, 1977. First edition. * From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book label on upper... More
Includes two press clippings regarding the George Auchterlonie Collection Exhibition; 4 postcards; The Auchterlonie Collection Guide, a biographical paper and booklet about George Auchterlonie, edited by Alan Box. *Sergeant George Auchterlonie served with the 8th Light Horse Regiment, AIF and saw service in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine during WWI. He... More
The History of the 8th Battalion 1914-1918. Pp. viii+314, frontispiece, text illustrations and maps, appendices including rolls and bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn, tiny closed tear at foot of backstrip; Slouch Hat Publications, McCrae, 1997. First edition. *Signed by the author on title page. More
Volume 1: The Royal Australian Army Service Corps. Pp. xvi+512(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial upper endpapers, text maps plus 4 folding maps at end, appendices, glossary, references, bibliography, indices; small cr 4to; blue art. leather, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle... 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
official war photographs of the battle for Australia [cover title]. Pp. [48], illustrated with photographs by George Silk, with brief text; small demy 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled (staples rusted), name stamp on upper wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and creased, loose at lower staple, backstrip fold worn and slightly chipped;... More
A broken run of 478 issues, including the first and last (Volume 1, No. 1, November 19, 1942 and Volume 4, No. 230, June 30, 1946), most of the issues bound (not always in numerical order) in three volumes, plus over 50 loose issues (mostly from Volume 3, 1945). Regular... More
Broadside calendar, headed 'With the Compliments of Guinea Gold' above a photographic view of 'Moresby Harbour in Peace Time'; demy 4to; lightly creased, inscribed in ink above title 'Good Luck Mum & Dad - Love Gordon; mounted, glazed and framed; [Port Moresby], 1944. *Guinea Gold was the official newspaper of... More
Celebration at Duntroon of the birthday of Her Majesty The Queen, Saturday 16 June 1979. [cover title]. 8 page programme, coloured text illustration; demy 8vo; stiff paper wrappers, stapled, lightly browned and foxed; relevant news clipping loosely inserted; Australian Army, Canberra, 1979. More
[newspaper cuttings in scrapbook, titled and dated by hand in ink]. Seven pages of newscuttings from three issues of The Sydney Morning Herald (October 17, 24, and 31), 1959, comprising a series of articles by Colonel M. Austin (General Staff, Eastern Command Headquarters); small cr. 4to; qr. cloth, spine slightly... More
Commander-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces. Morotai, 9th September, 1945. Pictorial broadside, featuring 7 captioned photographic scenes (a long rectangular central scene surrounded by 6 smaller photographs of various personnel); 38.5 x 37 cm.; five horizontal fold creases, and several holes caused by silverfish (mainly small, some affecting images and text), slightly... More
Official Organ of the Sixth Infantry Brigade and Attached Units. Volume 1 No 6, 5th June 1940. Pp. [16], text illustrations; roy. 4to; leaves folded and browned, edges worn and chipped; L. M. Cheyne, Mornington, Vic., 1940. *Printed journal of the 6th Brigade in Mt. Martha camp. More
A History of the Ninth Australian Field Ambulance 1916-1994. Pp. 224, frontispiece, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, appendices, index; wide med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Slouch Hat Publications, McCrae, Victoria, 2003. More
