A folio of six prints in a limited edition of 250. Comprising title page and four text sheets, plus six coloured plates, tissue guards, with covering text sheet, all printed on rectos only; oblong folio; red art. leather, titled in gilt, and with stiff paper flaps to form portfolio, top..... More
A Few Fragments from His Life collected by a friend. With some Critical Chapters by Vivian Carter, Editor of 'the Bystander'. Pp. 96, frontispiece portrait plus 13 plates, title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (some full page); narrow cr. 4to; orange cloth, lettered in black, upper board ruled in..... More
![THE BYSTANDER'S FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE. [Numbers 1-7]. Bruce Bairnsfather](/pictures/thumb/153249.jpg?v=1614756878)
Seven volumes, various paginations (from 48 to 32 pages), illustrated throughout (many full page, with a double page central spread in all but Volume 7); Volumes 1-3 impl. 8vo, others slightly smaller; printed paper wrappers, stapled, with coloured pictorial onlay on upper wrappers except for Volumes 5 & 6, NSW..... More
The British Treasury and War Supplies 1775-1783. Pp. x+274, bibliography, index; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle soiled and edges a little worn, price sticker mark on lower end of upper flap; The Atholone Press, University of London, London, 1971. More
Pp. xx+312(last blank), 9 plans and diagrams in text, folding map, appendices, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, lettered, decorated and ruled in gilt & blind, with pictorial onlay on upper board, the boards lightly marked, small patch (removal of label?) on spine, edges lightly worn; uncut; several leaves carelessly opened..... More
The Story of the S.S. 'City of Cairo'. Pp. 252(last blank), 8 plates, endpaper map, appendices, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn and browned, small closed tear from top edge of front fold; Collins, London, 1984. First edition. *With relevant newspaper cutting loosely inserted. The sinking of..... More
An Account of the Forgotten American-Algerian War 1785-1797. Pp. xiv+344, frontispiece and 8 plates, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a little scuffed and soiled, edges worn and slightly creased, price sticker mark on front flap; Oxford University Press, New York, 1966. More
Pp. 336, coloured frontispiece and 24 plates, appendices, index; med. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt and blocked in black, boards a little flecked, edges a trifle worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, worn, browned and a little soiled; Seeley, Service & Co., London, 1967. Sixth edition. More
Anatomy of a Crisis. Pp. viii+196, 2 full page maps, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, lightly browned and foxed, mainly on reverse; endpapers lightly offset, some foxing, mainly to outer leaves and edges; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1982. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria..... More
Volume 2 of Russia and the South Pacific, 1696-1840. Pp. xviii+196, 12 plates, glossary, notes, selected bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, a little browned; University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 1983. More
Volume 2 of Russia and the South Pacific, 1696-1840. Pp. xx+302, 16 plates, text maps, notes, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 1988. First edition. Pacific Maritime Studies Series, No. 7. *The second volume in a projected quartet on..... More
Australians and 'boy conscription' 1911-1915. Pp. xii+320, text illustrations (some full page), short bibliography, index; demy 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1979. First edition. More
Britain, Egypt and the Sudan 1882-1898. Pp. 190, illustrated double page title page, text illustrations and maps (some full page), appendix (Battle Honours and Medals), select bibliography, index; cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges a little worn, creased and split, the reverse lightly foxed; endpapers offset and a little foxed, half-title..... More
Pp. [x]+294, coloured frontispiece plus 52 black & white plates, text maps, pictorial endpapers, biographical notes, index; narrow cr. 4to; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges lightly worn; dust wrapper, worn, creased and split, with several chips and tears along edges, with some heavy tape repairs, large closed tear..... More
Australian Women and War. Pp. xviii+246, full page illustrations, bibliography, sources, index; cr. 4to; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly scuffed; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1998. First edition. *Collection of women's writings about the wars in which Australian has participated, including selections from work by Miles Franklin, Ethel Turner, Mabel..... More
The End of Britain's Asian Empire. Pp. xxx+674, 16 plates, 4 full and 1 double page maps; notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Allen Lane/Penguin Books, London, 2007. First edition. More
Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia. Pp. xxx+674, 16 plates, 6 full page maps, list of key characters, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, red papered boards; dust wrapper, small crease in back flap; title page lightly marked; The Belknap Press of Harvard University..... More
Pp. xii+228(last blank), 4 text figures, tables, index; light bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges rubbed and split, the front panel tape repaired on reverse; text block faintly browned, inked ownership inscription at head of upper free endpaper, a couple of spots of foxing; Eyre Methuen..... More
![THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 [series title]. C. E. W. Bean](/pictures/thumb/150466.jpg?v=1614756691)
In twelve volumes, complete, totalling over 9000 pages of text (the final volume comprising reproductions of pictures taken by the Australian Official Photographers); numerous plates (2 coloured in Volume X), a few text illustrations, many maps & plans (several coloured, some double page), chronologies, appendices, glossaries, indices; demy 8vo; gilt..... More
The frontline diary of C. E. W. Bean. Selected and annotated by Kevin Fewster. Pp. 217(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations and maps, coloured pictorial endpapers, notes, biographical notes, select bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; black cloth, spine lettered and blocked in gilt; dust wrapper; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1983..... More
The story of C. E. W. Bean. Pp. 400, coloured frontispiece portrait, 32 black & white plates, 8 text maps, index; med 8vo; beige boards, spine lettered and ruled in maroon; dust wrapper, slightly soiled on reverse; John Ferguson, Sydney, 1983. First edition. *Biography of Australia's official First World War..... More
, Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Borodale of Wexford, Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby. With an Introduction by C. S. Forester. Pp. xxviii+488, frontispiece portrait plus 19 plates, 2 full page maps, 11 diagrams, full page facsimile, appendices, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, lettered in gilt..... More
Australians in the Great War. Pp. xxviii+628, text illustrations including maps (some full page), patterned endpapers, appendices, notes to chapters, bibliography, index; super roy 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2013. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
Two early notebooks 1811-1821. With Annotations and an Introductory Essay by Genevieve Miller, M.A. Pp. xvi+88(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, plus 18 plates (including a map), pictorial title page, 2 full page text illustrations, notes, index; med. 8vo; maize cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt and black; t.e.g., others uncut and..... More
Pp.xxii+494, 13 plates (one double page), 5 folding maps (4 coloured), one folding diagram, appendices (including 2 folding tables), glossary of technical terms, index; med. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards a trifle scuffed; a little light foxing and occasional marginal soiling; His Majesty's Stationery..... More