THE OFFERING.
Pp. 306(last blank), glossary; med. 8vo; qr. cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cream papered boards; dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; William Morrow, New York, 1987. First edition. More
Militaria
BETWEEN THE WARS.
An illustrated history of Australia 1919-1939. Pp. 142, numerous text illustrations, index; demy 4to; small spot to upper board, corners a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; tiny surface chip to bottom edge of upper pastedown; Cassell, 1980. First edition. More
WAR AGAINST WAR.
British and German Radical Movements in the First World War. Pp. 286(last blank), notes, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, edges a little browned and the reverse a trifle foxed; edges of leaves a trifle browned and foxed; Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd, London, 1982. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David... More
TWENTIETH-CENTURY WARRIORS.
The Development of the Armed Forces of the Major Military Nations in the Twentieth Century. Pp. x+468, text maps, select bibliography, notes, index; dust wrapper; leaves browned; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1987. First edition. More
GREAT SOLDIERS' TALES.
Introduction by Field Marshall Lord Carver. Pp. viii+218(last blank); dust wrapper; Bellew Publishing, London, 1990. First edition. *A collection of military stories told by eighteen contributors. More
DILEMMAS IN THE DESERT WAR.
A new look at the Libyan campaign 1940-1942. Pp. 160, 24 plates, 7 maps, appendix, notes, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly foxed; free endpapers lightly offset, upper free endpaper slightly marked, light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; B. T. Batsford/The Imperial War Museum, London, 1986.First edition. *From the... More
TOBRUK.
Pp. 272(last blank), frontispiece and 22 plates (included within the pagination), text maps, index; lower edges of boards lightly shelf-worn; top edges purple; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn at extremities; title page and edges of leaves foxed; B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1964. First edition. British Battles series. More
THE FRENCH AND THE DARDANELLES.
A Study of Failure in the Conduct of War. Pp. [xvi]+276, 5 maps (2 full page), appendix, bibliography, index; top edges navy; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip faintly faded; a little light foxing; George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1971. First edition. *From... More
WITH THE 41st DIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
A Foot Soldier's Story. Pp. xxvi+198(last blank), pictorial double page title page, 12 plates included within the pagination, text maps, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, reverse a little foxed; Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 2002. First edition. More
THE BALLAD OF AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE.
A Play in Three Acts. With music by Stephen McNeff and illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert. Introduction by Richard Williams. Pp. 118, frontispiece, text illustrations (some full page), printed music; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, bookseller's sticker a t foot of front flap; Kestrel Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1981. First edition. *'Translation and... More
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
Reflections, Hopes and Anxieties at the Closing of the Great War, 1918. Pp. xxx+412, 40 plates, text illustrations, text maps, bibliography, notes on contributors, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, foxed on reverse; endpapers and edges of leaves lightly foxed; Leo Cooper, London, 1998. First edition. *From the library of Sydney... More
BRITAIN AND THE VATICAN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Pp. x+332, select bibliography, index; dust wrapper with faint mottled fading, slightly foxed on reverse; a little light foxing; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1987. Second printing. The Ford Lectures. *'Studies the use made by the British Government of its envoy, immured inside the Vatican from 1940 to 1944, and what... More
ANZACS IN ARKHANGEL.
The untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia 1918-19. Pp. xviii+286(last blank), text illustrations and maps (a couple full page), appendices, notes, bibliography, index; pictorial stiff paper wrapper, edges lightly creased and rubbed; top fore-corner of first few leaves a trifle creased; Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2010. First... More
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY.
Editor in Chief John Whiteclay Chambers II. Editors: Fred Anderson, Lynn Eden, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Ronald H. Spector. Consulting editor: G. Kurt Piehler. Pp. xxxiv+916, the text printed in double and index in triple column, 5 pages of maps, 4 pages of U.S. armed forces insignia, index; thick med. 8vo;... More
THE ART OF WARFARE IN THE AGE OF MARLBOROUGH.
Pp. 318(last blank), 16 plates, full page diagrams, tables, references, sources, bibliography, appendices, index; med. 8vo; fore-corners of boards bruised; top edges purple; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased, the backstrip slightly faded; faint vertical crease to title page Batsford, London, 1976. First edition. *'Explains how the regimental officer and... More
THE THIRTY-NINERS.
Pp. xx+280(last blank), 19 plates (1 double page), text maps, pictorial endpapers, sources, index; bottom edge of boards lightly shelf worn; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. *'The original volunteers for the second Australian Imperial Force, the... More
THE UNNECESSARY WAR
. Island campaigns of the South-West Pacific, 1944-45. Pp. [vi]+188, 12 plates, 4 text maps (3 full page), select bibliography, index; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; top edges of leaves faintly foxed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1983. First edition. *The political background to the military campaigns... More
MARCHING AS TO WAR.
Pp. x+198, endnotes, pictorial endpapers; dust wrapper, slightly worn; Hudson Publishing, Hawthorn, Vic., 1990. First edition. More
DARDANELLES DILEMMA.
The story of the Naval operations. Pp. xii+320, frontispiece plus 41 plates, including maps & plans (4 double page), endpaper map, appendix, index; blue cloth, lettered in gilt, edges lightly faded and rubbed, the spine slightly discoloured, slight scratch to upper board; top edges blue; outer leaves slightly offset, a.... More
DIGGERS' MATE.
Foreword by Brigadier J. McCabe. Pp. 246, text illustrations including maps; demy 8vo.; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; privately printed, Melbourne, 1995. First edition. *Signed by the author on the half-title page. A Salvation Army man's experiences in WWII. More
CHURCHILL AND MORTON.
The quest for insight in the correspondence of Major Sir Desmond Morton and the author. Pp. 224(last blank), index; med. 8vo; boards a trifle canted and faintly soiled, with tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper board and top fore-corner of lower board; dust wrapper, edges rubbed, backstrip creased; edges... More
IAN HAMILTON'S MARCH.
Together with extracts from the diary of Lieutenant H. Frankland a prisoner of war at Pretoria. With portrait, maps and plans. Pp. xiv+410(last blank)+[6](advertisements, last blank)+32(publisher's catalogue), frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, text maps & plans, plus large folding map at end printed in red, brown & black; bound by..... More
LONDON TO LADYSMITH VIA PRETORIA.
Pp. xiv+498+[2](advertisements)+32(publisher's catalogue, dated 10/99), 4 maps (3 folding, one of which is coloured), 4 plans (1 full page); pictorial fawn cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, red, and black, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed, with a couple of tiny bruises, the spine slightly creased; bookseller's sticker at foot of... More
MEMORIES AND ADVENTURES.
Pp. x+262(last blank), 16 plates, index; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly sunned, edges a trifle worn and split, small closed tear in top edge (tape repaired); Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1989. First edition. *The author is Winston Churchill's grandson. More
WAR SPEECHES.
Seven volumes, bound as six, complete, comprising: Into Battle. Pp. viii+314(last blank), frontispiece portrait; 1941. Cohen A142.1.c ; The Unrelenting Struggle. Pp. x+350(last blank), frontispiece portrait, 4 plates; 1942. Cohen A172.1.a; The End of the Beginning. Pp. xiv+258, frontispiece portrait, 4 plates; 1943. Cohen A183.1.a; Onwards to Victory. Pp. x+278... More