Pp. 326, frontispiece (coloured), text illustrations and maps, appendices, including chronology of the South African Wars, Victoria Cross winners, honour roll, bibliography; cr. 4to; brown cloth, spine lettered in white, lower edges of boards slightly shelf worn; dust wrapper; Slouch Hat Publications, McCrae, Victoria, 1999. Anglo Boer War Centenary 1999-2002..... More
Pp. xxvi+182(last blank), 12 plates, text plus endpaper maps, appendices, selected bibliography, index; demy 8vo; grey boards, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners slightly bruised, lower edges slightly shelf worn; dust wrapper, edges lightly browned and worn; upper free endpaper lightly rubbed; Leo Cooper, London, 1975. First U. K. edition. Concise..... More
48 photographic views on stereo card of the South African War; each with stamp on reverse 'J. F. Ashwood, 52 Elizabeth Street, Sydney'; contained in bottom half only of original box; Underwood and Underwood, New York, 1900-1901. *Together with hand held stereoscope viewer. More
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
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
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
Being The Service Record of the 3rd and 4th Victorian Bushmen Contingents in the Boer War, with a brief biographical sketch of each man who served. Pp. [ii]+xii+706(last blank), numerous text illustrations and maps, appendices, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; several small..... More
Pp. xii+494, frontispiece portrait plus 9 plates, 5 folding maps at end (with names marked in ink on blank fold-overs), 17 diagrams (some full page), title printed in red, index; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the spine lightly faded and boards lightly marked; top edges red; some..... More
A Victorian Legend. Pp. [x]+246, 24 plates, 3 maps (1 double page), bibliography, index; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip faded and a trifle soiled, the flaps slightly creased; endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cassell, London, 1966. First..... More
A Biography of Brigadier-General Sir John Edmond Gough, V.C., K.C.B. Pp. xviiii+244, frontispiece portrait, 16 plates, 12 full page text maps, appendix (Johnnie Gough's Awards and Medals), notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse; some foxing, particularly to title page, and to edges of leaves; Tom..... More
The Siege and Relief of Ladysmith 1899-1900. Pp. xviii+398; frontispiece and 32 plates, text illustrations, 11 full page maps, bibliography, index; qr. red cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in brown, a trifle soiled, brown papered boards; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and silverfished, the backstrip lightly browned, faint sticker mark..... More
An illustrated bibliography of English language publications relating to the Boer War of 1899-1902. Pp. x+206(last colophon), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, double page map, title page printed in red & black, bibliography; narrow med. 4to; dust wrapper; privately printed [for P. G. de Lotz military bookseller]..... More
Colour photography by Gerald Hoberman, Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, London. Pp. lviii+240, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendices, bibliography, small demy 4to; dust wrapper; Constantia Classics Publications, Sandton, South Africa, 1982.Standard edition, being one of 1500 numbered copies. More
Pp. xii+212, 16 plates, text maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1999. First edition. The Australian Army History series. *Neville Reginald Howse was the first soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross while serving with an Australian unit. In an action of outstanding gallantry during..... More
The Road to Omdurman. Pp. xxii+282(last blank), 24 plates, 6 full page text maps, double page family tree, appendices, references and notes, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Constable, London, 1998. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book label on upper pastedown..... More
The man behind the legend. Pp. viii+248(last blank), 16 plates, 6 text maps (4 full page), appendices, bibliography, index; med 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on flaps and reverse; free endpapers offset, some foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1985. First edition. *From the library of Sydney..... More
Pp. 160, frontispiece map, text illustrations (some full page), select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Rigby, Adelaide, 1983. First edition. *The story behind the execution of Breaker Morant and Peter Handcock at Pretoria Gaol in 1902. More
The defence forces of the Australian colonies 1836-1901. Pp. xviii+216(last blank), 7 coloured plates (one double page), black & white text illustrations and decorations, pictorial endpapers, tables, appendices, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; purple boards, spine lettered in gilt, bottom edges of boards a trifle shelf worn; dust wrapper; Allen &..... More
Pp. xxii+660(last blank), 28 plates (4 double page), text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, maps (1 double page), sources, select bibliography, notes, index; roy. 8vo; brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn, verso foxed; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1979. First U.K...... More
Pp. 216, frontispiece, plus 22 plates, title page vignette, 7 full page maps, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, edges of boards a little worn; top edges grey; endpapers lightly offset, some light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; B. T. Batsford Ltd, London..... More
Parts 1-XVIII, complete. Parts consecutively paginated 1-144, with full page coloured portraits; impl 4to; stiff green or red printed paper wrappers, worn and soiled (some Parts more than others), edges faded or browned, stapled, supplier's stamp on the upper wrapper of Parts V-IX, Parts XI-XVIII, Part I backstrip split, Part..... More
Major Charles Joseph Ross DSO. A definitive study of his life. Pp. xxiv+200, illustrated in colour and black & white (some full page), text maps, erratum slip loosely inserted at p. 130, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index; narrow cr. 4to; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; The Caps & Flints Press, Melbourne, 2002..... More
Pp. xviii+358, frontispiece portrait plus 26 plates, text illustrations, appendices, index; gilt lettered and decorated blue cloth, lightly marked and worn, cloth a trifle bubbled, fore-corners slightly bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers offset, some foxing, mainly to outer leaves and edges; John Murray, London, 1919. Second..... More
The correspondence of Ralph Verney, 1900-1916. Edited by David Verney. Pp. x+208(last blank), 16 plates, full page sketch map, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper;Leo Cooper, 1989. First edition. *Letters from the Boer War and the First World War. More
The diary of Colonel de Villeois-Mareuil from November 24, 1899, to April 4, 1900. Authorised translation from the Paris Liberteby Frederic Lees. With a preface by E. M. De Vogue. Pp. xx+352, endpaper advertisements (Methuen's Colonial Library); dark teal cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards a trifle rubbed, top fore-corners..... More