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Polar Medals Awarded to Australians For Service in Antarctica, by Ian C.Teague, 1996, plastic covered soft cover (21.5x29.8cm), 57pp, one of only 20 draft copies; The Silence Calling, Australians in Antarctica 1947-97, The ANARE Jubilee History, by Tim Bowden, 1st edition 1997, hardcover (19x26cm) with dust jacket, 593pp with colour and b&w photos; The History of The ANARE Club 1951-2001, The Club for members of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, by members of the ANARE Club, 1st edition 2002, hardcover (21.8x30.3cm), 213pp with colour and b&w photos and list of members. The first very fine, a few spots of foxing on back fly pages of third book, otherwise last two virtually as new, nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
The United States Army in War & Peace, by Oliver L.Spaulding, 1st edition 1937, hard cover (16x24cm) with dust jacket, 541pp with 35 maps, book plate inside front cover for Captain Robert H.Rankin, United States Marine Corps; Stonewall Jackson as Military Commander, by John Selby, 1st edition 1968, hard cover (16.8x24cm) with dust jacket, 251pp with b&w photos and fold out maps, includes unused postcard featuring The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown 1781; The Blue and The Gray, The Story of the Civil War as Told by Participants, Volume I, edited by Henry Steele Commager, 1st edition 1950, hard cover (16x24cm) with dust jacket, 1-588pp; as previous but Volume II, 589-1202pp, all books with name of owner entered at front. Some dust jackets with tears, overall very good. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Gallipoli, by Alan Moorehead, 1st edition 1956, hard cover (15x22.2cm) with dust jacket, 384pp with b&w photos and fold out maps; Gallipoli to the Somme, The Story of C.E.W.Bean, by Dudley McCarthy, 1st edition 1983, hard cover (16.7x24.6cm), 400pp; Gallipoli, by Robert Rhodes James, 1st edition 1965, hard cover (17.3x24cm) with dust jacket, 384pp with b&w photos and maps; An Anzac Muster, by William Baylebridge, 1962 revised edition, hard cover (14.8x22.2cm) with dust jacket, 272pp + supplement. Some tears to dust jackets, good - fine. (4)
Estimate $50
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Two Men I Knew, William Bridges and Brudenell White, Founders of the A.I.F., by C.E.W.Bean, 1st edition 1957, hard cover with dust jacket (this damaged and repaired with tape and some paper loss around edges), quarto (14.5x22cm), 234pp; The Kangaroo Marines, by Captain R.W.Campbell, 1st edition 1915, hard cover (12x18.2cm), 128pp; The First Seven Divisions, being a detailed account of the fighting from Mons to Ypres, by Ernest W.Hamilton (Late Captain 11th Hussars), 16th edition 1916, hard cover (13x19cm), 336pp with fold-out map; Crosses of Sacrifice, the story of the Empire's million war dead and Australia's 60,000, by J.C.Waters, 1st edition 1932, hard cover (17.5x23cm), 130pp with b&w photos throughout. Mostly with some foxing, the third with numerous library stamps, otherwise good. (4)
Estimate $60
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Tank Warfare, the Story of the Tanks in the Great War, by F.Mitchell M.C., 1935, hard cover (14.3x20.7cm), 312pp; A Handful of Ausseys, by C.Hampton Thorp A.I.F., 1st edition 1919, hard cover (13.5x19.5cm), 296pp; Gallipoli Mission, by C.E.W.Bean, 1st edition 1952, hard cover (14.7x21.5cm), 406pp; Anzac to Amiens, a Shorter History of the Australian Fighting Services in the First World War, by C.E.W.Bean, 1961, hard cover (14.3x21.5cm), 567pp. The first with loose front page, last with water stain, a few with owner's names at front and with some foxing, otherwise good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
The 7th F.A.B. Yandoo, Vol.II Camp Life in England, December 1916 (3), also Vol.III Active Service Issue, September 1919, by The Yandoo Management, contains publications of the organ of 7th Field Artillery Brigade while in camps in England and on active service in France and return to Australia, includes Roll of Honour, casualty Lists and Nominal Roll as well as history, maps and other information, card covers (approx 15.8x25.4cm), 52, 52, 52 and 200pp. Oversize card covers bent or with some splits around edges, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
The Warrior Poets of the Australian Army 1901-2001, compiled by Major Robert Morrison RAAC, 1st edition 2001, hardback (18.2x25.4cm) with dust jacket, 435pp plus CD of selected poems read by Major Robert Morrison; Sacred Places, War Memorials in the Australian Landscape, by K.S.Inglis, 2001, paperback (17.5x24.5cm), 522pp; Salute the Brave, A Pictorial Record of Queensland War Memorials, by Shirley and Trevor McIvor, 1st edition 1994, soft cover (21.7x29.5cm), 340pp with colour and b&w photos and maps, signed by authors; The Last Word, Two Centuries of Australian Epitaphs, by Lionel Gilbert, 1st edition 2005, soft cover (21x29.8cm), 451pp. Good very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $110
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To Kokoda and Beyond, The Story of the 39th Battalion 1941-1943, compiled by Victor Austin, 2007 edition, hard cover, quarto (14x21.5cm), 319pp, with Nominal Roll and list of casualties; Blood and Iron, The Battle for Kokoda 1942, by Lex McAulay, 1st edition 1991, hard cover with dust jacket, quarto (14.5x22cm), 432pp; Guinea Gold History 1942-1946, compiled and published by Paul Jefferson Wallace 1971, soft cover (12.8x17.8cm), 32pp; Jungle Trail, a story of the Australian Soldier in New Guinea, brochure number two, 1943, official Army publication magazine with paper cover (17.6x22.8cm), 32pp. A few with previous owner's name at front, a few pages with foxing, otherwise very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
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Blood on Borneo, by Jack Wong Sue DCM, JP, AKR13, revised edition 2002, softcover (14.8x21cm), 368pp; The Heroes, Daring Raiders of the Pacific War, by Ronald McKie, 1989 edition, softcover (11.1x18cm), 235pp, the story of WWII Operations Jaywick and Rimau by Z Special Unit; Sandakan Under Nippon, The Last March, by Don Wall, 1st edition 1988, hard cover (17x25.2cm), 193pp, with Honour Roll of B Force, E Force and other POWs; It Is With Deep Regret That I Have To Inform You... The First Australian Prisoners of War to Return from Camps in Japan, Manila to Mascot 15 September 1945, by Tony James, 1st edition 1997, softcover 21x29.8cm), 33pp. Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
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The 36th Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-1945 (Ike's Marines), compiled by Stan and Les Brigg, hard cover with dust jacket, quarto (14.5x22.2cm), 210pp, with funeral notice for the unit CO pasted inside fly page; 36th Australian Infantry Battalion (St George's English Rifle Regiment), booklet for Restoration for the Preservation of the Sovereign's Regimental Colours, board cover, quarto (13x21cm), 12pp; white satin banner 20.3x27cm with suspension cord and timber rod, also with green tassels at one end, printed on the banner in green and gold is the unit's name, colour patch, badge, battle honours and South Pacific scene and the name 'Ike's Marines'; gold coloured biro with lid, on side is printed, '36BN/SANANANDA 1942'. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
The Battle of Kapyong, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Korea 23-24 April 1951, by Bob Breen, reprint 1995, soft cover (14.8x21cm), 159pp with fold out maps, Citations for Honours and Awards, Casualties and Nominal Roll; Across the Parallel, The Australian 77th Squadron with the United States Air Force in the Korean War, by George Odgers, hard cover (14.5x22cm), 239pp; British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Know Japan, issued under direction of Commander-in-Chief, BCOF, 1946, soft cover (15.7x24.1cm), 94pp, inside front cover marked for 14 Aust Wksp & Pk Coy, RAE (BCOF), Hiro, Japan, 26 Nov 46; Korea and South East Asia Forces Association of Australia, International Newsletter No.2, 'Noble and Onward'. The second with some foxing at front few pages, otherwise very good - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Good-bye Dolly Gray, The Story of The Boer War, by Rayne Kruger, 1964, hard cover (14.7x21.7cm) with dust jacket, 540pp; Mafeking, A Victorian Legend, by Brian Gardiner, 1st edition 1966, hard back (14.8x21.5cm) with dust jacket, 246pp; Wellington, by S.G.P.Ward, 1st edition 1963, hard cover (14.3x22.2cm), 152pp, signed inside front cover by W.J.V.Windeyer; The Letters of Private Wheeler 1809-1828, edited by Captain B.H.Liddell Hart, hard cover (14.7x22.1cm), 287pp; General T.Perronet Thompson 1783-1869, His Military, Literary and Political Campaigns, by L.G.Johnson, 1st edition 1957, hard cover (14.3x22.1cm), 294pp, signed inside front cover by W.J.V.Windeyer. Some with light foxing, otherwise good - fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
The Australians in German New Guinea 1914-1921, by C.D.Rowley, 1st edition 1958, hard cover (16x24cm) with dust jacket, 371pp; Anzac Memories, Living with the Legend, by Alistair Thomson, 1995, soft cover (13.6x21.4cm), 282pp; Damn The Dardanelles! The Agony of Gallipoli, by John Laffin, 1989, hard cover (16.2x24.3cm) with dust jacket, 224pp; The Army and the Defence of Darwin Fortress, by Robert J.Rayner, 1995, hard cover (17.5x25.5cm) with dust jacket, 403pp with many b&w photos; Platoon Commander's Notebook 1915, Lieutenant Robert Cowey and his men at Gallipoli and beyond, the story of each man's contribution to the First World War, by C.A.Young, 1st edition 2007, hard cover (17.5x25.2cm), 317pp with b&w images throughout. A few with owner's name at front, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Never a Backward Step, a History of the First 33rd Battalion, by John Edwards, 1st edition 1996, hard cover (21.3x30cm), 334 pp + index; Sydney University Regiment, by A.B.Lilley, limited edition 1974, soft cover, quarto (16x19.7cm), 81pp; A Brief History of the School Cadet Corps in New South Wales The First Forty Years, an essay submitted to The University of Sydney by K.W.Bromham as a requirement for a pass degree of Master of Education in 1968, hard cover (21x27cm), 55pp; No.3 Squadron Royal Flying Corps France World War I, photocopied compilation for Ken Dineen, pilot, No.4 Squadron (Army Co-op) RAAF 1942-43 and President of 4/5 Army Co-op Squadrons Association, from Paul Muir, Corporal, Air Liaison Section AIF attached to No.4 Squadron RAAF July 1942 - September 1945, hard cover, quarto (15.5x21.5cm), 38pp; An Introduction 1992 Part I A Handbook for all Ranks, soft cover, quarto (14.3x21cm), 40pp; The Royal New South Wales Regiment 1994, Part 2 a Supplement to the Handbook for all Ranks, softcover, quarto (14.3x21cm), 40pp; 34th battalion The Illawarra Regiment Ceremonial Parade programme, The Showground Wollongong 1957, soft cover, quarto (14.2x21cm), 8pp, together with an Illawarra Regiment embroidered shoulder title; The Laying Up of The Guidon of 6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles programme, The Garrison Church Orange 1961, soft cover, quarto (13.8x21.6cm), 12pp, together with New South Wales Mounted Rifles embroidered shoulder title. A few including first with foxing, a few with previous owner's name whited out, very good - fine. (10)
Estimate $70
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The Anzac War Trail, by Joseph Bowes, 1919 reprint, hard cover (13x19cm), 281pp; Gallipoli, by John Masefield, 1917 reprint, hard cover (12.5x19cm), 183pp with fold-out maps, with Ex Libris sticker of F.J.Bridges inside front cover; Gallipoli Today, by T.J. Pemberton, 1st edition 1926, hard cover, quarto (15x22.3cm), 115pp; The First Forty Days 1914, notified in AAOs 1950, by Lieutenant-General Sir Horace Robertson KBE, DSO, soft cover, cloth spine, quarto (14.5x23.5cm), 125pp and 10 accompanying maps enclosed in protective box, comprises lectures prepared for use at Duntroon Military College; Suez to...Aleppo by Colonel E.G.Keogh ED, notified in AAOs 1955, board cover, quarto (14x21.5cm), 268pp, published for Directorate of Military Training. Some with previous owner's name, one whited out, some foxing and age toning, map protective box with some damage, otherwise good - fine. (5)
Estimate $70
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The March Retreat, by General Sir Hubert Gough GCMG, KCB, KCVO, 1st edition 1934, hard cover with dust jacket (13.5x19.5cm), 216pp; The Desert Column, by Ion L.Idriess, 1941, hard cover (13.5x18.7cm), 388pp (front cover partially loose at bottom left); The Middle East by Major E.W.Polson Newman, 1st edition 1926, hard cover, quarto (17x25.7cm), 300pp + fold-out map; The Riddle of Jutland, An Authentic History, by Langhorne Gibson and Vice-Admiral J.E.T.Harper, 1st edition 1934, hard cover, quarto (16.5x24cm), 416pp with lift-out maps in protective holder inside back cover, fly page signed by David M.Selby (Hon Justice David Mayer Selby AM, ED); Blackburn Aircraft since 1909, by A.J.Jackson, 1st edition 1968, hard cover with dust jacket, quarto (14.5x22cm), 555pp. A few with previous owner's name, one whited out, some foxing and colour fading on covers, otherwise good - very good. (5)
Estimate $70
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The Bystander's Fragments from France, WWI pictorial magazine by Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather; another but More Fragments from France; another larger Deluxe edition of Fragments from France; Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern (The Great War in Pictures) 1915, pictorial magazine with text in six languages including English; The Sydney Mail, Aug 26, 1914, War Number newspaper featuring Australian troops, important maps and many pages of pictures. Damage to covers and some pages or to edges of some pages of magazines, newspaper with some foxing, good - very good. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Unofficial History, by Field Marshal Sir William Slim, 3rd edition 1959, hard cover (14.5x21.8cm) with dust jacket, 242pp; Defeat into Victory, by Field-Marshal Sir William Slim, 2nd edition 1956, hard cover (15x21.8cm) with dust jacket, 576pp with foldout maps; Slim The Standardbearer, a biography of Field-Marshal The Viscount Slim, by Ronald Lewin, 1st edition 1976, hard cover (16.5x23.6cm) with dust jacket, 350pp, signed inside front cover by W.J.V.Windeyer (Maj. Gen. and Justice of High Court of Australia), also a separate b&w photo of Viscount Slim in full dress parade uniform with medals and decorations; Great Campaigns, MacArthur's New Guinea Campaign March - August 1944, by Nathan Prefer, 1st edition 1995, hard cover (16x23.5cm) with dust jacket, 300pp with b&w photos and maps; MacArthur as Military Commander by Gavin Long, 1st edition 1969, hardcover (17x24.2cm) with dust jacket, 243pp with b&w photos and maps, also MacArthur related magazine article. Some with owner's name at front page, last dust jacket with tears around edge, a few with some foxing, otherwise fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $50
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Silent Feet, The History of 'Z' Special Operations 1942-1945, by G.B.Courtney MBE, MC, hardcover (18x25.8cm) with dust jacket, reprint of 1st edition 1993, 273pp, with b&w photos, maps, details of all operations and SRD (Operatives) Nominal Roll; The Battle of Long Tan, 'The Legend of Anzac Upheld', by Lex McAulay, 1st edition 1986, hardcover (14.5x22.5cm) with dust jacket, 187pp with b&w photos, list of those entitled to decorations, awards and the PUC awarded for Long Tan; 'The Vung Tau Ferry' (HMAS Sydney) and Escort Ships (Vietnam 1965-1972), by Rodney Nott & Noel Payne, 2nd edition 1999, hardcover (15.3x21.7cm), with inscription signed by authors, 258pp, with b&w photos and Nominal Roll; Until a Dead Horse Kicks You, The Story of an Ordinary Hero, Alec Griffiths 1900-1995, by Robert Crack, 1st edition 2000, softcover (15.323.3cm), with b&w photos, 232pp; United Nations Peace-Keeping, 1996, softcover booklet (15x23cm), 69pp, issued by UN Dept of Public Information outlining all operations from 1948 to 1996. The second book with foxing visible on page edges when closed, otherwise good very fine - good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $120
Passed in
ACEH The Australian Defence Force's Tsunami Relief Mission, compiled by Guillaume Louys, 1st edition 2005, hardcover (25.8x28.8cm) with inscription on fly page, 232pp, a coloured photographic record by the RAN; The Australian Army in Profile 2000, published 2001 by Directorate of Public Affairs - Army, softcover (21x30cm), 160pp, coloured photos throughout; Gallipoli The Incredible Campaign, by Tim Swifte, 1985, softcover (20.2x27.5cm), 130pp, b&w photos and map; The Anzac Tradition Between the Lines, softcover (21x29.7cm), 55pp, an Australia Post publication with colour and b&w photos and separate fold-out map and set of stamps; Australian War Memorial, 1983 edition, softcover (21.5x27.8cm), 24pp, featuring coloured photos of some of the AWM collection. A few books with light foxing, otherwise fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $70
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My Forty Years With Debrett, by Cyril Hankinson, 1963 reprint, hard cover, quarto (14.5x22cm), 223pp, inside front cover signed by Lady M.V.Windeyer (wife of Maj Gen Sir Victor Windeyer); Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Firearms in the Museum of Applied Science of Victoria, 1949, hard cover, quarto (16x25cm),161pp; Manual of Map Reading, Photo Reading, and Field Sketching, 1929, by The War Office, soft cover, quarto (13.5x21.5cm), 160pp; Collected Diplomatic Documents relating to the outbreak of the European War, 1st edition, 1915, hard cover, quarto (15.2x23.5cm), 561pp, fly page stamped David M. Selby (Hon Justice David Mayer Selby AM, ED); A Short History of Costume & Armour Chiefly in England Vol I 1066-1485, by Francis M.Kelly & Randolph Schwabe, 1st edition 1931, hard cover, quarto (16.5x25.5cm), 82pp + 30pp book list. Some with owner's names on fly page or cover, some with tears or foxing, otherwise good - fine. (5)
Estimate $100
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Gallipoli Diary, by General Sir Ian Hamilton G.C.B., Volumes 1 and 2, 1st edition 1920, hard covers (14.7x22.7cm), 387pp and 349pp with b&w photos and map foldouts; Forty-One Years in India, from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief, by Field Marshal Lord Roberts K.P., V.C., 1st edition in one volume being 29th edition 1898, hard cover (14.7x20.8cm), 597pp; Empire of the East or Japan & Russia at War 1904-5, by Bennet Burleigh, 1905 edition intended for circulation only in India and the British Colonies, hard cover (14.5x20.5cm), 458pp; An Outline of British Military History 1660-1936, by Major D.H.Cole and Major E.C.Priestley, 2nd edition 1937, hard cover (14.3x22.3cm), 448pp, signed inside front cover by W.J.V.Windeyer; The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783, by Captain A.T.Mahan, United States Navy, 1892, hard cover (16x23cm), 557pp, signed at front by W.J.V.Windeyer and J.Le Gay Brereton. The first volume with loose cover at front and loose first page with tear, edges of many other pages roughened, some with small tears or paper loss, the last book with spine damage, all with some foxing, otherwise good - very good. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
The Anzac War Trail, with the Light Horse in Sinai, by Joseph Bowes, 1st edition 1919, hard cover (13.5x19.5cm), 281pp; Glorious Deeds of Australasians in the Great War by E.C.Buley, hard cover (13x19.3cm), 5th edition 1916, 481pp; "Over There" With The Australians, by Capt. R.Hugh Knyvett, 1st edition 1918, hard cover (13.5x19.3cm), 289pp, inside stamped 'Review Copy Only'; The Cameliers, by Oliver Hogue (Trooper Bluegum), 1st edition 1919, hard cover (13.3x19.3cm), 279pp; Khaki and Cassock, by Kenneth T.Henderson, 1st edition 1919, hard cover (13.3x18.7cm), 160pp; Gallipoli, by John Masefield, 1926, hard cover (13x18.8cm), 183pp, with book plate of David Selby. Some with inscriptions or name at front pages, some usual foxing, otherwise very good - fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
The Unnecessary War, Island Campaigns of the South-West Pacific 1944-45, by Peter Charlton, 1983, hard cover with dust jacket, quarto (14.5x22.3cm), 188pp; Gona's Gone, The Battle for the Beach-head 1942, by Peter Brune, 1994, soft cover, quarto (13x19.5cm), 129pp; A Tale of Three Battalions, Combat morale and battle fatigue in the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade, Bougaineville, 1944-45, by Major Gavin Keating, 2007, soft cover, quarto (14.7x21cm), 72pp; History of the 2/3 Australian Independent Company, no date or author indicated, soft cover booklet (17.5x21.5cm) that includes Roll of Honour, 11pp; The Battle of Milne Bay, Six Key Factors That Helped To Snatch Victory From Defeat, by Sir Cecil Abel, 16 typed A4 size pages; 14AA Battery (Darwin) Association roneoed scarce information letter of 6-foolscap pages on 14AA Battery. The first book with previous owner's name on inside of front cover, otherwise fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
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The Forgotten War, Australian Involvement in the South African Conflict of 1899-1902, by L.M.Field, 1979, hardcover with dust jacket, quarto (14x22.3cm), 236pp; For Queen and Empire A Boer War Chronicle 75th Anniversary Commemorative Edition 1974, edited by Ralph Sutton, soft cover, quarto (15.5x23.3cm), 116pp, no.700 of 1,000 copies; the New South Wales Contingents for South Africa, 1900, a pictorial record of the organisation of the Colonies' Forces for active service, (22x28cm), 24pp; Australian War Memorial South African War 1899-1902 Campaign Series No.2 booklet (18x25cm), 10pp; The Siege of Elands River, a supplement to "Despatch" September 1971, fold-out style, 6pp.; Happy Dispatches, by A.B.Paterson, 1st edition 1935, hardcover, quarto (13.5x20.5cm), 269pp. The last with foxing, some with previous owners' names, otherwise very good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
The Red Soldier, Letters From The Zulu War 1879, by Frank Emery, 1983, soft cover (12.8x20cm), 288pp with b&w photos and maps; The Story of The Zulu Campaign, by Major Ashe & Captain E.V.Wyatt-Edgell, 1989, hard cover (14.1x21.5cm) with dust jacket, 418pp; Dinuzulu, The Death of the House of Shaka, by C.T.Binns, 1st edition 1968, hard cover (15.5x23cm) with dust jacket, 305pp; For Queen and Country, the Zulu war diary of Lieutenant Wilfred Heaton 24th Regiment of Foot 1879, by Rodney Ashwood, 1st edition 2005, hard cover (16.1x24.1cm) with dust jacket, 156pp; The Washing of the Spears, The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation, by Donald R.Morris, 1968, hard cover (16.3x23.3cm) with dust jacket, 655pp with b&w photos and maps, library sticker of K.Quinlivan at front; Zulu, The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879, by Saul David, 1st edition 2004, hard cover (16x24cm) with dust jacket, 467pp with b&w photos, previous owner's name neatly whited out; also a large poster of the Battle of Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift area and an account of the battle. Fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $110
SOLD $60
17th Battalion, The North Sydney Regiment, Souvenir Photograph Album, in Camp at Ingleburn November 1940 - February 1941; Sydney University Regiment, by A.B.Lilley, 1974 limited edition, soft cover (16x19.8cm), 81pp with complete display of badges worn to date; Report of the National Rifle Association of New South Wales, 1913, hard cover (14.3x22cm), 170pp; Royal Australian Infantry Corps Museum, Ingleburn, includes Commandants/Chief Instructors at various Army training shooting schools 1911-1965; Carry On, Regimental Journal of 19 N.S. Trg. Bn., Holsworthy, NSW, Vol II - No.III - 1953 (April - August) Intake 2/53, 48pp; small booklet, Welcome to..Your Army, as issued to National Servicemen; also Revolt in the Desert, by T.E.Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), fourth impression March 1927 edition, hard cover (18x23.6cm), with book plate of David Selby, 445pp with foldout map. Some with foxing, a few with dirty covers and small booklet with piece of back cover missing, otherwise very good - very fine. (7)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Templer Tiger of Malaya, The Life of Field Marshall Sir Gerald Templer by John Cloake, 1st edition 1985, hard cover (16.5x24cm) with dust jacket, 508pp with inscription at front; The Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya, 3rd edition 1958, linen folder cover (13.7x19.6cm), 3 parts and multiple chapters and appendices, a restricted publication by Director of Operations, Malaya 1958, writing and erasures on front page; Redcoats and Rebels The War for America 1770-1781, by Christopher Hibbert, 1st edition 1990, hard cover (16x24.2cm) with dust jacket, 375pp; Wellington The Years of the Sword, by Elizabeth Longford, 1st edition 1969, hard cover (16x24.2cm) with dust jacket, 548pp; Per Mare Per Terram, A History of the Royal Marines, by Peter C.Smith, 1st edition 1974, hard cover (18.5x24.2cm) with dust jacket, 191pp; The Colonial Wars Source Book, by Philip J.Haythornthwaite, 1st edition 1995, hard cover (19.5x25.2cm) with dust jacket, 384pp. Some with light foxing and a few with repairs to dust jacket, fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $70
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Queen Alexandra' Christmas Gift Book, 1908, hard cover (22.5x29cm), with book plate of Jane Windeyer and with her signature on title page and dated Aug 14th 1909, pages unnumbered; Princess Mary's Gift Book, 1914, hard cover (19x25.1cm), with inscription on fly page, 140pp; Melba's Gift Book of Australian Art and Literature, c1915, hard cover (19x25.3cm), 176pp (for relief funds to Belgians); Beautiful Europe, Belgium, by Joseph E.Morris, 1915, hard cover (16.5x23cm), 63pp; Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-fields (1914-1918), The Somme Volume I, The First Battle of The Somme (1916-1917), by Michelin & Cie, 1919, hard cover (14x21.5cm), 136pp; another but for Ypres and The Battle of Ypres, 142pp, also includes a silk postcard written at Ypres 27.1.1917; Lord Kitchener His Life and Work, by Donald A.Mackenzie, 1916, hard cover (12x17.5cm), 160pp; The Unending Vigil, a history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1917-1967, by Philip Longworth, 1st edition 1967, hard cover (14.5x22.4cm) with plastic cover, 253pp; Vues d'Ypres (Views of Ypres), a book of 24 b&w postcards, 1914-16. Mostly with some foxing, otherwise very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
The River in the Desert, by Colonel E,G,Keogh, Editor of the Army Journal, published for Directorate of Military Training 1955, hard cover (14.5x21.8cm), 215pp with maps and photos; Military Organization and Administration, by Major-General W.G.Lindsell, 20th edition 1938, hard cover (13x19cm), 274pp, inside front cover with signature of W.J.V.Windeyer (Maj. Gen. and Justice of High Court of Australia); The World War in Photographs, edited by Otto Kurth, 1934, hard cover (11.8x13.3cm), 190 b&w photographs (spine damaged and some pages loose); Legal Assistance to Members of the Forces and their Dependants, C of A 1944, soft cover, 20pp; Instructions for the Trumpet and Drum together with the full code of Signals and Calls used by the U.S. Army and Navy, undated (copyright 1900), hard cover, 86pp; Field Drill for Rifle Battalions (Deployment), extracts from Military Training Pamphlet No.1, 1938, Melbourne; Physical and Recreational Training 1941, The War Office, London, 142pp; Conduct of War 1950, The War Office, 59pp; The Australian Army At War 1939-1944, published for the Australian Army Staff, 72pp; The Battle of Britain August - October 1940, an Air Ministry Account, 32pp; Handbook for the Ordnance, M.L. 3-Inch Mortar, Mark II, on Mounting, 3-inch Mortar, Mark I, Land Service 1937, 66pp plus foldouts; Allied Land Forces in South-West Pacific Area Engineer-In-Chief's Technical Instruction No. 44 Demolition Stores in S.W.P.A., 5th November 1943, 73pp; Australian Edition of Manual of Military Law 1941, hard cover (14.5x21.5cm), 850pp; The Defence Act 1903-1941 and Regulations and Orders for the Australian Military Forces and Senior cadets, 1927, board cover (14.7x24.2cm), 614pp (loose cover). Many with name of owner written at front, some with foxing, good - fine. (14)
Estimate $70
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