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XVth The King's Hussars 1759-1913, by Colonel H.C.Wylly CB, 1st edition 1914, hard cover (20.5x26.3cm), 564pp, with Army List Rolls, Peninsular Medal Roll and other lists of Regimental Sports' event winners, also images of various badges, medals and uniforms, some in colour; 15th The King's Hussars Dress and Appointments 1759-1914 by Alan Kemp, 1st edition 1972, hard cover with dust jacket, octavo (15x21.5cm), 48pp; Taurus Pursuant A History of 11th Armoured Division, by Printing and Stationery Service, British Army of the Rhine, 1946, hard cover, quarto (15.7x23.6cm), 44pp. Previous owner's name or pencilled figures on fly pages, the last with some damage to spine, some foxing, otherwise good - very good. (3)
Estimate $60
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The Battle History of The Royal New South Wales Regiment, Volume I 1885-1918, by Major General Gordon L.Maitland, 1st edition 2001, hard cover (21.8x28.5cm) with dust jacket, 333pp with colour and b&w photos and maps, signed by author; War Correspondent, by Frank Legg, 1st edition 1964, hard cover (15x21.8cm) with dust jacket, 265pp; The Little Digger 1914-1952, William Morris Hughes A Political Biography Volume II, by L.F.Fitzhardinge, 1st edition 1979, hard cover (16.2x24.2cm) with dust jacket, 703pp. The first extremely fine, the rest fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
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Australia in Palestine, 1919, editors H.S. Gullett and Chas. Barrett, art editor David Barker, hard cover (22x27cm), 153pp with photos and fold-out views, at front inscribed, 'To Dad with love from Chrissie & Lilias Xmas 1919'; From the Australian Front, Shrapnel and Smiles, 1917, printed by Cassell and Company Limited, hard cover (19.7x27cm), 128pp a pictorial history, with owner's name written in pencil at front; The Book of the Anzac Memorial, N.S.W., edited by S.Elliott Napier, 1934, hard cover (23.5x28.5cm) with dust jacket, 93pp with photos. The first with some moisture marking and loose cover, the last with some paper loss to dust jacket, all with some foxing, otherwise fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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The Western Desert Campaign 1940-43, an account based on the books contained in the Bibliography and additional notes prepared by Major J.H.Moore ED (1974), soft cover (20.5x29.3cm), 71pp; The New Guinea Campaign 1941-43, an account based on Colonel Keogh's book South West Pacific campaign - plus additional notes - compiled by Major J.H.Moore ED, HQ E Comd (1972), soft cover (20.5x29.3cm), 49pp; The Burma Campaign 1941-45, an account based on Lord Slim's "Defeat into Victory" with additional material from various sources compiled by Major J.H.Moore, ED, HQ E Comd (1970), soft cover (20.5x29.3cm), 93pp. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
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Battle for Crete, and another, Campaign in Greece, both with soft cover and featuring The New Zealand Division in Action, by Army Board, Wellington, 1943, the first 48pp, the second 56pp and on cover is written, 11557 Sjt H N Baxter' above stamped 'H.Q. 2 N.Z. Amn. Coy., N.Z.A.S.C.', various other items relating to Greece including posters, postcards, pamphlets and a CD; also other books, Battle for Crete by John Hall Spencer, 1st edition 1962, hard cover, 306pp, and Climax in Crete by Theodore Stephanides, 1st edition 1946, hard cover, 166pp (Lt Stephanides served in Crete with RAMC); full size Greek national flag. The flag with some thinning and holes, overall good - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
The Hermes Adventure, by Rex Morgan, 1985 1st edition, hard cover with dust jacket, 288pp, with many photos, some in colour, front fly leaf signed by four Morgan family members including the author and his father Charles Morgan ex RNVR Sub-Lt who took photographs in the book; also large photo album with crest of HMAS Perth drawn and painted on the front cover as well as the name, '1939 R.A.Byrnes 1940', inside the front cover is a b&w photo of HMAS Perth and a postcard for World Cruise 1939 that included HMAS Perth, the rest of the album is empty; also an original citation for HMAS Perth Cookery Department dated 30 May 1989. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
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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 $50
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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 $70
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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 $50
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The Chocos, the Story of the Militia Infantry Battalions in the South West Pacific Area 1941-1945, by F.M.Budden, 1987, hard cover with dust jacket, 313pp; The Chronicle of the 45th Battalion A.I.F., by Major J.E.Lee DSO, MC, 1927, hard cover, 132pp, inside cover with card marked 'Lt.Col. D.Aspinall ED'; Broome's One Day War, the Story of the Japanese Raid on Broome 3rd March 1942, by Mervyn W.Prime, 2004 reprint, soft cover, 48pp; A Gunner's Eye View, a Wartime Diary of Active Service in New Guinea, by Brian Gomme, 1997, soft cover, 91pp. Some with foxing, otherwise fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
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; 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. Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $90
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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 $50
SOLD $30
That Mob, the Story of the 55th/53rd (A.I.F) Australian Infantry Battalion, by F,M,Budden, 1973 1st edition, hard cover with dust jacket, 168pp, includes leather bookmark with 55/53 Bn battle honours; together with invitation and a programme for the commemorative service to dedicate and lay up the 55/53 Aust Inf Bn (The Mice of Moresby) banner; also full order of proceedings for the service on roneod sheets including chapel seating layout and copy of letter from Lt Gen Savage re his high regard for the 55/53 Bn. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
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 $50
SOLD $30
Defeat into Victory, by Field-Marshal Sir William Slim, 2nd edition 1956, hard cover (15x21.8cm) with dust jacket, 576pp with foldout maps; Unofficial History, by Field Marshal Sir William Slim, 3rd edition 1959, hard cover (14.5x21.8cm) with dust jacket, 242pp; 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
SOLD $40
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 $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 $90
SOLD $80
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 $60
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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 $50
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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 $50
SOLD $30
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 $50
SOLD $30
41st Battalion The Royal New South Wales Regiment, various items including a History of 41 RNSWR 1916-1989 (2), foolscap size roneoed pages, 14pp + 10pp of annexes featuring WWI Honour Roll, Honours and Awards and others; Presentation of the Queen's and Regimental Colours program book 1969 and another booklet for 1993; Grant of the Freedom of the Shire for Entry to the 41st Battalion program booklet; 41st Battalion Sergeants Mess drink coaster; 41st Battalion Officers Mess Mixed Formal Dinner (2, one dated 1992 the other a later issue), the first with some autographs; program booklet for Laying Up of the Queen's & Regimental Colours of 41st Battalion (3, one for 1956 and two for 1993); Memorial Service program to Lt Col C.H.Green DSO, unit CO 1948-49, and another a Brief for Maj Gen K.R.Murray OBE, ED, QC on the occasion of the Dedication of the Memorial Cairn to the Memory of Lt Col C.H.Green DSO, both dated 1980; other various information sheets and history of the unit; 41st Battalion (Byron Scottish) hat badge (1948-53); 2nd Division shoulder patch. Stored in plastic pages in a large plastic 3-ring binder, good - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $60
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