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History of The Fifth Light Horse Regiment, (Australian Imperial Force) From 1914 to October 1917 by Brigadier-General L. C. Wilson C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., Croix de Guerre, A.D.C. and From October 1917 to June 1919 by Captain H. Wetherell, first edition 1926, hardcover, 232pp, a few b&w photos, with 7 folding maps at end, with nominal roll, decorations awarded, foreword by Field-Marshall Viscount Allenby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G. Some foxing on cover pages and page edges and pen markings throughout, otherwise very good and scarce.
Estimate $150
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Under Furred Hats (6th Light Horse Regiment), by G. L. Berrie (Lieut.), first edition 1919, hardcover, 179pp, with b&w photos throughout and a few colour photos, honour roll of killed, wounded and died of illness, foreword by author. Foxing, mostly on edges, otherwise very good.
Estimate $120
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With The Ninth Light Horse In The Great War, by Major T. H. Darley, O.B.E., first edition 1924, hardcover with dust jacket, 206pp, 28 b&w photos, with honour roll and list of decorations awarded, foreword by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., inside front cover inscribed, 'With best wishes from T.H.Darley L-Col'. Dust jacket with tears, foxing on first and last few pages and on edges, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $200
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Westralian Cavalry In The War, The Story of the Tenth Light Horse Regiment, A.I.F., in the Great War, 1914-1918, by Lieut.-Col. A. C. N. Olden, D.S.O., first edition (1921), hardcover, 343pp, 86 b&w photos, 7 folding maps stored in an endpocket inside back cover, foreword by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., honour roll and list of members. Foxing and staining to cover and some penned notations on a few pages, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
History of the 11th Light Horse Regiment, Fourth Light Horse Brigade, Australian Imperial Forces, War 1914-1919, by Ernest W. Hammond, 1942 first edition, hardcover, 186pp, 64 b&w photos, 4 full page maps, foreword by General Sir Harry Chauvel, honour roll, honours and awards and nominal roll. Foxing, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $300
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Morale, A Story of Australian Light Horsemen, by George Berrie, first edition 1949, 252pp, foreword by Lt.-Colonel M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., Croix-de-Guerre, M.L.A. Some spotting on spine, minimal foxing, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $70
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The Fighting 10th, a South Australian Centenary Souvenir of the 10th Battalion, A.I.F. 1914-19, by Cecil Bert Lovell Lock, first edition 1936 but second impression with black lettering on cover, hardcover, 320pp, roll of honour and nominal roll, foreword by Brigadier-General Stanley Price Weir, D.S.O., V.D. Foxing mainly on the first and last few pages and on the edges, stains on book cover, otherwise very good.
Estimate $100
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The Story Of The Twelfth, a Record of the 12th Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War of 1914-1918, by L.M.Newton (Late Lieutenant and Adjutant 12th Battn., A.I.F.), first edition 1925, hardcover, 508pp, b&w photos throughout, full page fold-out maps at end, foreword by Major-Gen. Sir J. Gellibrand, K.C.B., D.S.O. Foxing, stains on first few pages, cover marked, otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $150
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The Fighting Thirteenth, by T.A.White (Captain, 13th Bn and author of 'Diggers Abroad'), 1st edition 1924, hardback, 167pp, with some b&w photos as well as b&w maps throughout, foreword by Lieut.-General John Monash. Heavy foxing on first few pages, front and back, also stain on cover and front cover loose, otherwise good and very scarce original edition.
Estimate $100
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The History of the Fourteenth Battalion, A.I.F., Being the Story of the Vicissitudes of an Australian Unit during the Great War, by Newton Wanliss, first edition 1929, hardcover, 416pp, with b&w photos throughout and some maps, with roll of honour and recipients of decorations and other honours as well as a list of casualties, foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash, together with a loose write-up on the author, the late Captain Harold Boyd Wanliss DSO and a 1939 report of the 14th Battalion & 4th Brigade A.I.F. Association, the book with an inscription inside the front cover from the author and another name printed there as well. Some loss of material at edge and on spine of the hardcover, foxing on back inside edge of hardcover otherwise minimal foxing, overall fine.
Estimate $150
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The Purple And Gold, A History of the 30th Battalion, compiled by Lieut.-Colonel H. Sloan, first edition 1938, hardcover, 399pp plus 33pp of b&w photos and 2 maps one a fold-out, with a nominal roll, foreword by Major-General E. Tivey, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. With foxing at front and back cover pages, hardcover heavily marked, otherwise very good.
Estimate $130
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The History and Regimental Standing Orders of the 30 Infantry Battalion, The New South Wales Scottish Regiment, first edition 1959, issued under direction of CO 30 Bn (N.S.W. Scottish), plastic cover (13x19.5cm), 221pp with colour and b&w photos, illustrations and foldouts. Some foxing, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
The 38th Battalion A.I.F., The Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F. by Eric Fairey, foreword by Rt. Hon. W.M.Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, published 1920, card cover, 110pp, includes awards, Roll of Honour, officers who joined from other battalions and Nominal Roll of other ranks; together with an unused Christmas card and envelope from 4th Pioneer Battn., A.I.F., France. Some very light foxing areas on edge of book and much foxing on envelope and some on card, otherwise nearly extremely fine; the card very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Deeds That Thrill The Empire, True Stories of the Most Glorious Acts of Heroism of the Empire's Soldiers and Sailors during the Great War, first edition 1917 published by The Standard Art Book Co, London, a five volume set written by well-known authors, all volumes with hardcover, a total of 888pp, with 100s of b&w illustrations throughout and also some colour plates, foreword by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Derby, K.G. Some foxing, but good for age, fine. (5)
Estimate $150
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Parramatta and District Soldiers Who Fought In The Great War 1914-1919, compiled by The Cumberland Argus Ltd, first edition released Armistice Day 1920, hardcover with pages secured by staples, 268pp, 100s of b&w photos throughout as well as b&w ads for local businesses, foreword by Admiral Lord Jellicoe, inside front cover signed with an unrecognised name and address. An arrow drawn on back cover, some pages with edge tears, some foxing, nonetheless very good and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
With Horse And Morse In Mesopotamia, The Story of Anzacs in Asia, Editor Keast Burke, first edition 1927, hardcover, 200pp, b&w photos and maps throughout, includes nominal rolls of all Australians and New Zealanders who served in Australian and New Zealand units (or in Dunsterforce) in the Middle East, several forewords. With brown paper covering, foxing throughout, otherwise good and very rare as a first edition.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
The Cameliers, by Oliver Hogue (Trooper Bluegum), first edition 1919, hardcover, 280pp, foreword by C.S.Wade, Sydney House, one of the cover pages with unknown autograph dated 22 Oct 1919, with newspaper cutting about Major Hogue glued to main cover page. Foxing and one page with an edge tear, otherwise very good.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine, by Lieut.-Colonel C. Guy Powles, C.M.G., D.S.O., first edition 1922, hardcover, 284pp, 18 fold-out maps and numerous b&w photos and diagrams, various other lists of relevant information, introductions by General Sir John G. Maxwell, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O., General Sir Archibald Murray, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., Field Marshall Sir Edmund H. H. Allenby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., and Lieut.-General Sir H. Chauvel, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., together with what seems like a copy of an unconnected letter from Brigadier C. R. Templer D.S.O. in England. Heavy foxing on inside cover page and some foxing on inside back cover page, otherwise minimum foxing, overall good fine.
Estimate $50
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Australians in Action, with title page Australians in Action in New Guinea, by Signaller L.C. Reeves, photographs by Signaller H. Ellis, with introduction by Lieut. Col. Paton, published by W.C. Penfold & Co Ltd, Sydney, 1915, 97pp + ads; Riders Of Destiny, The 4th Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance 1917-1918, An Autobiography and History, by Patrick M. Hamilton OBE, second edition 1996, hardcover with dust jacket, 189pp, b&w photos and some maps throughout, with recommendations for awards and a nominal roll; Australian Imperial Force, Staff, Regimental, and Gradation Lists Of Officers, January, 1916, official booklet, 272pp, top right hand corner marked Lt. Bond. The first with damage to cover, foxing, otherwise good, the second good very fine, the last with foxing and some damage to lower right corner of the first few pages, otherwise very good. (3)
Estimate $100
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The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918, complete set of 12 volumes by C.E.W.Bean, all hardcover. Usual wear and foxing marks, otherwise fine. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
WWI, The Camp Magazine, Groningen, the periodical of the 1st Royal Naval Brigade interned in Holland, No.42, September 1918, soft cover, 16pp; Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45, Battle for Egypt, The Summer of 1942, by Lieutenant-Colonel J.L.Scoullar, 1955, hard cover with dust jacket, 400pp, with maps and b&w photos; another in same series but The Relief of Tobruk by W.E.Murphy, 1961, hard cover, missing dust jacket,566pp, with maps and b&w photos, with General Assembly New Zealand Library stamp on cover and ticket for same group on inside and this stamped Withdrawn. Some age toning on first item's cover, dust jacket on second book damaged, some stains on front and back covers of both books, otherwise fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
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"Target Tank", The history of the 2/3rd Australian Anti-Tank Regiment, 9th Division, A.I.F., by "Silver John" (Colonel J. N. L. Argent, O.B.E., E.D.), first edition 1957, hardcover with dust jacket, 350pp, b&w and colour photos and maps throughout, honours and awards to members, roll of honour and list of unit members, foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie J. Morshead, K.C.B., K.B.E., C.M.G., D.S.O., E.D., autographed by J Argent Col. "Silver John", also two other unrecognised signatures on separate page. Dust jacket damaged, small dent in spine of hardcover, minimal foxing, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
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The Battle Below, Being The History Of No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, by Wing Commander H. N. Wrigley, D.F.C., A.F.C., p.s.a., R.A.A.F., first edition 1935, hardcover, 194pp, with 10 b&w photos and 8 fold-out maps, honours and awards list and other lists, foreword by Air Vice-Marshall R. Williams, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., with unknown signature on front cover page. Some foxing, mainly on front and back cover pages and on the spine, otherwise very scarce and reportedly only 75 original copies published.
Estimate $400
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3 Squadron At War, by W/Cdr. John Watson and Louis Jones, first edition 1959, hardcover, 243pp, with honour roll and list of personnel, with some b&w photos throughout, foreword by Padres Bob Davies, Fred McKay and Johnny McNamara, page at front with printed name J. J. Weatherburn and this same name underlined in the list of personnel. Some foxing and a few stains and loss of material on cover, also a few small tears and folds on edges, otherwise fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Australian Airmen, History of the 4th Squadron Australian Flying Corps, compiled by Lieut. E. J. Richards, first edition (1919), hardcover, 80pp with b&w photographs throughout, with list of casualties and a list of pilots with the squadron, with inscription at front to (apparently) parents of Lieut W.S.Martin who was killed in combat serving with the squadron, his name is marked in the list of casualties. Foxing and heavily foxed on front and back cover pages, otherwise very good and a scarce first edition.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60