Catalogue
Abbott P.E. & Tamplin J.M.A., British Gallantry Awards HB, 359 pages, illustrated; Denney, Rev. A.H., Militaria, Collecting Print and Manuscript HB, library copy, 96 pages, profusely illustrated in colour and black & white, excellent introduction; Cates, Cliff, Air Force Collecting, AAF, USAF, Patches, Medals, Badges, Insignia SB, 64 pages, illustrated, helpful guide; Heraldry of War, Medals, Badges and Uniforms SB, 64 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Bill, Stuart, Middleton VC, The Life of Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume Middleton VC of the Royal Australian Air Force as remembered by his firends and colleagues SB, 201 pages, illustrated; Fairclough, H. Equal to the Task; The History of the Royal Australian Army Service Corps HB, 310 pages, ex library copy, illustrated; Millar, T.B. Australia's Defence HB, 198 pages; Bruggar, Suzanne, Australians and Egypt 1914-1919 HB, 178 pages, illustrated; Rankin, Kenneth, Top Hats in Tobruk HB, 330 pages, illustrated; Townsend, Peter, Duel in the Dark - The Sequel to Duel of Eagles HB, 224 pages, illustrated, Kessler, Leo, The Hawks of Death, Stuka Squadron 2 HB, 224 pages; Shaw, A.B. Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour SB, 24 pages, illustrated; Nicholls, Bob, Handy Men up Top, The New South Wales Navy in China 1900-1901 SB, 24 pages, illustrated; Butler, Richard, Eureka Stockade SB, 185 pages; Henderson and Stanbury, The Sirius Past and Present SB, 167 pages, illustrated in colour; Carruthers, Stephen L. Australia Under Siege, Japanese Submarine Raiders 1942 SB, 192 pages, illustrated. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Butler, A.G., Official History of the Australian Army Medical Services 1914-, Vol.1, Gallipoli Palestine and New Guinea, 873pps., 228 illus., maps and graphs, Australian War Memorial, Melbourne, 1930. Front cover stained, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Callinam, Bernard, Independent Company, The Australian Army in Portugese Timor 1941-43 SB, 235 pages, illustrated; Wray, Christopher C.H., Timor 1942, Australian Commandos at War with the Japanese HB, 190 pages, illustrated; Brugger, Suzanne, Australians and Egypt 1914-1919 HB, 178 pages, illustrated; Nelson, Hank, P.O.W. Prisoners of War, Australians Under Nippon SB, 224 pages, illustrated; Burstall, Terry, A Soldier Returns, A Long Tan Veteran Discovers The Other Side of Vietnam SB, 215 pages, illustrated; Wake, Nancy, The White House, the Naval Autobiography SB, 206 pages, illustrated; Hyslop, Robert, Australian Naval Administration 1900-1959 HB, 254 pages; Butler, Richard, Eureka Stockade SB, 185 pages; Hartley, F.J. Sanananda Interlude, The 7th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment HB, 101 pages, illustrated. (9)
Estimate $110
SOLD $90
Campbell, J. Duncan, Aviation Badges and Insignia of the United States Army 1913-1946, SB, 87 pages, profusely illustrated, very helpful guide; Abbott P.E. & Tamplin J.M.A., British Gallantry Awards HB, 359 pages, illustrated; Mericka, Vaclav, Book of ORders & Decorations, HB, 247 pages, illustrated throughout in black & white plus 41 colour plates, helpful work. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Cokatoo Docks Sydneym 1939-1945 War Records SB, 72 pages, an illustrated history of the Cokatoo Docks and the ships on which work was carried out during World War II, published by the Cokatoo Docks & Engineering Co. Pty Ltd and printed by S.T. Leigh & Co. Pty Ltd Sydney. Scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
The Dardanelles, An Epic Told in Pictures SB, 110 pages, contains nearly 100 vivid photos of this epic battle, together with a description of the operations.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Internment Camps, Clarke, Hugh, Escape to Death, The Japanese Break-Out at Cowra 1944 SB, 129 pages, illustrated; Gordon, Harry, Dir Like the Carp, the Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Yet (Japanese break-out at Cowra) HB, 240 pages, illustrated; Patkin, Benzion, The Dunera Internees HB, 185 pages, illustrated; Pearl, Cyril, The Dunera Scandal SB, 234 pages, illustrated; William, Janis, Internment: The Diaries of Harry Seidler May 1940-October 1941 SB, 146 pages, illustrated; Concentration Camp Dachau 1933-1945 SB, a Catalogue and Guide to the Dachau Memorial Museum, 229 pages, contains 463 illustrations, illustrating the life, documents and history of the camp, important guide; Drinnon, Richard, Keeper of Concentration Camps, Dillon S. Meyer and American Racism HB, 339 pages, illustrated; Irons Peter, Justice at War, The Story of the Japanese American Internment Cases SB, 407 pages. (8)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Leyland, Eric, For Valour, The Story of the Victoria Cross HB, 144 pages, illustrated. Appendix lists all living holders of the VC as at April 1961; Smyth, Brigadier the Rt. Hon. Sir John Bt. VC. MC. MP, The Victoria Cross 1856-1964 SB, 221 pages, illustrated; Bisset, Ian the George Cross HB, 259 pages, ex library, 5 appendices giving details about the award, including a list of recipients; The Royal Family in Wartime; The Illustrated Story of the Activities of the Royal Family in the Service of People and Empire HB, 127 pages, profusely illustrated, Peace Celebrations July 19th 1919 SB, Official Programme with over fifty festivities etc. 64 pages; From the Australian Front HB, an illustrated history of the Australians in World War I, 127 pages, published in 1917; The Anzac Book, Written and Illustrated in Gallipoli by the Men of Anzac HB, 168 pages, illustrated, published in 1916, the last two books are inscribed on the first page '4141 Sapper A Spinks, 4th Field Coy. Engineers, A.I.F.'. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Littlejohn, David, MA, ALA, Foreign Legions of the Third Reich, Volume Two, Belgium, Great Britain, Holland, Italy and Spain HB, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; very helpful guide.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Orders and Decorations, Mericka 1967, 316pp. Nearly fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Nakata, Tadao and Nelson, Thomas B. Imperial Japanese Army and Navy Uniforms and Equipment HB, New Revised Edition, 334 pages, massive 1266 illustrations in colour plus many other in black & white, includes an English language summary, important work.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Parkyn, Major H.G. OBE, Shoulder-Belt Plates and Buttons HB, 341 pages, 566 black & white illustrations, limited edition of 200 copies, important work.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Reith, John, Wearing Spurs, the Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919 HB, 222 pages; Croos, Wilber, Ghost Ship of the Pole, the Incredible Story of the Dirigible Italia HB, 306 pages, illustrated; Charles, Max, Berlin Blockade a Reminder HHB, 175 pages; Phillips, C.E. Lucas, The Greatest Raid of All, 287 pages, illustrates; Laffin, John, Fight for the Falkands SB, 215 pages; le Vien and Lord, The Valiant Years, a Dramatic Narrative of the Second World War SB, 285 pages illustrated; Longmate, Norman, The Story of the Home Guard, The Real Dad's Army SB, 128 pages, illustrated; Manchester, William, Goodbye Darkness, A Memoir of the Pacific War HB, 401 pages, illustrated; Stanistreet, Allan, Brave Railwaymen HB, 141 pages, illustrated; fascinating account with a number of bravery awards illustrated; Merchantmen at War, the Official Story of the Merchant Navy 1939-1944 paper cover, 142 pages, illustrated; Greens, Jack, War at Sea, Pearl Harbour to Midway HB, 128 pages, illustrated; Gregory and Batchelor, Airborne Warfare 1918-1945, 128 pages, illustrated; Insignia of the Israel Defence Forces SB, 32 pages, illustrated throughout; another, different edition. (14)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Smith & Chappell, Army Uniforms Since 1945 HB, 165 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; Taylor, Arthur, Discovering French and German Military Uniforms SB, 91 pages, illustrated; Fowler, William, Identifying Military Insignia HB, 80 pages, in full colour; Mollo, McGregor, Smith & Chappell, World Army Uniforms Since 1939 SB, 165 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white; Rosignoli, Guido, Naval and Marine Badges and Insignia of World War II HB, 167 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white; Davis, Brian L. British Army Cloth Insignia 1940 to the Present, An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors HB, 60 Pages, 600 Illustrations; Campbell and Reynolds, Marine Badges & Insignia of the World, Including Marines, Commandos, and Naval Infantrymen HB, 191 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white; Lloyd, Mark, The Concise Illustrated Book of Military Badges and Insignia HB, 46 pages in full colour; Cole, Lieut-Colonel Howard N. Badges on Battledress, Post-War Formation Signs and Rank and Regimental Badges, 218 pages, illustrated throughout; Joslin E.C. The Standard Catalogue of British Orders, Decorations & Medals, Second Edition HB, 115 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white; another, Third Edition, 100 pages including 61 plates; Spink's Medal Supplement 1991; Dixon's Gazette No. 1, September 1992. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Thomason, William E. Marching On, The Bendigo Regiments and Companies 1858-1988 SB, 194 pages, illsutrated; Hall, Timothy, Tobruk 1941, The Desert Siege HB, 224 pages, illustrated; Sekuless, Peter, Fred, An Australian Hero HB, 174 pages, illustrated; Grant, Ian, Jacka VC, Australia's Finest Fighting Soldier SB, 196 pages, illustrated; Stevens, Major-General W.G. Freyberg VC, The Man 1939-45 HB, 130 pages, illustrated; Joynt, W.D. VC, Breaking the Road for the Rest HB, 206 pages, illustrated; Henderson and Stanbury, The Sirius Past and Present S.B., 167 pages, illustrated in colour; Hartley, F.J. Sanananda Interlude, The 7th Aust. Division Cavalry Regiment HB, 101 pages, illustrated; Vader, John, Anzac, the story of the Anzac Soldier HB, 127 pages illustrated. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Wray, Christopher C.H., Timor 1942, Australian Commandos at War with the Japanese HB, 190 pages, illustrated; Thomason, William E. Marching On; The Bendigo Regiments and Companies 1858-1988 SB, 194 pages, illustrated; Hall, Timothy, Tobruk 1941, The Desert Siege HB, 224 pages, illustrated; Sekuless, Peter, Fred and Australian Hero HB, 174 pages, illustrated; Grant, Ian, Jacka VC, Australia's Finest Fighting Soldier HB, 196 pages, illustrated; Henderson and Stanbury, The Sirius Past and Present S.b., 167 pages, illustrated in colour; Hartley, F.J. Sanananda Interlude, The 7th Aust. Division Cavalry Regiment HB, 101 pages, illustrated; Robson, L.L. Australia and the Great War 1914-1918 SB, 113 pages, illustrated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90