Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1950. Octavo, original blue cloth, xviii, 268 pp., frontispiece, 16 double-sided photo plates, endpaper maps and a further 12 maps throughout the text. Cloth a little dulled and flecked, internally in very good order. First edition of a scarce and desirable Second World War regimental history..... More
Sydney: George Allen & Unwin, 1984. Quarto, black hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, 144 pp., illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps throughout. Spine ends and corners rubbed, foxing on first few leaves, foxing on inside of dust-jacket, spine of dust-jacket and section of the front cover faded; otherwise a...... More
South Melbourne: MacMillan, 1985. Octavo, green cloth, viii, 184 pp., six double-sided plates. Cover slightly bumped on fore-edge, cloth a little flecked on spine tail and along bottom-edge, otherwise an attractive copy in dust jacket. An account of the Pacific War as well as a retelling of life in the..... More
Melbourne: The Macmillian Company, 1985. Octavo, green cloth, viii, 184 pp., illustrated endpapers, eight double-sided illustrated plates. Dust jacket chipped, boards rubbed on edges, otherwise a good copy in dust-jacket. Here are the recollections of an RAAF squadron commander who for five years flew Douglas transports in the Wartime Pacific..... More
South Melbourne: Macmillan Company of Australia, 1985. Octavo, green hardcover, white lettering on spine, viii, 184 pp., illustrated endpapers, eight double-sided black-and-white plates. Light spotting in top edged of text block, light foxing on endpapers, dust-jacket foxed on the inside and a little worn at edges, otherwise a very good..... More
Victor Harbour: Rallye Publications, 1989. Octavo, black cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 246 pp., black-and-white illustrations throughout. Minor rubbing and tiny tear to top extremity of dust jacket. Otherwise a very fine copy. First edition. An autobiography of RAAF pilot and racing car driver, John Barraclough. More
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt lettering, x, vi, 380, 48 pp., large folding map. A near-fine copy with dust-jacket. Professor Christopher Lloyd, who has published the standard biography of Sir John Barrow, contributes an introduction to this reprint of a rare history Arctic exploration..... More
Kent, UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. Quarto, illustrated gloss hardcover, 64 pp., illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout with colour photographs and paintings as well as black-and-white photographs and drawings; dust-jacket is printed with a full-colour image that can be displayed as a poster. As new. First edition. One in the series..... More
Huntingdon, UK: Bluntisham Books, 1995. Tall octavo, black hardcover, spine and front cover embossed with silver lettering, x, 230 pp., frontispiece, eight double-sided black-and-white plates, three maps included. Spine ends bumped, right corner of front cover bumped, small spot on fore-edge of text block; otherwise a very good copy. First..... More
Melbourne: Lothien Publishing Company, 1978. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 104 pp.; illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, maps and graphs. Tail end of corners slightly bumped, small mark on fore-edge of text block, faint crease on first leaf; otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition, signed by the author. Part of the..... More
Point Cook, Australia: Royal Australian Air Force Museum, 1994. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, xi, 188 pp.; illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, maps and sketches; 13 appendices included. Light spotting on top edge of text block, otherwise a fine copy. First edition. An account by Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader..... More
Belconnen, Australia: Banner Books, 1995. Quarto, navy blue hardcover with printed spine, illustrated endpapers, x, 214 pp., illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, some black-and-white maps and 11 appendices included. Slight spotting on top of text block, dust-jacket very slightly worn, otherwise a near fine copy. First edition. This is the..... More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995. Quarto, blue papered-boards, xxiv, 432 pp., illustrated with photographs. A fine copy. An informative account of No. 2 Squadron from its formation in Egypt in 1916 to its disbandment in 1982. More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995. Quarto, blue papered-boards, xxiv, 432 pp., illustrated with photographs. A fine copy. An informative account of No. 2 Squadron from its formation in Egypt in 1916 to its disbandment in 1982. More
Maryborough: Banner Books, 1996. Quarto, hardcover, x, 202 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy in dust-jacket. This book details the background of the Gift aeroplanes, and Australia's negotiations to obtain the best possible equipment that was being offered. More
Maryborough: Banner Books, 1996. Quarto, hardcover, x, 202 pp., illustrated throughout. Boards extremities slightly flecked, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket. The Imperial Gift was Britain's offer of aeroplanes and equipment to the Dominions in 1919 to establish air forces. This book details the background of the Gift, and..... More
Maryborough: Banner Books, 1996. Quarto, hardcover, x, 202 pp., illustrated throughout. Spine ends slightly flecked, otherwise a near-fine copy in dust jacket. The Imperial Gift was Britain's offer of aeroplanes and equipment to the Dominions in 1919 to establish air forces. This book details the background of the Gift, and..... More
Maryborough: Banner Books, 1996. Quarto, hardcover, x, 202 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy. This book details the background of the Gift aeroplanes, and Australia's negotiations to obtain the best possible equipment that was being offered. More
Melbourne: RAAF Museum, 1994. Octavo, printed wrappers, xi, 188 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy. Squadron Leader John Bennett is an RAAF navigator who has served on both RAAF and RAF squadrons flying Canberra, F111 and Buccaneer strike aircraft. Defeat to Victory recounts the events that took place in Singapore..... More
Paris: [Dassualt Aviation], 1993. Quarto, illustrated printed hardcover, 64 pp., illustrated throughout with colour photographs, some sepia photographs included. Tail end of spine bumped, small tear near tail end of spine without loss of text, corners bumped, light spotting on top edge of text block; otherwise, a near-fine copy. First..... More
London: Penguin Group, 2004. Octavo, red cloth, xiv, 288 pp., two maps and eight double-sided illustrated plates. A fine copy. John Bierman creates a portrait of Laszlo Almasy, the 'English Patient', that brings to life one of the Second World War's most enigmatic figures. More
Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company, 1943. Octavo, original red cloth, 180 pp., frontispiece and plates. The cloth is a bit rubbed at extremities, yet a very good copy overall. First-hand account by an anti-aircraft gunner stationed in Darwin and northern Australia during the Second World War. The front endpaper bears the..... More
Sussex: Promotional Reprint Company, 1991. Folio, hardcover, 152 pp., colour plates. A near fine copy with dust-jacket. The author, John Blake, was a veteran of the Second World War Arnhem campaign and a founding member of the Guild of Aviation Artists. This book presents a selection of premier aviation art..... More
Bombay: Times Press, 1918. Octavo, original cloth, [x], 165 pp. Very good condition. History of the 2nd Battalion (Black Watch) Highlanders, stationed in India since the Boer War and sent to France in 1914. From January 1916 the Black Watch were deployed in Mesopotamia. This account, penned anonymously by Captain..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2000. Octavo, black hardcover, xiv, 210 pp., illustrated in black and white. A fine copy in dust jacket. First edition. An account of the 1925 polar expedition. More
