Sydney: Consolidated Press, 1946. Quarto, original printed wrappers, 130 pp., illustrated throughout. Wrappers moderately browned and chipped, slight marginal tide-mark affects the last few leaves, a very good copy with the original illustrated dust-jacket (this rubbed and stained). Official history of the legendary 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion. Also included is..... More
Kingsgrove: P. M. Fowler, 1980. Octavo, green hardcover with spine lettering, [xiv], 450 pp., maps and illustrations throughout. Localised blue ink stains, otherwise a near-fine copy in mildly rubbed dust-jacket. Scarce. Official presentation copy. Inscribed and signed by the author. The 2/3 Battalion served with distinction across many theatres of..... More
Aldershot, UK: Gale & Polden, 1939. Octavo, leatherbound navy-blue hardback, embossed lettering on front cover, blue endpapers, viii, 48 pp., side notes included on the majority of leaves. Title on front cover faded, paste-downs of front and back endpapers coming away from boards but still holding, front and back free..... More
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985. Tall octavo, hardcover with silver embossed lettering on spine, xiv, 392 pp., colour endpapers, dust-jacket, illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, two appendices included. Small tear at top right back of dust-jacket; previous owner's name and address, as well as the date of purchase, are..... More
Sydney: A. H. and A. W. Reed, 1974. Quarto, illustrated printed wrappers, 52 pp., illustrated throughout with numerous black-and-white photographs and diagrams, one full-colour photographic plate, two detailed full-colour illustrations of planes included. Spine ends and corners a little bumped, spine slightly faded, very light foxing on edges of text..... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1940. Slim octavo, original printed boards; vi, 36 pp. Boards mildly rubbed, yet a very good copy. A two-part manual. The first section provides information on how to inspect aero-engines before flight. The second part regards the law relating to civil aviation. More
London: HMSO, 1944. Small quarto, printed wrappers, aerial view of Malta on front inner wrapper, photograph of Malta airfield on inner back wrapper, 96 pp., profusely illustrated in black and white. Wrappers worn and detached, a few leaves chipped but with no loss of text, otherwise a good copy. An..... More
London: Department of Information, 1940. Small quarto, printed wrappers, 32 pp., illustrated. Wrappers slightly worn, otherwise a very good copy. An account of the Battle of Britain made in co-ordination with the British Ministry of Information relating the four phases leading up to the final confrontation between the Royal Air..... More
London: HMSO, 1942. Octavo, printed wrappers, 56 pp., four double-sided plates, maps in line inside the covers Wrappers a little worn, otherwise a very good copy. An account of the role played by the Bomber Command issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information and which provides details..... More
London: HMSO, 1942. Octavo, printed wrappers, 56 pp., four double-sided plates, maps in line inside the covers Wrappers worn, previous owner's inscription on title page, otherwise a very good copy. An account of the role played by the Bomber Command issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information..... More
London: HMSO, 1941. Quarto, illutrated printed wrappers, 128 pp., frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Mild foxing on both endpapers, otherwise a near-fine copy. An account of the role and operations of Bomber Command against the Axis forces in Norway, Flanders, and Italy, the North Sea, and..... More
Lancashire: Air Data Publications, no date. Small octavo, printed wrappers, 72 pp., six folding plates. A very good copy. This publication is divided into six parts: descriptive, handling, operating, data, emergencies and general handling. More
London: HMSO, 1958. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers,34 pp., frontispiece, illustrated with two folding diagrams. A near-fine copy. Facsimile. This book is divided into five parts: descriptive, limitations, handling, emergency handling and operating data. This contains information on fuel and oil systems, engine and aircraft controls, main services, cockpit and radio..... More
London: HMSO, 1953. Small octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 62 pp., illustrated with one folding diagrams and three flight planning charts. Wrappers slightly worn, previous owner's name in red pen on front wrapper, otherwise a good copy. Original 2nd edition. This copy belonged to F/L Carpenter from the 151 Squadron. This..... More
London: HMSO, 1949. Octavo, original black cloth, [vi], 144 pp, plates. A fine copy in a bit ubbed and torn dust jacket. An important summary of a crucial theatre of war that is not well documented. More
London: Air Ministry, 1946. Quarto, stappled printed wrappers, 122 pp., illustrated with diagrams. Worn and stained wrappers, some foxing throughout, otherwise a good copy. This report compiles a list of German aircraft manufactured by the following firms: Arado, Bachem, Blohm and Voss, B. M. W., Daimler-Benz, D. F. S., Doblhoff..... More
Hampshire, UK: Airspeed Limited, 1949. Quarto, leaves held together with decorative paper binders, printed cover, leaves printed on one side only, [vi], 41 pp., two black-and-white plates, one colour plate, one full-colour fold-out illustration, illustrated with black-and-white graphs and tables throughout, three fold-out graphs included, two fold-out diagrams included. Front..... More
Melbourne: published by the Battalion Association, 1953. Octavo, original burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering, xvi, 288 pp., frontispiece and numerous photo plates. A little flecking affects the spine, otherwise an attractive copy. History of the Battalion through various theatres during the Second World War: Middle East, Syria, Java and..... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1943. Octavo, orange cloth with black spine lettering, 296 pp. Localised foxing on cloth (spine ends and along edges), some foxing throughout; otherwise a good copy in a worn and torn dust-jacket (with loss of text). Second Australian edition. A novel dealing with air power in action..... More
Darwin: Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, 1992. Large quarto, hardcover, 80 pages, plates. Inscribed by the Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory to aviation enthusiast John Fisher, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket. An excellent history of the air battles over Darwin, being the first publication..... More
Sydney: Golden Press, 1982. Quarto, hardcover, 80 pp., illustrated in full colour. A fine copy in dust jacket. A graphic tribute to World War II American Fighters. More
Coventry: Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd, circa 1941. Staple bound book in original printed wrappers, [vi], 96 pp., diagrams throughout. Covers rubbed, ink stain affects the title-page. With a letter dated April 1942, from the Flying School at Camden to the Aircraft Maintenance Division at Mascot, regarding spare parts. More
Carlisle: Hesperian Press, 1994. Octavo, printed wrappers, ix, 275 pp., illustrated throughout. A very fine copy. A history of No 461 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, 1942-1945. More
London: Hogarth Press, 1951. Octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece and plates, xvi, 478 pp. A very good copy. Biography of Roger Keyes, mastermind of the legendary raid on Zeebrugge during the First World War, which was largely responsible for disarming the U-Boat menace. More
