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Short List No. 209 - 2016.

Militaria.

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 209 2016.

1 Adam Smith, Patsy. PRISONERS OF WAR. From Gallipoli to Korea. Impl. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [viii], 600(last blank); several illustrations, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Ringwood, Victoria); Viking; (1992). #31113 A$60.00

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2 Alexander, Field-Marshal Earl; of Tunis: THE ALEXANDER MEMOIRS 1940-1945. Edited by John North. First Edition; pp. xiv, 210; 16 double-page & 22 full-page battle maps, portrait frontispiece & 32 plates, index; original cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Cassell; (1962). ***Including operations in North Africa, France & Belgium, Burma and Italy. #2977 A$50.00

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3 American Civil War: THE JOSEPH LAICO COLLECTION OF THE CIVIL WAR. 4to; pp. 84; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations; original stiff wrappers. New York; Christie’s East; 1999. ***A remarkable collection of 253 lots including fine photographs, letters and other documents, weapons & accoutrements, etc. many illustrated. List of prices realised loosely inserted. #54497 A$30.00

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4 Archibald, E. H. H. THE FIGHTING SHIP IN THE ROYAL NAVY AD 897-1984. Illustrated by Ray Woodward. Roy. 4to, Revised Edition, Second Impression (with minor revisions); pp. [viii], 416; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, 8 appendices, glossary, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Poole, Dorset; Blandford Press; (1987). ***Originally published in two separate volumes in 1968 and 1971. #27724 A$60.00

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5 Armstrong, Terence; Editor. YERMAK’S CAMPAIGN IN SIBERIA. A selection of documents translated from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman, and edited, with an introduction and notes, by Terence Armstrong. First Edition in English; pp. x, 318(last 3 blank); 2 maps (1 folding), folding frontis, 154 illustrations, references, index; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; The Hakluyt Society; 1975. ***Hakluyt Society Second Series, Vol. 146. #19071 A$45.00

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6 Bacon, Admiral Sir R. H. THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSHWORTH, EARL OF JELLICOE. With Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna. Thick roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 568(last 3 blank); portrait frontispiece, 6 folding maps, 40 plates (including 1 coloured), numerous illustrations, several tables, 4 appendices including glossary, index, protractor bookmark; original gilt-decorated cloth; (front board bumped, with slight damage to lower edge; some discolouration of front endpaper); a very good copy; scarce. London; Cassell and Company, Ltd.; (1936). #46602 A$75.00

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7 Baker, Anne. A QUESTION OF HONOUR. The Life of Lieutenant General Valentine Baker Pasha. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 180; 3 full-page maps, 8 plates, sources, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Leo Cooper; (1996). ***Disgraced and condemned by Victorian society over a claimed indiscretion in a railway carriage, Baker, with the support of the Prince of Wales, went to serve with the Turkish Army, distinguishing himself greatly and becoming a Pasha, his personal bravery and military prowess becoming legendary. #50350 A$35.00

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8 Bastock, John. SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIA STATION. 4to, First Edition; pp. 176(last blank); 12 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index; original papered boards (slightly bumped); a very good copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Child & Associates, An All-Australia Publisher; (1988). #33024 A$65.00

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9 Bekker, Cajus. THE LUFTWAFFE WAR DIARIES. Translated from the German and edited by Frank Ziegler. Med. 8vo, First Edition in English; pp. 400(last blank); 20 text maps, 48 plates, 19 appendices, bibliography, index; original cloth; (name on endpaper); a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Macdonald; (1966). #55198 A$85.00

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10 Bolles, Captain Herbert W. WE SEEMED TO GET THERE! From Deck Cadet and Deck Officer in time of war and peace, to a ship’s Captain and Sydney Harbour Sea Pilot. First Edition; pp. [iv], 474(last blank); bibliography; original stiff wrappers (lightly soiled); a very good copy. [Sydney; The Author]; (1997). ***Inscribed and signed by the Author. #55720 A$65.00

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11 Boyle, W. H. D. GALLANT DEEDS. Being a Record of the Circumstances under which the Victoria Cross, Conspicuous Gallantry, or Albert Medal were Won by Petty Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the Reserve Forces during the Years of War, 1914-1919. Compiled by Vice-Admiral W. H. D. Boyle, 1919. And Dedicated to the Lower Deck, as a Token of Affection and Respect. Facsimile Edition; pp. [viii], 62, [2](blank); index; original papered boards, gilt; a fine copy. No Imprint [Swanbourne, W.A.; Burridge]; N.D. [c. 1985]. ***First published by Gieves, Portsmouth in 1919. #29497 A$35.00

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12 [Bradlow, Frank]. THOMAS BAINES: THE FRONTIER WARS 1851-1853. An art. leather folder, so titled, containing six limited edition coloured prints, reproducing scenes from the so-called Eighth Frontier War painted by Thomas Baines. Each print, in landscape format, measures 375 by 260 mm approx., plus captions and margins to 485 by 355 mm approx. Each print is accompanied by a similar-sized leaf of descriptive text (but this is missing from one of the prints). Four of the prints are present in multiple copies and all are in fine condition except for minor foxing to one of the duplicates and a tiny marginal cut to another duplicate. The paintings are finely reproduced and the edition was limited to 500 numbered copies. Most of the prints are unnumbered, but a few are numbered in pencil. Oblong folio; original art. leather, gilt. [Cape Town]; The Heritage Collection; 1976. ***The prints were apparently produced to accompany a book of the same title by Frank Bradlow, but we have been unable to trace a record of either book or prints offered for sale. Whether there were more prints than six in the edition is unknown to us. The prints offered are as follows: The Rifle Brigade Landing at Algoa Bay 1852 [without text] (3 copies); River crossing by the Rifle Brigade 1852; Bloemfontein 1851; Lt. Gen. Cathcart’s Forces Crossing the Orange River 1852 (3 copies); The 74th and 12th Regiments Coming Out of the Water Kloof (3 copies); The Graaf-Reinet Hottentot Levies in the Amatolas (5 copies). #58407 A$125.00

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13 Brown, Malcolm; MacGladrie, Stuart & Sutton, Candace. YOU’RE LEAVING TOMORROW. Conscripts and correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. xiv, 210; numerous illustrations, short biographies; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (North Sydney); Random House Australia; (2007). #31543 A$50.00

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14 Callender, Geoffrey. THE NAVAL SIDE OF BRITISH HISTORY. First Edition, Second Impression; pp. 308(last blank); endpaper map, 18 plates, chronology, index; original cloth (slightly faded; some mild foxing); a very good copy; scarce. London; Christophers; (1924). #45855 A$75.00

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15 Ciano, Count Galeazzo: CIANO’S DIARY 1939-1943. Edited with an Introduction by Malcolm Muggeridge. Foreword by Sumner Welles. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. [ii], xxii, 576(last blank); 4 plates; original cloth; (name on endpaper whited out); a very good copy. London; William Heinemann Ltd.; (1947). #55171 A$30.00

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16 Cobb, David. THE MAKING OF A WAR ARTIST. David Cobb: the Falklands Paintings. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin KG, KCB, MVO, DSC. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 96(last blank); 2 endpaper maps, 16 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, appendix; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1986). #19219 A$30.00

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17 Connell, G. G. JACK’S WAR. Lower-deck recollections from World War II. Second Edition (revised); pp. 236, [4](blank); 16 plates, 2 diagrams, glossary, sources, bibliography, appendix, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. [Bristol]; Crecy Books; (1995). ***First published in 1985. #32151 A$45.00

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18 Corbett, Sir Julian S. [and Newbolt, Henry]. HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR. Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. NAVAL OPERATIONS. 5 vols. plus 4 cases of maps, First Edition; Vol. I, To the Battle of the Falklands December 1914; pp. [ii], xiv, 470, [2](blank); 18 folding maps and charts in separate cloth case & 13 maps, plans & diagrams in text volume (some folding & coloured), 4 appendices; Vol. II, pp. xii, 448; 18 plans (mostly folding), 3 appendices; Vol. III, pp. [ii], xiv, 470, [2](blank); 7 plans & diagrams in volume and 46 folding maps and plans in separate cloth case, 9 appendices; Vol. IV, pp. [ii], xiv, 412; 12 folding coloured maps in separate cloth case & 11 plans & diagrams (some folding) in text vol., 2 appendices; Vol. V, pp. xx, 452; 11 plans & diagrams (some folding) in text volume & 31 folding maps and diagrams in separate cloth case, 11 appendices; index to each vol.; original cloth (some occasional very slight external wear & discolouration); a very good, clean and complete set, with all the maps and plans in fine condition; very scarce. London; Longmans, Green & Co.; 1920, 1921, 1923, 1928, 1931. ***The first author, Corbett, died only a few hours after completing the third volume which was seen through the press by E. Y. Daniel. The first three volumes cover events up to and including the Battle of Jutland and cover all the events in the Dardanelles and the evacuation of Gallipoli. The fourth and fifth volumes, completing the work to the end of the war, were compiled by Henry Newbolt. #22720 A$1200.00

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19 Cowburn, Philip. THE WARSHIP IN HISTORY. [The brilliant, heart-stirring account - from river canoe to dreadnought - of man’s noblest instruments of battle]. Thick cr. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. xviii, 364, [2](blank); very numerous illustrations, bibliography, index, ship listing; original cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Macmillan; (1966). ***From antiquity to the present day, including the Vikings, days of sail, submarines and aircraft carriers. #49378 A$50.00

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20 Cunningham, [Andrew Browne]. A SAILOR’S ODYSSEY. The Autobiography of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, K.T. G.C.B. O.M. D.S.O. With 16 Maps and 46 Photographs. Thick med. 8vo, First U.S. Edition; pp. [iv], 716; folding coloured chart, 5 double-page, 4 full-page & 6 text maps, 31 plates, 2 appendices, general index, ship index; original cloth; (a few light pencilled lines in margins); a very good copy in torn & slightly defective dustwrapper. New York; E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc.; 1951. #33300 A$65.00

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21 Darell, William. THE HISTORY OF DOVER CASTLE. By the Revd. Wm. Darell Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth. Illustrated with 10 Views and a Plan of the Castle. London. Printed for Hooper & Wigstead, No. 212, High Holborn, opposite Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Square. 1797. 4to, Second Edition(?); pp. [ii](engraved title-page, with vignette of the castle), viii, 72(last adv.); folding plan as frontispiece, 8 plates, 1 illust. at head of Page 1; nineteenth-century half roan (a little rubbed), with cloth sides by R. Hyne, Bookbinder, 7, Townall St. Dover (with ticket), and with original title-label from front board preserved on a preliminary binder’s blank; some slight marginal foxing of plates, but a fine, clean copy; scarce. London; Hooper & Wigstead; 1797 [but c. 1810]. ***First published in 1786 by S. Hooper and reissued as here in 1797, this must be a later issue by E. Jeffrey [or Jeffery] as the folding plan bears the imprint: ‘Published by E. Jeffrey, Pall Mall, 1810’ and the final page (verso of Page 71) carries a full-page advertisement for Edward Jeffery’s re-issue of Grose and Astle’s ‘Antiquarian Repertory’ - ‘This Day was published ....’ That work was published with the date 1809. All issues subsequent to 1786 appear to be very scarce. #12589 A$275.00

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22 Dickie, Iain; Dougherty, Martin J.; Jestice, Phyllis J.; Jorgenson, Christer; Rice, Rob S. FIGHTING TECHNIQUES OF NAVAL WARFARE 1190 BC - PRESENT. Strategy, Weapons, Commanders and Ships. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 256; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations & maps, bibliography, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Amber; (2009). #27759 A$60.00

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23 Dougherty, Martin J. TANKS COMPARED AND CONTRASTED. Oblong 4to, First Australian Edition, Second Impression; pp. 224; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, glossary, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Heatherton, Victoria); Hinkler Books; (2008). #31636 A$35.00

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24 Douglas, General Sir Howard; Bart, GCB, GCMG, DCL, FRS. A TREATISE ON NAVAL GUNNERY 1855. Facsimile Edition; pp. [xii], [iii]-viii, 650(last blank); 2 double-page & 3 full-page plates, 64 figures, several tables, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1982). ***First published in 1820, this is a facsimile of the fourth, revised edition of 1855. #29702 A$50.00

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25 Drews, Robert. THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE. Changes in Warfare and the Catastrophe c. 1200 B.C. Med. 8vo, First Paperback Edition; pp. xii, 252; map, 3 figures, 10 illustrations, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Princeton, New Jersey; Princeton University Press; (1995). #66135 A$30.00

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26 Ebury, Sue. WEARY. The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop. Roy. 8vo, First Edition, Third Impression; pp. x, 710(last blank); 6 maps, 48 plates, 6 illustrations, diag., abbreviations, endnotes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in slightly rubbed dustwrapper. (Ringwood); Viking (Penguin Books Australia Ltd); (1994). #62867 A$65.00

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27 Evans, Alun. A NAVY FOR AUSTRALIA. First Edition; pp. [ii], 172; 16 plates, 8 illustrations; original papered boards; a fine copy in very slightly torn dustwrapper. (Sydney; Australian Broadcasting Corporation; 1986). #57260 A$20.00

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28 Feakes, Henry James. WHITE ENSIGN - SOUTHERN CROSS. A Story of the King’s Ships of Australia’s Navy. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxvi, 246; mounted portrait frontispiece, 32 plates, 2 appendices; original cloth, gilt; a nice copy in worn dustwrapper; scarce. Sydney; A Ure Smith Publication; (1951). #32517 A$85.00

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29 Freeman, R. R.; Compiled by. HURCOMBE’S HUNGRY HALF HUNDRED. A Memorial History of the 50th Battalion A.I.F. 1916-1919. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 350; very numerous illustrations, notes, 9 appendices (battalion song, honour and nominal rolls, index to personal photographs, etc.); original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Norwood, South Australia; Peacock Publications; (1991). ***Most of the Battalion, formed in Egypt in 1916, came from South Australia and Broken Hill. #29386 A$125.00

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30 Fussell, Paul. WARTIME. Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], xii, 338(last 7 blank); several illustrations, notes, index; original quarter cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. New York; Oxford University Press; 1989. ***The psychology and sociology of war. #56659 A$75.00

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31 Gardiner, Robert; Edited by. FLEET BATTLE AND BLOCKADE. The French Revolutionary War 1793-1797. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; numerous illustrations from contemporary publications and manuscripts, sources, notes on artists, printmakers and their techniques, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Chatham Publishing, In association with The National Maritime Museum; (1996). #27739 A$75.00

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32 Gift Book: THE QUEEN’S GIFT BOOK. In Aid of the Queen Mary’s Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals for Soldiers and Sailors who have Lost their Limbs in the War. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 160; mounted coloured portrait of Queen Mary as frontispiece, 11 mounted coloured plates, numerous b/w. text illustrations (by artists including Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson & W. Heath Robinson), foreword by John Galsworthy, literary contributions by J. M. Barrie, John Buchan, Jeffery Farnol, Jerome K. Jerome and many others; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Hodder and Stoughton; N.D. [c. 1916]. ***With contemporary 4-page leaflet (14 illusts.) concerning the work of the hospitals loosely inserted. #25333 A$45.00

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33 Gill, G. Hermon. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 1939-1942. Thick med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 686; 16 full-page maps (9 coloured) & 34 text maps, 40 plates, appendices, index; (name on endpaper); a very good copy in defective plastic-covered dustwrapper; scarce. Canberra; Australian War Memorial; (1957). ***Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Series Two, Navy, Volume I. #6630 A$50.00

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34 Gillett, Ross and Graham, Colin; with Anthony Macdougall. WARSHIPS OF AUSTRALIA. 4to, First Edition; pp. 296; 40 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations; original papered boards; (front endpaper slightly marked, otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper); scarce. (Adelaide); Rigby; (1977). #45913 A$125.00

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35 Gillett, Ross. AUSTRALIA’S COLONIAL NAVIES. First Edition; pp. [ii], 142; numerous illustrations, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Garden Island, NSW; The Naval Historical Society of Australia; 1982. ***Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies, this copy with useful corrections and annotations by Colin Jones. #32464 A$45.00

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36 Goodman, Rupert. HOSPITAL SHIPS. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 170; 60 illusts, 6 appendices, bibliogs., index; original pictorial boards; a fine copy; scarce. (Brisbane); Boolarong Publications; 1992. ***Tracing the history of hospital ships from the Spanish Armada to the Gulf War, but with special and detailed reference to the Australian hospital ships in World War II: Manunda, Wanganella, Centaur and Oranje. #21749 A$75.00

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37 Greene, Jack and Massignani, Alessandro. THE NAVAL WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1940-1943. Med. 8vo, First Edition, U.S. issue; pp. 352; numerous maps, 16 plates, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Chatham Publishing, Sarpedon (New York; 1999). ***First published in the U.K. in the previous year and printed in Britain. #19927 A$70.00

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38 Greenhill, Basil and Giffard, Ann. STEAM, POLITICS AND PATRONAGE. The Transformation of the Royal Navy 1815-54. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 256; a few text maps & figures, 41 illustrations on 24 plates, sources & bibliography, index; original papered boards (spine very slightly bumped); a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1994). #48429 A$65.00

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39 Grosz, P. M. THE TAUBE AT WAR. Windsock Datafile 104. 4to, First Edition; pp. 40; 101 illustrations (4 coloured), several diagrams; original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. [Great Britain; Bob Pearson/Albatross Productions, Ltd.; 2004]. #30763 A$25.00

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40 Grove, Eric; Editor-in-Chief. GREAT BATTLES OF THE ROYAL NAVY. As Commemorated in the Gunroom, Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Foreword by the Admiral of the Fleet His Royal Higness, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. Cr. 4to; pp. 256; numerous coloured maps and coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original colour-illustrated slick boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. [London]; Bramley Books; (1994). #32284 A$30.00

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41 Hackett, R. G.; Compiler. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR BOOKS. An illustrated bibliography of English language publications relating to the Boer War of 1899-1902. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 206; double-page map of the Seat of War in South Africa, numerous illustrations (many coloured), bibliography, addenda; original buckram; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Privately Printed (for P. G. de Lotz military bookseller); 1994. ***Using as a base his own extensive collection, the compiler has produced a comprehensive guide to Boer War literature leading up to 1920. Beautifully produced with many bindings illustrated in colour, and of particular use to dealers and collectors, this valuable reference will also be of strong interest to students of military history. 1200 copies only were printed. #50368 A$250.00

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42 Ham, Paul. VIETNAM. The Australian War. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 814; 6 full-page maps, 24 plates, a few text illustrations, 4 appendices, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; (a passage on Page 625 underlined and noted with sarcasm); a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); HarperCollins Publishers; (2007). #30962 A$65.00

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43 Hamilton, Lieut-General Sir Ian. A STAFF OFFICER’S SCRAP BOOK. During the Russo-Japanese War. With illustrations, maps and plans. [Volume I ONLY]. First Edition; pp. xii, 364(last blank); 9 folding maps, 17 plates, 7 full-page sketches; original cloth; uncut; a very nice copy. London; Edward Arnold; 1905. ***A second volume was published in 1907. #27765 A$75.00

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44 Hawks, Captain Ellison. BRITAIN’S WONDERFUL FIGHTING FORCES. First Edition; pp. 400; numerous illustrations, index; original blind-stamped cloth; (front endpaper silverfished; inscription on title-page); a very good copy. London; Odhams Press Limited; N.D. [1940]. #19861 A$25.00

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45 Hearn, Chester G. GRAY RAIDERS OF THE SEA. How Eight Confederate Warships Destroyed the Union’s High Seas Commerce. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 352(last blank); 80 plates, appendix, notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Camden, Maine; International Marine Publishing; (1992). ***Including the visit of CSS Shenandoah to Melbourne. #32674 A$75.00

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46 Hillary, Richard. THE LAST ENEMY. Cr. 8vo, First Edition, Eighth Impression; pp. viii, 224(last 3 blank); original cloth (spine faded); a very good copy. London; Macmillan & Co. Ltd; 1943. #46714 A$20.00

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47 Hogg, Ian [and] Batchelor, John. NAVAL GUN. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 144; illustrated endpapers, numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, appendix, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Poole Dorset; Blandford Press; (1978). #27723 A$30.00

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48 Hough, Richard. THE FLEET THAT HAD TO DIE. First Edition; pp. 208(last blank); 4 maps, 11 plates, bibliography; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Hamish Hamilton; (1958). ***The Russian fleet in the Russo-Japanese war. #46590 A$35.00

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49 Hough, Richard. MAN O’WAR. The Fighting Ship in History. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 240(last blank); numerous double-page & other illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd; (1979). #46585 A$40.00

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50 Howarth, David. FAMOUS SEA BATTLES. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 185 (including rear endpaper); numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations & maps, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. [London; Artus; 1981]. #36928 A$45.00

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51 McLaren, Ian F. AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AVIATION. An Annotated Bibliography. 4to, First Edition; pp. xiv, 268. [with] AUSTRALIAN AIR POWER. An Annotated Bibliography. 4to, First Edition; pp. xiv, 274(last blank); appendix. [with] UNITED STATES AIR POWER in Australia and the South Pacific. An Annotated Bibliography. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], xiv, 142(last blank); 3 appendices; together, three volumes; all in original wrappers; a fine set; scarce. Melbourne; Dalriada Press; 1994. #57903 A$175.00

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52 Miller, Russell. NOTHING LESS THAN VICTORY. An Oral History of D-Day. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 496; 2 endpaper maps, 32 plates, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Michael Joseph; (1993). #20320 A$65.00

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53 Nicholls, Bob. BLUEJACKETS AND BOXERS. Australia’s naval expedition to the Boxer uprising. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 164; numerous illustrations, 8 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Sydney; Allen & Unwin; (1986). #41077 A$65.00

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54 Parry, A. F. H.M.A.S. YARRA. The Story of a Gallant Ship. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [xii], 224; frontispiece, sketch map (on P. 106), glossary; original cloth; (inscription on endpaper); a very good copy. Sydney; Angus and Robertson Ltd; 1944. #9217 A$45.00

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55 Perrett, Bryan. DESERT WARFARE. From its Roman origins to the Gulf conflict. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 224; 16 maps, several illustrations, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. (London); Patrick Stephens Limited; (1988). #31674 A$25.00

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56 Preston, Antony. WARSHIPS series. A complete set, 6 vols., 4to, comprising: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. BATTLESHIPS. CRUISERS. DESTROYERS. STRIKE CRAFT. SUBMARINES. All First Editions; each pp. 64; with numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index to each volume; original papered boards; fine copies in dustwrappers. (Greenwich, CT); Bison Books Limited; (1982). #27521 A$75.00

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57 Ropp, Theodore. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN NAVY. French Naval Policy 1871-1904. Edited by Stephen S. Roberts. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 442(last 3 blank); numerous illustrations, figures & maps, 3 tables, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in worn & slightly torn dustwrapper. Annapolis, Maryland; Naval Institute Press; (1987). #51035 A$85.00

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58 Rosenbaum, Robert A. EARNEST VICTORIANS. Six great Victorians as portrayed in their own words and those of their contemporaries. First U.K. Edition; pp. 384(last blank); 8 illustrations, notes, index; original cloth; a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Heinemann; (1961). ***Lord Ashley, John Henry Newman, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Charles Darwin, and General Charles George Gordon. #65622 A$50.00

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59 Ross, W. H. ( John). “LUCKY ROSS”. An R.A.N. Officer 1934-1951. First Edition; pp. viii, 280; numerous illustrations, 4 appendices (the Sydney/Kormoran encounter, Sydney & Canberra casualty lists and glossary of naval slang); original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (Victoria Park, Western Australia); Hesperian Press; (1994). #41204 A$35.00

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60 Scott, Admiral Sir Percy. FIFTY YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVY. First Edition, Second Impression; pp. xviii, 358; 28 plates, 11 text illustrations, 2 appendices, index; original cloth (very slightly flecked), gilt; a very good copy; scarce. London; John Murray; 1919. ***Including Boer War and World War I. #46163 A$75.00

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61 Shepherd, Christopher. GERMAN AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II. With colour photographs. Introduction by Adolf Galland. Cr. 4to, Book Club Edition; pp. 144; 48 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Book Club Associates; (1976). #18524 A$25.00

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62 Skennerton, Ian D.; Compiler. LIST OF CHANGES IN BRITISH WAR MATERIAL in Relation to Edged Weapons, Firearms and Associated Ammunition and Accoutrements. With Alphabetic Index. Volume I, 1860-1886. Volume II, 1886-1900. 2 vols., First Edition; Vol. I, pp. vi, 170; Vol. II, pp. [vi], 202(last blank); over 200 illustrations; index to each vol.; original cloth; a nice set in slightly fadded dustwrappers. (Margate, Queensland; The Author; 1979-77). ***The List of Changes were originally issued with Army Circulars in numerical sequence, commencing with No. 1 in 1860. Two further volumes treat of the changes from 1901 to c. 1920. #10366 A$50.00

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63 Smith, Peter C. THE GREAT SHIPS PASS. British Battleships at War 1939-1945. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 544, [2](blank); 16 plates, notes & sources, 4 appendices, index; original papered boards; a fine copy. London; William Kimber; (1977). #19860 A$65.00

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64 Stevens, David; Edited by. THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxviii, 212; several maps, several illustrations, several tables, notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (St Leonards, NSW); Allen & Unwin; (1996). #24327 A$50.00

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65 Stewart, I. G. LIBERTY SHIPS IN PEACETIME. And their contribution to world shipping history. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 322; numerous illustrations, 14 tables, 15 appendices, general index, index of tables, ready-reference index, index to illustrations, ship name indices; original slick illustrated papered boards; a fine copy. (Rockingham Beach, Western Australia); Ian Stewart Marine Publications; (1992). #27745 A$85.00

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66 Tunstall, Brian. NAVAL WARFARE IN THE AGE OF SAIL. The Evolution of Fighting Tactics 1650-1815. Edited by Dr Nicholas Tracy. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 278; numerous maps & illustrations, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1990). #27925 A$120.00

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67 Vietnam War: VIETNAM AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES IN 1968. Folded coloured map, 450 x 600 mm approx., plus margins; scale 70:200 million; a very good copy. Maplewood, N.J.; Hammond Incorporated; 1968. #30944 A$25.00

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68 Wade, Frank. A MIDSHIPMAN’S WAR. A Young Man in the Mediterranean Naval War 1941 - 1943. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 256; 12 maps, numerous illustrations, 2 appendices, notes, glossary, index, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Vancouver, B.C.; Cordillera Publishing Company; (1994). ***Inscribed and signed by the Author. #49555 A$65.00

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69 Wakefield, Alan. CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 212(last blank); a few maps, several illustrations, notes, sources, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire); Sutton Publishing; (2006). #29472 A$40.00

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70 Walker, Frank B. HMAS ARMIDALE. The Ship That Had To Die. First Edition, Second Impression; pp. 184(last 5 blank); 3 full-page maps, 15 plates, 11 appendices; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Budgewoi, NSW); Kingfisher Press; (1991). ***Edition limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the Author. #48579 A$65.00

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71 Warplanes: THE GATEFOLD BOOK OF THE WORLD’S GREAT WARPLANES. [36 superb pull-out gatefolds]. Roy. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. [8] + 18 fold-outs (double-sided) each side being eight pages in extent; numerous coloured illustrations; original pictorial papered boards & internal comb binding; a nice copy. (London); Brown Books; (1994). #30764 A$40.00

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72 Wilkinson, M. A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II. Photographs by the Daily Mail. Roy. 4to; pp. 256; very numerous illustrations; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Bath); Parragon; (2008). ***Interesting photographs finely presented with supporting text. #19801 A$45.00

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73 Williams, Lt.-Col. J. H. ELEPHANT BILL. With a Foreword by Field-Marshal Sir William Slim. Ninth Impression; pp. 320; 4 maps drawn by K. C. Jordan, 36 plates, 2 text illustrations by John Bruce from sketches by the author; original cloth; a very good copy in torn & slightly defective dustwrapper. London; Rupert Hart-Davis; 1953. ***Experiences in Burma during WWII. #35548 A$65.00

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74 Wilson, Michael. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. Profile No. 1. Major Warships. 4to, First Edition; pp. 64; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations; original pictorial stiff wrappers (front wrapper a little marked); a nice copy. [Marrickville, NSW; Topmill Pty. Ltd.]; N.D. [c. 1990]. #32693 A$25.00

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75 Wilson, Michael. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. 21st Century Warships. Naval Auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 (including Defence Maritime Services). Profile No. 4. Revised Edition. 4to, First Edition; pp. 96; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. [Marrickville, NSW; Topmill Pty. Ltd.]; N.D. [c. 2000]. #32865 A$25.00

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76 Woods, Frederick. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, KG, OM, CH. Third Edition, Second Impression; pp. 406, [2](blank); portrait frontispiece, 4 plates, 6 appendices, index, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Godalming, Surrey); St. Paul’s Bibliographies; (1979). ***First published in 1963 by Nicholas Vane, revised edition published by Kaye and Ward in 1969 and revised again in 1975, and here reissued. #14114 A$75.00

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77 Woodward, David. THE RUSSIANS AT SEA. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 254, [2](adv., verso blank); 3 maps, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in slightly foxed dustwrapper. London; William Kimber; (1965). ***A narrative of the Russian navy from the late 17th century to 1965. #33207 A$45.00

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