Bombs Over Burma.
Melbourne: F. W. Cheshire, 1944. Hardcover, 8vo, 260pp, map on front free end paper, b/w plates. Spine rounded and slightly leaned, short split to head of front hinge; all else VG. (Lacks dustjacket). More
Military, Maritime, Aviation
Long-Range Ballistic Missiles.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 256pp. Textured papered boards. Bibliography & index. B/w plates, maps, diagrams & charts. Exploration of the history, design, use, etc. of long-range ballistic missiles. Spine ends rubbed, bottom of spine faded, page-edges lightly tanned, some offsetting to free endpapers..... More
Independent Company: The Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43.
Melbourne: William Heinemann, 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xxxiv + 236pp. Grey papered boards lettered in gilt on spine. Map endpapers. B/w frontis., maps & illustrations. Index. Slight lean to spine, minor bumps at spine ends, a few small marks to fore-edge, else a solid, internally-clean VG copy in VG dust..... More
Historical Sketches of Greenock with an account of the struggles in 1828 and 1880 regarding the Harbour Constitution.
Greenock: Orr, Pollock & Co., 1881. First Edition, Inscribed. Hardcover. Octavo. Two volumes in one. [iv] + 226pp; [i] + 312pp. Inscribed "Councillor Fullarton with the Author's Complts" on front free endpaper. Color foldout plan. Front & rear internal hinges (at endpapers) split but holding, endpapers foxed, spine worn and..... More
Japanese Prisoners of War in Revolt: the Outbreaks at Featherston and Cowra During World War II.
Brisbane: Uni. of Queensland Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, xvi + 226pp. Original textured papered boards. B&W illustrations, bibliography, appendix, and index. Foreword by Colin Bell. Slight discoloration to front free end paper which also has a small erasure in the bottom corner. Slightly leaned, otherwise VG+ in VG..... More
Just Another War.
Joliet, Montana: Bedrock Press, 1992. First US Softcover Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. [128pp.] 54 plates. B/w photographs. Edges of wrappers slightly rubbed, page-edges a little discolored, otherwise a tight, clean VG copy. More
Kangaroo Island Shipwrecks.
Canberra: Roebuck Society, 1973. 2nd revised printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. viii + 88pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver on spine. Index. B/w plates. Map endpapers. 'An account of the ships and cutters wrecked around Kangaroo Island'. Roebuck Society Publication No. 6. Tiny nick to top-edge of rear board, otherwise a...... More
Last Man Out: Surviving the Burma Railroad.
Wiltshire, England: The Crowood Press, 1989. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 210pp. Blue textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. B/w map & illustrations. Bibliography & index. Minor bumps to spine ends, slight age-toning to page-edges & margins, else a solid, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
Secret Societies in China in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. [ 19th & 20th Centures ] .
London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1971. Hardcover, 8vo, xii, 210pp. Illustrations, Chinese character index. Original boards bumped at head of spine; lightly bumped at corners; light bruise to fore edge. Light spots to fore edge; minor creases across early bottom corners. Name to ffep. All else VG. Dustjacket rubbed on folds;..... More
T. E. Lawrence: a reader's guide.
Melbourne: Wren Publishing, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 208pp. Textured papered boards. Index. Bibliography of writings by and about T. E. Lawrence of Arabia. Top-edge a trifle dusty, otherwise a clean VG copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
A Memorial of the American Patriots who fell at the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775 - With an account of the Dedication of the Memorial Tablets on Winthrop Square, Charlestown, June 17, 1889.
Boston, MA: City Council, 1889. Second Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 274pp. Black cloth gilt-lettered on spine, gilt device on front board. B/w frontis. & plates. Some fold-out maps & plates. Spine ends chafed, boards a bit rubbed, page-edges lightly browned, slight chips to edge of front free endpaper, otherwise a...... More
Flags & Standards of the Third Reich: Army, Navy, & Air Force, 1933-1945.
London: Macdonald & Jane's, 1975. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Quarto. 160pp. Blue textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. Color & b/w illustrations. Glossary and bibliography. A detailed work on flags of the military forces of Nazi Germany with sixty full color illustrations of some flags and emblems. Page-edges lightly..... More
Napoleon's Russian Campaign.
London: Michael Joseph, 1958. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 284pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Endpaper maps. A classic of military history, originally published in 1824. Spine ends rubbed, page-edges lightly browned, some offsetting to free endpapers, previous owner's bookplate on verso of front free endpaper, else a solid, internally-clean VG..... More
Road to the Killing Fields. The Cambodian War of 1970-1975.
College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 308pp. Original cloth boards. Black and white illustrations, maps, index, bibliography, and notes. Fine in Fine dustjacket. More
A System of Exercise and Instruction of Field-Artillery, including Manoeuvres for Light or Horse-Artillery.
Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little & Watkins, 1829. Hardcover. Octavo. 78pp. + (51 pp of plates) Nicely crafted modern quarter leather binding, raised bands & gilt title on spine, grey papered boards. Fifty-one plates, including several folding. An interesting pre-Civil War book on artillery deployment and tactics. Although most of the..... More
Joan of Arc, A Military Leader.
London: Sutton Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 242pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine, endnotes, bibliography, index. Colour and b&w illustrations. From the publisher: "This history of Joan focuses less on the religious and feminine issues in favour of an appraisal of the young woman's..... More
Counterpart: A South Vietnamese Naval Officer's War.
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1998. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 236pp. Black papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. B/w plates. Tiny bump at top of spine, otherwise a clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket slightly creased along bottom-edge of front panel). More
Voices of Courage: The Battle for Khe Sanh, Vietnam.
New York: Bulfinch Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Small square quarto. 186pp. Silver & khaki papered boards. Glossary. B/w illustrations. Two audio CDs in special envelope, loosely-inserted; the CDs feature oral histories from Khe Sanh veterans. Slight bumps to bottom of spine & top-corners of boards, else a sharp, clean..... More
Eichmann in the World Press.
Jerusalem: Israel Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1960. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 80pp. Printed wrappers. B/w illustrations. A compilation of reactions in the world press to the capture and forthcoming trial for war crimes of Adolf Eichmann in Israel 1960. Bump to bottom of spine, top-corners creased, wrappers rubbed & slightly..... More
One for Every Sleeper: the Japanese Death Railway through Thailand.
London: Robert Hale, 1989. Hardcover. 206pp. 8vo. Textured papered boards. Index. Map. B/w plates. Personal account of the harrowing Burma Railway episode. Fine in Fine dustjacket. More
The Australian Air Mail Catalogue.
Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press, 1976. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. iv + 196pp. B/w photos & illustrations. Edition of 1000 copies, this one out-of-series. A clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket is very slightly discolored on rear panel). More
Red Brotherhood at War: Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos since 1975.
London: Verso, 1990. revised edition. Hardcover. xxii + 322pp. 8vo. Textured papered boards. Maps. Bibliography & index. Occasional pencil underlining & marginal annotations throughout, minor bumps to top-corners, boards somewhat dusty (esp. upper), otherwise a solid G+ copy in rubbed G+ dustjacket. More
The Yellow Rainmakers: Are Chemical Weapons Being Used in Southeast Asia?
London: Verso Editions, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. 202pp. Original decorated wrappers. Maps and notes. Wrappers a little rubbed and marked otherwise VG. More
Deeds Not Words: The Victorian Navy.
Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, [x]+200pp. Original textured boards. Black and white illustrations, chronology, bibliography, and index. VG+ in VG+ dustjacket (very light rubbing to back panel). More
Viet-Nam Witness, 1953-66 [ Vietnam ].
London: Pall Mall Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xii + 364pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering at spine. B/w photos, bibliography, index. Just a hint of shelf dust otherwise Near Fine in VG+ dustjacket. (Light rubbing to upper edge of jacket, not price clipped). More