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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 762
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Australia - WWI Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol IX 'The Royal Australian Navy' (3rd edition 1935) & Vol XI 'Australia During The War' (4th edition 1938). Vol III 'The AIF in France 1916', Vol VIII 'The Australian Flying Corps', Vol X 'The Australians At Rabaul'. 1st two hard cover, other three UQP. 1980s soft cover editions. Russian ANZACS in Australian History by E Govor pub by UNSW Press 2005. ANZACS in Archangel (Australia & the invasion of Russia 1918-19), definitive history noting 2 Victoria Cross recipients, pub 2010. 'The Great War' by Les Carlyon, h/c with DJ, near new. Then Individual Biographies (6) inc 'The Broken Years' (Bill Gammage), To Hell & Back (Sydney Loch) & Hard Jacka - the story of a Gallipoli Legend. Also 'They Dared Mightily - Victoria Cross/George Cross recipients Boer War - Korea War' (hard cover, 1st edition pub AWM 1963). Mostly VG - near condition, retail $500+. (15)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 763
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Australia - ANZAC: Gallipoli 1915 Literature Collection with around 30 diff books inc The Story of ANZAC (vol 1), C E W Bean (1981 edition), Across The Bar - The Story of Simpson, Man with The Donkey (1994) near new with DJ. ANZAC Memories - Living With Legend (1994, Oxford Un Press), new with DJ. Battle For Lone Pine (2012), near new. Cobbers - Stories of Gallipoli 1915 (2005). Dardanelle Patrol (H.M. Submarines E11) pub 1964, VGC. Gallipoli (by L Carlyon), pub 2001, near new with DJ. Goodbye Cobber - God Bless You (Fatal Charge of The Light Horse, Gallipoli) by J Hamilton, pub 2004, near new. Jacka VC - Australian Hero, VGC. The Silence Ruse - Escape from Gallipoli, a biography of General Sir Brudenell White (water damage, G condition - RARE book). Private Wars - personal records of the ANZACS in the Great War. To Hell & Back - the banned account of Gallipoli by Sydney Loch. Plus others, all with interesting reading. Also 'They Dared Mightily' (VC & GC recipients Boer War to Korea). Nearly all VG to Excellent condition. (New) retail $850. (30)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 275.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 767
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Australia - WWII POW Collection (20) inc Prisoners of War From Gallipoli to Korea (Patsy Adam Smith, 600 pgs, hard cover with DJ, pub 1992). The Diggers of Colditz (Jack Champ, one of 19 Aussies imprisoned there, hard cover with DJ, pub 1985). Dangerous Days - A Diggers Great Escape (E Brough, 2009). POW-Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich (Monteith, pub 2011). Hellfire, The Story of Australia, Japan & the POW's (Forbes, hard cover with DJ, pub 2005). The Changi Brownlow (R Perry 2010). The Rats of Rangoon (Wing Commander L Hudson). Sandakan - A Conspiracy of Silence (Ramsay-Silver). The Duke, A Hero's Hero at Sandakan-Caption Lionel Matthews GC MC (D Matthews, pub 2008). Hells Heroes - The Forgotten Story of the Worst POW Camp in Japan (Maynard, pub 2009). Plus 11 others. Mostly VG-near new, retail $550. Also 10 others, mostly British inc 'The Wooden Horse (Williams), Miracle on the River Kwai (Gordon) & Return from the River Kwai (retail $150). Great lot of good reading, total retail/original cost $700. (30)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 768
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Australia - Vietnam War Literature collection with around 15 diff books inc 'The Team Australian Army Advisers in Vietnam 1962-1972' (McNeill), 2 books original hard cover (1984) & revised soft cover (1992) edition (both only good condition). Then Contact (Lex McAulay), Ghost Platoon (Walker), Mine Fields & Miniskirts (McHugh - 2 diff editions, inc omissions & corrections). The Battle of Coral (McAulay), The Battle of Long Tan (McAulay), The Vietnam Years (Caulfield), Tigermen (Barry Peterson) & Vietnam-The Australian War (Ham). Also other books inc SAS (Phantoms of War) - a history of the Australian Special Air Service (Horner), 'The Crossroad' (Mark Donaldson, VC), Victoria Cross-Australia's Finest & The Battles They Fought (Staunton). Mixed hard/soft cover editions. Mostly VG-near new. Retail $350. (26)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 769
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Australian Biographies (8) 'Charles Kingsford Smith' by Fitzsimons, pub 2009, 'Peter Cosgrove - My story' pub 2006, 'Weary, the life of Sir Edward Dunlop & The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop' pub as single vol 1997. 'My War 1939-45' by Michael 'The Breaker' by Kit Denton (1987 edition) large VX 123, missing frontispiece Self pub 1990. 'Brothers in War' by M Walsh, pub 2006, (brief History of 8 brother who served in WWI inc Gallipoli), 'Letters Home 1939-45' Stuart & Arnold 1987, 'Darwin 1942 by Hall, 1980). Some edge foxing on earlier works, later vols near new retail $240. Then large size paper backs (14) inc 'Roden Cutler, VC' by McCullough, 'Nancy Wake' by Fitzsimons, 'The Tiger man of Vietnam' (the story of Barry Petersen), 'Gallipoli - The Extraordinary life of Alec Campbell', 'Colin Murray - Journey to Tobruk', 'Warrior Brothers' & 'Warrior Training' (life in the Australian SAS) by I. McPhedran, 'Four Australians at War, letters to Argyle 1914-19', 'The Bombing of Darwin, the diary of Tom Taylor'. Plus 4 others inc 'Memories of Vietnam' by K Maddock. All F-VF or better condition, with a total retail over $500. Plus video 'The Light Horseman'. (22 plus video)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 770
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Australia Royal Australian Navy Collection (17) inc Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol IX the RAN (Jose, 1928, UQP 1987 reprint), 'Pioneers of the RAN' (Lofty Batt, 1967) rare tome describing Pre-WWI Navy Life from Senior Officers to ordinary seamen. 'The RAN in WWII' (Stevens 1996), Scrap-Iron Flotilla (Moyes 1943), The Price of Admiralty (McGuire 1944, Inscribed & Autographed, RARE as such). The Silent Service (Jones & Idriess 1952). Cruiser-The Life & Loss of HMAS Perth (Carlton 2010), HMAS Sydney-Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy (Frame 2008). No case to Answer-Melbourne/Evans Collistion (Stevenson 1971), One Minute of Time-Melbourne/Voyager Collision (Hickling 1965), Breaking Ranks - The HMAS Voyager Scandal (Cabban & Salter 2005), plus 7 others inc Personal Histories. Also other books (9) inc The First Fleet (Mundle 2014), The Rise & Fall of Captain James Cook (Dugard 2001), The Coast Watchers (Lindsay 2010), The Silent Victory-September 1940 (Grinnell-Milne 1958) & Sea War-Great Naval Battles of WWII (Pearce 1990). Plus 'Hellfire, The Story of Australia, Japan & the Prisoners of War'. Mostly F-VF Condition recent editions generally near new. Retail $550. (27).
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 774
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Great Britain: WWII RAF group of 10 with Bader-The Man & his Men (Burns, 1990). Bomber Crew - Taking on the Reich (Sweetman, 2004). Claims to Fame - The Lancaster A History of the 34 Aircraft that Flew 100+ Missions, (Franks, 1994) Churchill's Few - Battle of Britain Remembered (Willis, 1985). Fight for the Sky - The Story of the Spitfire & Hurricane (Douglas Bader, 1973). Fighter Boys - Saving Britain 1940 (Bishop, 2003. Fly - True Stories from the Airmen of WWII (Veitch, 2008). The Few - Americans Who Fought in the Battle of Britain (Kershaw, 2006). With Wings Like Eagles - A History of the Battle of Britain (Korda, 2009). The Reconstruction of Warriors (Mayhew, 2004). Also Tigers - The Story of No 74 Squadron RAF (Cossey, 1992). Whirlwind - The Air War Against Japan 1942-45 (Tillman, 2009). MIG Pilot (J Barron, 1980), The Story of the Escape & Defection of Lieut Belenko with his MIG-25 from the USSR to USA via Japan. Hell-Fire (Ed Macy, 2009) plus 3 paperbacks inc Bomber Offensive Sir Arthur Harris Marshall of the RAF & The Spitfire 50 Years On (1986). Except for the last 3, all hardcover with dust jacket, mostly VF-near new, retail $500+ (17)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 180.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 778
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Military History (26) with hard cover (10) inc 'Japans War, The Great Pacific Conflict 1853-1952' (Hoyt 1986), 'The Story of the Bomber 1914-45' (large format, 1974), 'The Dam Busters & the Sea Shall not have them' (1950s reprints), 'The Druid' (Mosely 1981), 'Men Against Tanks' (Weeks, 1975), 'Phoolan Devi, The Bandit Queen' (1984) & 3 others. S/C books (15) inc 'Killer Elite, the Inside Story of Americas Most Secret Special Operations Team' (Smith 2006), 'Lone Survivor, the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, Afghanistan, 2005', 'War Dogs, an Australian Dog Handler in Afghanistan' (Bryant 2009), 'How to Kill, the Definite History of the Assassin' (Hollington 2007), 'Death on the Black Sea, the Sinking of the Struma Fleet 1942', 'Saddam Hussein, An American Obsession' (2002) plus 9 others. Mostly VG-VF condition, retail $300+ value at estimate
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 60.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Jan-30-2019, 15:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 348
Lot No: 781
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WWII: Individual/Campaign Histories 1950s/60s paper-back editions (30) with 'PAN' (14) inc 'Cockleshell Heroes' (Lucas-Phillips), 'Dam Busters' (Brickhill), 'Desert Generals' (Cornelli Barnett), 'Enemy Coast Ahead' (Gu Gibson VC), 'Escape of the Amethyst' (Lucas-Phillips), 'Escape or Die' (Brickhill) & 'Full Circle (Johnnie Johnson). Mixed array (16) inc Spike Milligans Military Memories (boxed set of 5), 'Rats of Rangoon', with Rommel in the Desert, 'Path finder' (Bennett), 'Phantom Fleet', 'Blamey the Fighting Field Marshall', 'The Rats in New Guinea', & 'Battle for Britain' (Dizzy Allen DFC). Then others (25) inc 'Boer War-Ladysmith & Mafeking 1900', Kitchener-Portrait of an Imperialist, Fighter Command 1938-68, Vietnam (5) inc the Ten Thousand Day War & 'Seven Fire fights in Vietnam' & more recent conflicts inc 'Eye of the Storm - 25 Years in Action with the SAS' (Ratcliffe) & 'Real Bravo 2 Zero' (Michael Asher). Some1950s/60s editions showing their age, generally VG/Excellent condition, many now hard to find. (55)
