London, Religious Tract Society, [1900s?]. The first page of the preface is rubber-stamped 'Aust. Expeditionary Force / S.S. Ceramic / J.B. Rentoul / (Chaplain)'. Reverend James Buchan Rentoul embarked on HMAT A40 Ceramic at Melbourne on 23 November 1915. His middle name suggests he is member of the extended family..... More

Melbourne, Government Printer, 1914. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 29 of 1914; only 950 copies printed. Disturbances at the Bridge on Saturday and Sunday, 29 and 30 November: "the result of ignorance rather than insubordination. It was mainly the expression of a number of inexperienced youths of their desire to go..... More

Adelaide, printed by The Howard Correspondence College Ltd. Printing Works, 1914. All those involved generously gave their services: 'Madame Melba, Miss Doris Madden, Mr John Lemmone, Mr Fred C. Collier, Mr W. Burrell and the Adelaide Choral Society', and not least The Howard Correspondence College Ltd. Printing Works. They produced..... More

Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, 1914. More

Cairo, F. Diemer (printed by John Swain & Son, Ltd., London), [1914]. Provenance: 'Chas. Barrett. Cairo, 24/5/18' is written in ink on the inside front cover. Charles Leslie Barrett (1879-1959), naturalist and journalist, enlisted in June 1916 'in the Australian Imperial Force and joined the Camel Brigade Field Ambulance which..... More

Adelaide, Holland Print (issued by F.J. Stephens), (1915)? More

Strathfield, A.M. Parsons, 1915. 'This little paper is, with kind assistance, the loving effort of the "Old Girls" of a small school. May it do its part on Australia Day. A.M. Parsons, Wooroonook, Strathfield' (at the foot of the second-last page). Alice Mary Parsons was the wife of Frederick William..... More

Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, 1915. The missing leaves are not critical, but the price of this rare wartime issue is reduced accordingly. More

Sydney, William Brooks, 1916. The rare, and very attractive, deluxe edition. Dornbusch 355; Fielding and O'Neill, page 242; Trigellis-Smith 190. More

London, The Alfieri Picture Service, [1916] (first edition). The contents of the book comprise a facsimile 'envoi' from Sir George Reid, a foreword, 93 captioned plates from photographs taken during the Gallipoli Campaign, and a 'Description of the Operations from Sir Ian Hamilton's Despatch' (15 pages). Loosely inserted is an..... More

Rouen, The Editors, September 1917. Melbourne-born William Farrow described himself as a 'Black & White Artist' on his enlistment form in March 1916. He was in the 3rd Division Cyclists' Corps, before transferring to the 2nd Battalion and going to France in September 1916. His service records indicate that for..... More

London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1917. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. Harold Monro (1879-1932) 'is most famous for his role supporting poets and poetry as founder and editor of the magazines "Poetry Review" and "Poetry and Drama" and as proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop, a...... More

London, Macmillan, 1918. More

[At Sea, The Societies, as above], 10 August 1918. Not surprisingly, we can find no record of this most ephemeral item. 'Pte C. Spencer Smith' is written at the head of the first page. The service record of 55891 Cecil Spencer Smith (courtesy of the invaluable National Archives of Australia..... More

[Printed in the Field? AIF Printing Section?], December 1918. + 'Aussie. The Australian Soldiers' Magazine.' Number 4, April 4, 1918. Printed in the Field, AIF Printing Section, 1918. Small quarto, 16 pages with numerous illustrations (mainly cartoons) plus pictorial wrappers with additional cartoons and text on the inside panel, and..... More

Melbourne, Australasian Authors' Agency, [1918]. The author was an Australian who was killed in August 1917 while serving with the Royal Flying Corps. More

Adelaide, W.K. Thomas, 1919. Perceptive contemporary thoughts on the value of war cemeteries. More

Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, fourth edition [circa 1919]. Inscribed and signed to E.J. Bowen by the author ('Mrs Wordsworth James, Febry 27th 1919'). A genuine oddity - a personal anthology in praise of the humble coo-ee, the 'Call of my Country' - featuring verse, art, crafts, limericks and yarns. Military..... More

London, Constable and Company, 1919. With the ownership signature of Professor Heinz Kent. More

Sydney, William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer, 1919 (second edition). More

Melbourne, Salvation Army, 1919. Not in Dornbusch; Fielding and O'Neill, page 241. More

[Melbourne, Gordon and Gotch, circa 1919]. Primarily a picture book; there is one introductory page of text, and a two-page prose piece, 'The March Past' at the rear. Trove correctly attributes authorship of this work to Roy Bridges. Not in Dornbusch; not in Fielding and O'Neill. More

Bendigo, 38th Battalion History Committee (printed by the 'Bendigo Advertiser' Pty Ltd and the Cambridge Press), 1920. The book is not identified as such, but it comes from the personal collection of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Thomas Paterson (1886-1950), Commanding Officer of the 39th Battalion AIF, and the author of that battalion's..... More

Sydney, William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer, 1920. The first plate is captioned 'First Class. 1919; joined, 1916; Graduated, December 1919'; the second is an aerial view of Duntroon 'taken from Sir Ross Smith's aeroplane when passing over the Royal Military College on 23rd February, 1920'. Not in Dornbusch; not in..... More

London, Printed at The Field Press 'For Private Circulation Only' [by Charles Alma Baker], [1920]. Inscribed in pencil on the initial blank page 'With the compliments of the Honorary Organiser, C. Alma Baker'; mounted above this inscription is an original pencil drawing (approximately 160 × 210 mm, dated 1918 and..... More