London, Simpkin Marshall, 1929. With the ownership signature of George Melrose Elton Mayo (1918-1994), then of the 2/ 7th Field Regiment (which participated in the battle of Alamein and the landing at Tarakan during WW2). There is a further (and enigmatic) inscription, possibly in Mayo's earlier hand. More

London, Lovat Dickson, 1933 (Cheap edition)/ 1933 (fourth and revised edition)/ 1933. 'Without a tremor Rintelen sent British ships to the bottom - yet still his story commands respect' (review in the 'Evening News', quoted on the dustwrapper). More

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1935. With the ownership signature of a Lieutenant Colonel in the NZ Army. 110 plates (several folding) and numerous tables. More

London, Lloyd's, 1939. Includes four pages of colour plates. Gilt-stamped 'With the compliments of Lambert Brothers (Insurance) Limited, Cunard House...'. Fascinating period piece, including advertisements for undersea salvage and Marconi radio. More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1939 (first edition, with the variant 'red question-mark' dustwrapper). More

Adelaide, Government Printer, 1940. Stamped 'Draft Copy'. More

Sydney, W.A. Cooney, Printer, [later 1940s?]. A short souvenir history of the Kamiri Branch of Australian Masons on active service on Noemfoor (Numfor) Island (now in Papua Province, Indonesia). 'Our numbers grew from 15 at our preliminary meeting [on 21 August 1944] to 68 at the second and progressively until..... More

London, George Philip & Son, Limited, [circa 1940]. A British-made aeroplane identification chart; as either of the two smaller circular cards is turned, the indicator holes reveal a small line illustration of the selected aircraft, its type, power unit, number of engines, number of crew, rate of climb, service ceiling..... More

London, 1941 (the first volume, first edition) and Melbourne, 1942 to 1947 [Volumes 2-6, all first Australian editions]. More

'Made in Australia', Ace, [circa 1941]. The bomber illustrated on the front cover is a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, emboldening us to suggest the date. Muir 7023 (undated). More

Sydney, Printed by Shipping Newspapers Limited, [1941]. + Free French Forces [cover title]. London, [1941]. Quarto, [28] pages, extensively illustrated. Decorated card covers; an excellent copy with a 'Free French Movement in Australia' inkstamp on the front cover). [2 items]. More

Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1942. A biennial series of lectures presented under the auspices of the University of Adelaide; the first lecture took place in 1904 and the series continues to this day. More

[Melbourne, Australian Comforts Fund, circa 1942]. 'The cost of this booklet has been defrayed by Lane's Motors Pty. Ltd. 89 Exhibition Street, Melbourne' is printed on the outside rear wrapper. More

[Osaka], Asahi Shimbun Publishing Company, December 1942. A lavish propaganda production published in English by one of Japan's oldest newspapers (Asahi Shimbun: 'Morning Sun newspaper'). Presumably it was printed in large numbers, but it is clearly a very rare item these days. This copy carries the inkstamp of the (Australian)..... More

Paris, Le Comité d'Action antibolchevique, [1942]. As antisemitic as it is anticommunist, and more pro-facist than either ... Two early pages feature Marx ('La doctrine de la Haine ... issue de cerveaux juifs' [The doctrine of Hatred from Jewish brains]) and Lenin ('propagée par un fou ... contamine le Monde'..... More

Canberra, Department of Information, 1943 and 1944. The Australian Army at War series. More

Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, 1943. More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1944. The cover illustration is by Norman Lindsay. More

London, The Pilot Press, 1944. Numerous illustrations - many unusual types; rare with the dustwrapper (illustration by A. Games). More

New York, Robert M. McBride & Company, 1944. An extraordinary reference. More

Melbourne, RAAF Directorate of Training, 1944 to 1945. 'Restricted. This Bulletin is to be read by all Staff Officers and Instructors engaged in the training of aircrew'. This suggests a very limited print run, borne out by the fact that, to this day, Trove records only an incomplete set in..... More

[No Place], Allied Translator and Interpreter Section, South West Pacific Area, 14 December 1944. ATIS Publication Number 6. 'Confidential.... That the enemy be kept ignorant not only of the contents, but also of the very existence of this book, is imperative, for it may well be assumed that knowledge of..... More

[Kuala Lumpur], GSI, HQ Land Forces/ Civil Affairs Service, 1945. 'This handbook has been written primarily for the use of officers and men of the Services who will take part in the reconquest of Malaya and in its administration during the period of military government'. More

[Germany, 21st Army Group, British Army], March, June, July and September 1945. These printed letters were issued to British troops ('To All Officers and Men of 21 Army Group') in Germany between March and September 1945 by Field Marshal Montgomery, 'C-in-C 21 Army Group' and Military Governor of the British..... More

[Melbourne, The Battalion, 1946]. Not least, there is a ten-page nominal roll of personnel who served overseas, listing casualties and decorations (the latter to June 1945). More