The National Geographic Magazine. Vol LV. No 4, April 1929 [and] No 5, May 1929 [and] No 6, June 1929
National Geographic, 1929. Not least, Siepen on gliding in Germany (pp 751-780). The secret rise of the Luftwaffe. More
National Geographic, 1929. Not least, Siepen on gliding in Germany (pp 751-780). The secret rise of the Luftwaffe. More
London, William Clowes and Sons, [circa 1930s]. Both front and rear flyleaves are stamped 'Garrison Adjutant, Changi. No...... 31 Oct 1934'. Although its presence at Changi dates back to the peacetime military base developed in the early 1930s for the British Far East Command, the prayer book comes from the..... More
Rome, The Bank of Rome, 1935. 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
Adelaide, Australian League of Peace and Democracy (SA), [1938]. Not in Trove. 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
London, Lloyd's, 1939. Includes four pages of colour plates. Gilt-stamped 'With the compliments of George Wills and Co'. Fascinating period piece, including advertisements for undersea salvage and Marconi radio. More
Berlin, Broadcasting House, 1939. 'The German nation is one of the oldest cultural nations of Europe. Its contribution to human civilisation does not rest on the empty words of politicians but on timeless achievements, positive achievements. It has the same right to share the goods of the world as any..... More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1940. Stamped 'Draft Copy'. More
[Brighton, City of Brighton, 1940]. The pamphlet comprises facsimile copies of two circulars (dated 6 June and 28 June 1940) from E.M. Young, Mayor of Brighton, accompanying draft proposals (the first dated 1 October 1939) for a volunteer Municipal Reserve, similar to Britain's Home Guard, to be administered and resourced..... 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
Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, 1940. More
London, 1941 (the first volume, first edition) and Melbourne, 1942 to 1947 [Volumes 2-6, all first Australian editions]. More
Sydney, Sands & McDougall, [1941]. A variant version is held in two Australian collections (NLA and SLWA); both of these copies have printed in the bottom right-hand margin 'This map can be used in conjunction with Sands & McDougall's 1941 map of the Far East'. 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
Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, 1941. 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
London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Limited, 1942 ('revised reprint')/ [1937]. One of the 'How to build Aeroplanes' Series. Having said that, the preface points out that 'No attempt has been made to suggest production methods, neither is it claimed that the machine illustrated would fly if built, or that..... 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
Melbourne, Australian Red Cross Society, November 1942. 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, Institut d'Etudes des Questions Juives, [circa 1942]. A virulently antisemitic leaflet, with the cover artwork credited to Apis (the pseudonym of the French illustrator Jean Chaperon, 1887-1969), and it would appear that he was responsible for the entire content. The message is loud and clear from the first page..... 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
London, Printed by St Clements Press (1940), Ltd. ('Reprinted from "The Daily Telegraph" and "Morning Post"'), [1942] (first state, without the price printed at the foot of the first page). The speeches are '(1) To the members of Both Houses of the United States Congress at Washington on December 26th..... More
Adelaide, Government Printer ('Issued by authority of the Minister for Trade and Customs and the Commonwealth Rationing Commission'), [1943]. A dotted line is printed across the middle of one side, where the sheet was apparently intended to be cut in half. The top half forms an oblong double-sided leaflet, 'The..... More
Canberra, Department of Information, 1943 and 1944. The Australian Army at War series. More
Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens, [1943?]. 'The Aussies and the Yanks in Papua' (cover sub-title). More
Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, 1943. More
Melbourne, National Press, [1944]. An account of a 15-week tour of the North Australian battle zones, and in particular the activities of the Army Farm Services. More
Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens, [1944]. A short story set 'in the jungle of New Guinea with a young soldier during the last hours before his death'. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1944. The cover illustration is by Norman Lindsay. More
Leicester, Harborough/ Aircraft (Technical) Publications, [1944]. More
New York, Robert M. McBride & Company, 1944. An extraordinary reference. More
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1944 (first Australian edition)/ 1943. The 'queens' are USAAF B-17s Flying Fortresses; from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines to Java, to Australia. More
Adelaide, Sands and McDougall, 1944. 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
[Melbourne], Directorate of Training, RAAF, 1944. Volume 1, Number 2, April 1944. The note printed inside the front cover expands on the need for secrecy: 'Copies of the pamphlet must on no account be removed from units, and details of the statistical data must not be permitted to become known..... More
Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited, [1944]. 'Reprinted from "The Dental Journal of Australia", November, 1943 ...; December, 1943 ...; January, 1944 ...; February, 1944 ...; and March, 1944 ... Cost of reprints defrayed by donation from Australian Army Dental Corps Comforts Fund'. 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
Auckland, printed for Miss I. Oldfield and C.R. Howell, [1945, circa June]. The second page is headlined 'An Atrocity at Home. The Case of Harold McAuley'. The leaflet decries the ill-treatment of McAuley, a 'Conscientious Objector who has been in Detention Camp or in Prison since January, 1942'. The title..... 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, Headquarters, Australian Military Forces, May 1945. Not surprisingly, for restricted circulation at the time. 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
Melbourne, Georgian House, 1946. Inscribed (in part, 'In a weak moment I promised you a copy of this little book - now I apologise for the infliction') and signed by the author under his real name, John L. Preece (of the Adelaide bookselling family). The 'story of the little ships..... More
Melbourne, Georgian House, 1946. The author was John L. Preece, one of the eponymous Adelaide bookselling family. The 'story of the little ships of the Royal Australian Navy - the Naval Auxiliary Patrol (one-time luxury yachts) and the Fairmiles' in northern Australian waters during WW2. More
New York, William Morrow, 1946. More
Launceston, The Examiner Press for the Government of Tasmania, 1946. More
Styria, The University Book Press, [1946]. Forwards by Sir Richard L. McCreery, Commander of 10th Corps, and by Major General C.E. Weir, who took over 46th Division from Lieutenant-General Sir J.L.I. Hawkesworth. Raised in 1939, 46 Division was a North West Midland and West Riding Territorial Division which saw distinguished..... More