Adelaide, [The Author], 1971. The author was chaplain to a succession of eight commando squadrons during the Second World War. There is a lengthy gift inscription on the front free endpaper from 'Des C. Smith, Chaplain, 43 Batt. RSAR, 1967 - ?, 10/9/72'. Text on the both flap of the..... More
Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1960. Loosely inserted in this copy is a stapled group of proof sheets (printed rectos only) from the variant 'Members' edition, subtitled 'The Story of the 2/48th Battalion AIF'. The individual sheets and their page numbers are the title page ([iii]); its verso ([iv]); an expanded 'Acknowledgements'..... More
London, 'Published for the 18th Battery AIF by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd', [1919]. The front cover artwork is by the British artist Harry Payne (1858-1927). Not in Dornbusch; Fielding and O'Neill, page 223. More
Melbourne, Melville & Mullen Pty. Ltd., 1919. The author was a Catholic priest attached to the 48th Battalion as chaplain; he was awarded the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre. Dornbusch 309; Fielding and O'Neill, page 230; Trigellis-Smith 246. More
The invitation, headed '9th L.H.O.C.A.' (9th Light Horse Old Comrades Association), invites members to give a hearty welcome to the old commanding officer (Colonel William Henry Scott, 1881-1960), who 'will be in Adelaide for a few days this month on a visit to his son'. The date for the event..... More
Box Hill, History House, 2001 (revised edition)/ 1919. Number 365 of 500 copies. More
Sydney, Printed by Halstead Press [for the 30th Battalion AIF Association], 1938. Fielding and O'Neill provide the informative note that the work first appeared 'in monthly instalments in "The Highlander", commencing July 1936', but they don't state that the latter was the 'Monthly Magazine of the 30th Battalion, NSW Scottish..... More
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1991 (facsimile edition)]/ 1938. The limitation is not stated, but the Burridge editions were typically limited to between 200 and 300 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 229 (giving '1970/80' as the date of this facsimile edition). More
Melbourne, The Arrow Printery (for the 14th Battalion and 4th Brigade Association), 1929. Provenance: F.S. Ross, with his ownership signature on both front and rear flyleaves. 5726 Lance Corporal Frederick Saltoun Ross was a member of the battalion. Loosely inserted are two duplicate message forms signed in ink ('Certified true..... More
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1987 (facsimile edition)]/ 1929. One of only 200 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 216 (giving 1987 as the date of this facsimile edition). More
Melbourne, Specialty Press, 1922. Ownership signatures of M.H. Farrell (12 July 1929) and J.M. Farrell (written at a later date) appear on the front flyleaf. the honour roll includes 2301 Private J.M. Farrell, killed in action in Belgium on 15 October 1917. His service records suggest the signatures are those..... More
Brisbane, 9th Battalion AIF Association, 1960 to 1966. These issues contain much of interest in relation to the 9th Battalion's service in the First World War, including lengthy accounts of the Gallipoli campaign and several battles on the Western Front. One of the contributions is by Bill Harney. Perhaps more..... More
Brisbane, A. Green, 2009 (facsimile edition)/ 1919. Number 6 of 400 copies. More
Melbourne, H.H. Champion, Australasian Authors' Agency, 1919. The author served with the battalion, and was awarded the MC. In his preface he records that 'Most of the book was written on the Somme at irregular intervals, in dugouts or ruined villages, or beneath that well-known tarpaulin which, in the forward..... More
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1987 (facsimile edition)]/ [1919]. One of only 200 copies. An unusual treatment: apart from a few preliminaries, a chronology of movements of the Brigade (10 pages), the Roll of Honour, and list of Honours and Awards (totally 16 pages), the bulk of the book is devoted to..... More
[Adelaide, W.K. Thomas and Co., Printers, 1919]. The ink ownership details of a member of the brigade, 32988 Gunner Charles Francis John Davidson, are written on the original flyleaf (see page 96 for his details in the nominal roll: 'Joined - 11/9/17 | Wounded - 2/11/17 (Ypres) | Transferred to..... More
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1989 (facsimile edition)]/ 1931. One of only 200 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 200 (giving 1989 as the date of this facsimile edition). More
Carlisle, Hesperian Press, 2007 [facsimile edition]/ 1929. More
Swanbourne, John Burridge, [1983 (facsimile edition)]/ 1929. Number 153 of 200 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 219 (giving 1983 as the date of this facsimile edition). More
Perth, History Committee of the 16th Battalion Association, 1929. Dornbusch 324; Fielding and O'Neill, page 227; Trigellis-Smith 219. More
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1980s facsimile edition]/ 1935. 'This is a limited edition of 200 copies'. See Trigellis-Smith 202 (giving 1988 as the date of this facsimile edition). More
Sydney, Ronald G. McDonald, 1935. The title page is signed in ink 'Nevill M. Smyth VC'. Major-General Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth VC KCB (1868-1941) wrote the foreword to this book. He was a British officer, sent by Kitchener to Gallipoli in May 1915. He was in command of the Australian..... More
Melbourne, Published for the 24th Battalion Association by Alexander McCubbin, [1920]. The author was a member of the battalion; he was awarded the Military Medal at Pozières in March 1916. Dornbusch 316; Fielding and O'Neill, page 227; Trigellis-Smith 225. More
Melbourne, Published for the 24th Battalion Association by Alexander McCubbin, [1920]. The author was a member of the battalion; he was awarded the Military Medal at Pozières in March 1916. Dornbusch 316; Fielding and O'Neill, page 227; Trigellis-Smith 225. More
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1984] (facsimile edition)/ [1920]. One of only 200 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 225 (giving 1987 as the date of this facsimile edition). More