Militaria from Lawrence Jones

London: The Scientific Book Club, 1961. xiv, 209pp, index, bw frontis. Blue cloth in jacket. A few small spots to fore-edge, light foxing to page edges and jacket.. Book Club. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Weston Creek, ACT: Aerospace Publications, 1988. 183 pages, colour plates, illustrated throughout with b/w photos, line drawings. Pictorial card covers. Bump/crease to bottom corner affecting all pages. Recounting the development history of the title aircraft including their entry into general service worldwide. Documents each aircraft's adaptation to Australian service and describes each service record. Each aircraft documented individually- its serial… Read more about this item

New York: The Dial Press, 1967. xiv, 465pp, index, bibliography, appendices, map. Cream boards in jacket. Jacket a little darkened on spine, light even toning to page edges and margins. A contemporary analysis of the history of America's involvement in Vietnam.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Bungendore, NSW: The Author, 1980. 295pp + 2 folding charts, maps, tables, appendix, bw ills. Pictorial green card. Bottom front corner creased, light rubbing. SIGNED by author on half-title page. The history of the medical stores services of the Australian Army. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Salisbury, Zimbabwe: Pioneer Head, 1977. 143pp, bw ills. Pictorial card with integral flaps. Cover rubbed at folds. Skipper Hoste was Captain of B Troop of the Pioneer Corps and in charge of the flag raising ceremony at Fort Salisbury (Rhodesia) in 1890. This book is a personal account of the occupation and settlement of Rhodesia, including the search for… Read more about this item

San Jose: R. James Bender Publishing, 1988. 496pp, bibliography, num bw ills. Pictorial cloth. Light foxing to prelims and edges, prev owner stamp to title page, 3 line gift note opposite foreword. German swords of the first half of the 20th century with a supplemet on Imperial swords by Gregory Douglas.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.… Read more about this item

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1968. xii, 108pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendix, 48 bw plates, line drawings. Pale blue cloth, no jacket. Indian swords-chapters are northen half of India, southern half of India, Nepal and Assam. Appendices: Kopis blade; techniques and local styles in the decorative arts; hilt forms and their local variants.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Farnham, Surrey, UK: Rosignoli, 1980. 120pp + 40 bw plates at rear, map, bibliography, appendices. Pictorial card. A few light marks to covers, very small scuff at top of spine and prev owner stamp on title page. SIGNED by author at top of title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Moorooka, Qld.: Boolarong Publications, 1995. HEAVY. ix, 432pp, maps, bw ills, index, appendix (units), bibliography. Or card covers. SIGNED with personalised inscription by author on title page. Slightest of edge wear to cover. Near new. An enormous amount of anecdotal and factual research information, on the activities which took place in the Far North of Queensland in the war… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Kogei, 1980. Approx 200pp, num bw ills. Green cloth in jacket. Light foxing to edges otherwise excellent. Text in Japanese. Tanto blades of the Kamakura Gendai era with Oshigata ills.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Essex, UK: F. Stephens, 1969. xiv, 209pp, glossary, bibliography, num bw ills. Black cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped, rubbed and edgeworn with large tear to rear panel. Prev owner name and bookseller stamp to front free endpaper, some foxing to prelims.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo.

Denton, TX: Nihonto Kemma Ltd./Thomas B. Buttweiler, 1979. 159pp, bibliography, appendices, line drawings. Brown cloth with tsuba in black to front and rear , no jacket. Light foxing to endpapers. 10 monographs presented in three sections: The Sword as History, The Sword as Steel and The Sword as Art.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Wangaratta: The Author, 1996. 102pp, bw ills. Near new. SIGNED with personalised inscription by author inside front cover. Stories from the Australian Navy in Vietnam by/about veterans.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Wangaratta: The Author, 1997. 124pp, bw ills. Near new. SIGNED by author inside front cover. Stories from the Australian Air Force in Vietnam by/about veterans.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Clifton Springs, Vic.: The Author, 2001. iv, 136pp, bw ills. Near new. SIGNED with personalised inscription by author inside front cover. Looking after Vietnam veterans.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Wangaratta: The Author, 2001. 55pp, bw ills, map. Near new. SIGNED by author inside front cover. Stories from Vietnam veterans.. Signed by Author. Third Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Brisbane: Ian D. Skennerton, 1986. HEAVY. 404pp, index, appendices, hundreds of bw ills. Pictorial glossy boards. A few very small, very light marks to covers. The standard reference on the subject and quite scarce. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Weston Creek, ACT: Aerospace Publications, 1991. 239 pages, colour plates, illustrated throughout with b/w photos, line drawings. Pictorial card covers. Slightest of edge wear. Recounting the development history of the title aircraft including their entry into general service worldwide. Documents each aircraft's adaptation to Australian service and describes each service record. Each aircraft documented individually- its serial registration, individual version… Read more about this item

Sydney: Australian Military History Publications., 2000. HEAVY. Pictorial card. x, 496pp, illustrated throughout witih b/w photos, maps, 13 appendices: Australian Infantry; Australian Gunners and support units; RAAF Units; American forces; Japanese forces: Civilians, small boats, ships, shipping; General Clowes' Report; Japanese orders and reports; Webb Royal Commission into atrocities; Breaking the Japanese code; Malaria; the prose of war; addendum,… Read more about this item

Redcliffe, Qld.: Slipstream Archives Association, 2000. 112pp, bw ills. Light blue card. Near new. The story of service of an ordinary young man who completed a tour of operations with Bomber Command (RAF) over Europe before and after the opening of the Second Front and a second tour as cameraman with Operations Section of the RAF Film Unit. His service… Read more about this item