Catalogue 186 July 2015

1 Catalogue 186 July 2015 2 Glossary of Terms (and conditions) INDEX Returns: books may be returned for refund within 7 days and only if not as described in the catalogue. NOTE: If you prefer to receive this catalogue via email, let us know on CATEGORY PAGE [email protected] Aviation 3 My Bookroom is open each day by appointment – preferably in the afternoons. Give me a call. Espionage 3 Abbreviations: 8vo =octavo size or from 140mm to 240mm, ie normal size book, 4to = quarto approx 200mm x 300mm (or coffee table size); d/w = dust wrapper; pp = pages; vg cond = (which I thought was self explanatory) very good condition. Military Biography 4 Other dealers use a variety including ‘fine’ which I would rather leave to coins etc. Illus = illustrations (as opposed to ‘plates’); ex lib = had an earlier life in library service (generally public) and is showing signs of wear (these books are generally Military General 4 1st editions mores the pity but in this catalogue most have been restored); eps + end papers, front and rear, ex libris or ‘book plate’; indicates it came from a private collection and has a book plate stuck in the front end papers. Books such Napoleonic, Crimean & Victorian 6 as these are generally in good condition and the book plate, if it has provenance, ie, is linked to someone important, may increase the value of the book, inscr = inscription, either someone’s name or a presentation inscription; fep = front end paper; the paper following the front cover and immediately preceding the half title Naval 8 page; biblio: bibliography of sources used in the compilation of a work (important to some military historians as it opens up many other leads). or.cl. = original cloth generally indicating there is no dust wrapper; restored; generally means a book Special Forces & Airborne 9 has had the treatment by a book binder. New end papers, glued or sewn spine, even new boards. The value of rare books can be greatly enhanced if they are restored professionally. ‘Back-yarders’ should desist from attempting to restore Vietnam 11 books! There are many reputable binders around the place who will do a good job at a good price. By the way, the number that appears in brackets in the catalogue, ie (1814) is a data base number so no need to quote it when ordering. The Great War 1914-1918 12 Postage is always extra and insurance is available upon request. Overseas orders by credit card only. Postage will be by cheapest and most practical means possible unless otherwise requested. (In Australia, Express Post is World War 2 1939-1945 15 the quickest and carefully handled by Australia Post. Express Post has increased to $17 for a 3kg satchel (this includes everything OVER 500gms and under 3kg). So if you want it quick use Express—bit slower is the 3kg red satchel - $15 which includes post pack and TLC). Our terms for first-time buyers are ‘payment up front’. Established buyers can pay by credit card, cheque, money order etc on receipt of an invoice. Welcome to Catalogue #186, July 2015. Apologies for the absence of a June list there was no time to get one out given the looming deadline of my biography on that great soldier Ray Simpson, VC, DCM. I’m happy to report that it is 98% complete. Once we have determine which photos to use (and there are many) we will be sending it off to the designers and printers. My editor (Dr Toby Malone) flies in from Canada tomorrow and we will get our heads together and do the final tidy up. Price is notionally set at $65 as we are doing it ‘pro bono’ we need to make as much as we can for our chosen charities which are Legacy and a couple of ‘yet to be decided’ SAS-linked charities. It will be quite a substantial hard-back book in dust wrapper with a full bibliography, glossary, index and footnotes. It has been a 5 year project and is looking good. It will take its place among the many good books on VC winners written over the years. Anyone wanting to secure a copy (print run is 1,000 only) will need to pay up front. Call Imprimatur Books (we are the publishers) on 0417964530 to get our bank account details. We prefer a direct deposit but credit cards and cheques are quite acceptable. If you are an ex member of the RAR, SASR, 1 Commando Regiment or the AATTV you will be eligible for a 20% discount (postage extra). Please request signed or un signed. So there it is. ’Simmo’: One of Australia’s Great Soldiers ‘. This list contains a few new titles which are represented on the front cover of this list. Notable among them is ‘Sapper’ by Graham Mackenzie-Smith. A very substantial work as is the biography of Borella, VC. Another listed there is ‘Shot Down’ by Alex Kerr. Word has it that it is out of print already and I only have one copy. Jim Truscott’s book ‘Snakes in the Jungle’ should appeal to the boys own adventure types among you as it is a rip roaring and rollicking yarn. As we go to print here on a wintry July night, please spare a thought for those are out in the cold with nothing especially soldiers among them. Homeless people have a particularly hard time at this time of year. St Barts, the Sallys and Vinnies do as much as they can but it really is down to all of us to pitch in when and where. Via con Dios M & J 3 Aviation pp239, **a detailed analysis of German Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1980. bomber and dive-bomber tactics and 1st ed, large 8vo in good d/w, plates, biographical details on the Luftwaffe's most index, biblio, pp332, **the author served in 186/1. (10075) Bickers, Richard outstanding pilots, vg cond, A$42. SOE giving an authentic account of the Townshend. Ginger Lacey: Fighter Pilot: personalities involved in an undercover war, Battle of Britain Top Scorer. ISIS Large vg cond, A$45. Print, UK, 1998 (fp1962). Reprint, large Espionage 186/14. (393) Masterman, J.C. The Double 8vo in laminated boards, ex lib, -Cross System in the War of 1939 to 1945. chronology of Laceys operations, list of all 186/8. (8477) Aldrich, Richard J. The ANU Press, Canberra, 1972. 1st ed, 8vo in aircraft rererred, index, pp263, **Sgt d/w and mylar, inscr in fep, appendices, G.H.'Ginger' Lacey shot down 23 German Hidden Hand: Britain, America and Cold index, pp203, **by means of the 'double- aircraft during the Battle of Britai making him War Secret Intelligence. The Overlook cross' system the British effectively ran and the 'top ace', good cond, A$25. Press, USA, 2002. 1st ed, huge 8vo in d/w, plates, appendix, glossary, source notes, controlled the German espionage system in 186/2. (9595) Cooper, Alan. Target - biblio, index, pp733, **details of the special England. This is the Masterman Report, vg Dresden. Independent Books, UK, 1995 relationship of cooperation between British and cond, A$36. 1st ed, large 8vo in d/w, plates, maps, the US in their efforts against the Soviets in 186/15. (1555) Moon, Tom. This Grim and appendices list bomber crews lost and the Cold War, vg cond, A$45. Savage Game: OSS and the Beginnings aircraft lost, biblio, pp255, **the of US Covert Operations in WW2. controversial bombing of the German city 186/9. (9317) Baigent, Michael & Leigh, Richard. Secret Germany: Claus von Burning Gate Press, Los Angles, 1991. 1st Dresden, seen as the cultural heart of ed, 8vo in mint d/w, index, biblio, Germany. Was Dresden a legitimate target? Stauffenberg and the Mystical Crusade apendix, pp341, an action-packed, no-holds- Was it undefended? Was the Luftwaffe Against Hitler. Jonathan Cape, London, barred story of America’s secret warriors of the finished? You be the judge, vg cond, A$42. 1994. 1st ed, large 8vo in good d/w, plates, maps and diagram, chapter notes, OSS behind enemy lines in WW2, an 186/3. (10084) Golley, John. The Day of biblio, index, pp337, **'Secret Germany' absorbing book, vg cond, A$45. the Typhoon: Flying with the RAF was a group of plotters conceived by Colonel 186/16. (9934) Rankin, Nicholas. Ian Tankbusters in Normandy. Wrens Park, Claus von Stauffenberg to kill Hitler in 1944. Fleming's Commandos: The Story of 30 UK, 2001 (fp1986). Reprint, 8vo in d/w, Their plot failed and many were executed as a Assault Unit in WW2. Faber & Faber, plates, maps, appendices, pp215, **an result, vg cond, A$48. London, 2011. 1st ed, large 8vo in account of rocket Typhoon operations over protected d/w, plates & maps, source Normandy in the weeks immediately following 186/10. (9571) de Jong, Ben, Platje, Wies & notes, index, pp397, **Fleming was on the the D-Day Invasion of Europe. The author Steele, Robert David. Peacekeeping staff of Naval Intelligence when he devised a flew 73 missions with 245 Sqn in 1944-5, vg Intelligence: Emerging Concepts for the plan to form a unit of 'authorised looters' who cond, A$36. Future. OSS International Press, USA, 2003. 1st ed, large 8vo in d/w, biblio, would go in before an assault and steal 186/4. (8170) Jones, Geoffrey. Raider: The index, pp525, **a convincing demonstration intelligence.They achieved remarkable results Halifax and its Flyers. William Kimber, of the importance of intelligence during in various theatres but their biggest coup was London, 1978.

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