Search Results: WWI from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

New York: Scribners, 1950. First edition, second issue. Hardcover. Very good condition. The story of an American colonel who pays a visit just after World War II to the site in Italy where he was nearly killed during the First World War. 8vo, 308pp. Black gilt cloth. Scribner's seal and letter "A" on the verso of the title page, date 1950 on front & verso of title page, With the second issue dust jacket, in orange rather than yellow at the spine, price unclipped ($3). Page 21 line 26 corrected to "Papadopoli". The dust jacket slt rubbed at edges, now in protective mylar.

London: John Murray, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Good + overall. The authors own story of military life during W.W.I, as prisoner of war and his subsequent escape, with his signed presentation to Richard Coke. Edward Keeling, 1883-1954, was an officer in the Indian Army Reserve during the First World War, during which time he was captured by Ottoman forces and his description of an Anatolian prisoner of war camp is brisk and stark, and there is a postscript in which he denounces British refusal to prosecute those responsible for the mistreatment of prisoners. He escaped, eventually ending up in Bolshevik Russia before serving in Egypt and Kurdistan. His later life was considerably more tranquil, and he died as Member of Parliament for leafy Twickenham. (Wikipedia) 8vo, 240pp, frontis, b&w ills, 6pp ads, fold out map. Publishers blue cloth, gilt title at spine, embossed on front. Front hinge paper cracked but binding stable, dusty, spine head and foot rubbed, some early & late foxing not… Read More

London: Longman Green, 1924. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Very good. A fascinating examination of WWI aviation occurrences, a future Wing Commander's copy, including propaganda by aircraft, bombing ruses, neutral aircraft, ammunition, etc. Signed "Basil E. Embury, Salisbury 1928", who was later to become a Wing Commander in WWII, and still later to be knighted for his services to the British Air Force. 8vo, 493pp, including Index. Green cloth, gilt title, edges lightly rubbed, some light foxing o/w vgc.

Geneva: Maison Atar, 1916. Wraps. Very good + overall. Album of printed b&w photographs recording the daily life of the French troops protecting the Swiss border during the first World War; Switzerland maintained a state of armed neutrality at the time. Signed by a "Capitaine Reybar" as testimony to the service of "Marcel Girod" of the Batterie de Campagne 12. Preface by the Commandant of the Second Division, De Loys. Small folio, 109 pp, color plate showing the flags of all the battalions in the division, b&w illustrations throughout. Text in French and German. Original printed paper wrappers with embossed color device at front wrapper. Faint marks at top of wrappers, otherwise very good + condition. OCLC: 716279258.

New York: Sturgis & Walton, 1916. Very good +. 12mo, 60pp, b&w photographs throughout, obituary in French at back of volume, with the officer's name redacted (i). Gray cloth pictorial covers with title in red and subtitle in blue above illustration of battlefield. No title on gray spine. Covers are slightly dusy and spine is sunned. Internally, small previous owner signature on ffep; a postcard inserted at page 9 has left a shadow, o/w very good. This is a collection of letters from a French reserve Artillery Officer (who the author met in 1913), who was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and who died in action in April 1916 near Verdun. The author writes, "I have taken it upon myself to publish the following extracts from his letters, together with a few reproductions of the photographs, without asking leave, but with the thought that if his name was not mentioned, no one could object, and that by the sale of this little volume I might aid his loved ones". Begins with a fascinating description… Read More

London: Gale & Polden, 1914. First printing. Hardcover. Very good overall. An unrecorded souvenir booklet "Official Souvenir De Luxe" for this poorly timed exhibition, which has a remarkably small historical record. It was the last exhibition at Shepherds Bush, London, at the White City. It opened May 14th, 1914, 3 months before the outbreak of W.W.I. Posters of the day anticipated being open through October. Featured exhibits included an American piccaninny band recruited from a South Carolina orphanage; a working model of the Panama Canal, a replica of New York City (complete with skyscrapers), and a scale model of the Colorado Grand Canyon. One popular attraction was the 101 Ranch Wild West show which had been shipped over from Oklahoma. According to The Times "This is the first time that the Miller Brothers cowboys and cowgirls, who come from the 101 Ranch at Bliss, Oklahoma, have performed out of America". (Wikipedia) Despite being called an "Anglo American" exhibition, there are no… Read More

New York: Paramount Advertizing (sic) Corporation, 88 Broadway, 1918. Very good condition. World War I propaganda poster centers on Field Marshall Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, silhouetted on the Rock of Gibraltar. Von Hindenburg representing Germany, Austria, the Crown Prince and the Turks all figured with text bubbles, while a teaming mass of soldiers charge the rock with bayonets. "John Bull" representing the British comments that the Yankees will soon be here. Vol. 2 in the top left, No. 9 in the top right. Lithograph with hand color. Published by the Paramount Advertising Company in NY, Subscription Price $1.00 per week. 29.5 x 20 plus margins. Old folds. Considering the carnage wrought on the world in WWI, the deaths of over 10 million people & 10 million animals, we ought to guard ourselves against the effects of propaganda today.

Melbourne: Austral Music Publishing Co, 1917. Musical score to celebrate returning World War I soldiers, the words written by Sergeant W. Darwin, 7th Battalion, 1st Australian Division, and music by Ambrose G. Gregory. The printed subhead at the front wrapper of the score continues, "Returned Soldiers' Song, Dedicated to the brave Australian and New Zealanders who fell at Gallipoli and to those living victorious". William Darwin, born in Bendigo in 1895 (d 1981), was a drum major for highland pipe bands from an early age. He enlisted in 1914 as a member of the Bendigo Volunteers and joined the 7th Battalion which sailed for Egypt, where he was nominated as stretcher bearer. He sailed on the Galeka from Alexandria to Lemnos in preparation for the landing in Gallipoli. He served at Achi Baba, Cape Hellas, was promoted to Acting Sergeant, and was wounded in September 1915. Darwin was later transferred to hospitals in England and Scotland and was diagnosed as suffering from shell shock by the Australian… Read More

1993. Assorted ephemeral items from the family life and military career of Richard C. Broward (b. 1899). Broward joined the army in 1918 and served until retirement in 1950. His career saw him at army bases in North Carolina, Alabama, Michigan and Texas and travel around the world. In 1951 he worked at Texas Aviation Industries in USAF Contract Primary Flying School. A 1993 VA notice has him living in Tulsa, OK. Items include many letters of recommendation from superior officers and recommendations for promotion, some laminated. (4) 8x10" stills of Broward at various points in his career, plus a retired shot. (1) 6 3/8 x 8 1/2" photo as a new cadet. Family shots (7) size 5 x 3" with farm equipment. Letters from home and friends, plus Vmail, several referring to attempts at home to start a new oil well. Notes from a bank regarding oil property. 8 negatives of someone in army uniform. Popup military Christmas card from Liberty Sunday School. 4 snapshots of family, navy ships and 'Souvenir of Panama… Read More

Azo, 1915. Very good. Arthur Finley" is noted in pen on the verso, along with "Discharged from Camp Sherman Dec. 16th 1918". Spanish Influenza swept through the camp in summer 1918. He is pictured in his uniform, warm coat, in front of wooden barracks, holding his rifle.

Besancon, France: La Solidarite, 1919. Wraps. Good + overall. An unusual World War I pamphlet which describes one of the world's most complex time pieces. This astronomical clock at Saint John's Cathedral in Besancon France, was installed in 1860 and is still operating today. It features 30,000 working pieces, 122 indicators, 70 dials, local time in 17 places around the world (including Sydney!), the time and height of tide at 8 French sea ports, a perpetual calendar and more. 12mo, 8pp. Printed paper wrappers; front wrapper slightly marked, otherwise very good condition. OCLC: 40379138 records only one copy at Princeton.

Sydney: Australian War Museum, 1920. Wraps. Good + overall. Complete set of 'Aussie, the Australian Soldiers' Magazine' reprinted in 1920, with final page advertisement titled "Aussie is now in Civvies" dated April 1920 and with a subscription sticker laid down at the last page. Aussie was wholly written, illustrated and printed in the field by members of the A.I.F. and includes poetry, fiction, cartoons, and an `Aussie dictionary'. "Produced by the editor, Phillip L. Harris, on behalf of the Australian War Museum." Numbers 1 to 13, Jan 1918 to April 1919. 8vo, most issues 17pp (Dec 1918, 25pp; April 1919, 21pp), illustrations, complete with Glossary, Advertisement. Paper wrappers, staple bound; wrappers slightly chipped at edges, front wrapper detached; light browning throughout. Inscribed at the front wrapper, "Will J. Setterfield, Barmouth Villa, Fairlight St., Cottesloe Beach Xmas 1922". Trove 4057245.

(New York?), 1915. Irish propaganda targeting the British during W.W.I. from the Irish World of January 30, 1915. During W.W.I, the struggle for Irish independence was suspended, with the Nationalist forces splitting over support of the war. This handbill appears to be an effort to incite hatred of the British, with racist descriptions of Fijian soldiers, "the cannibals we may say" who fought for the British. There is a clear preference for Germany - "And these are the savages, the cannibals we may say, whom Britain is bringing over to fight the most enlightened nation of Melancthon and SchlegeL of Kant... of Mozart and Beethoven and Wagner, of Goethe and Heine..." The text characterized the Fijians as cannibals, "dark copper colored, have black eyes and bushy hair worn in the form of a mop", short stature, protruding stomachs, legs bowed and feet flat, and usually nude. The photograph shows the Fijian soldiers standing at attention behind a British Officer, (photo by Paul Thompson). The text of… Read More

London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1963. First printing. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Programme notes for 'The War Requiem, Op. 66', which was composed by Benjamin Britten in 1961-1962 and performed for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was rebuilt after the original cathedral was bombed in World War II. The Programme Note, written by Alec Robertson, notes that Britten intersperses Latin from the Mass for the Dead, with nine of Wilfred Owen's war poems. Owen was a poet and WWI soldier who died in 1918 at age 25. Small 4to, 8pp, including cream colored wrappers. Title in black printed on the front wrapper, staple bound. OCLC: 16416929.

New York: F.B. Havilland Pub. Co., 1918. Wraps. Good + overall. W.W.I sheet music. "The theme and title of this song was suggested by an article in the New York American by K.C.B. and the song is respectfully dedicated to him by special permission. Color cover image by EE Walton shows a wounded soldier thinking about his mother and the family dog. 10 5/8 x 13 1/2", 4pp, foredge ruffled.

np (United States), 1918. An unrecorded broadsheet advertising a lecture by Skeyhill in the United States. It reprints a May 5, 1918 article from the Washington Times and the venue for the lecture is ink-stamped at the top "Y.M.C.A. Monday Night 9PM, Admission 30 & 50". Tom Skeyhill was an Australia soldier who claimed to have lost his sight in battle at Gallipoli in 1915, after which his war-hero status advanced his career, publishing the "Soldier-Songs from Anzac" in 1916, and lecturing widely as the "Soldier Poet of the Anzacs". In 1918, while on tour in the United States, he reported experiencing a miraculous cure after being treated by an osteopath. The account of his cure is described in his brochure, heaping praise on the doctor who restored his sight and his fervent desire to go back to the Front and resume fighting. Of course, the war was to end on November 11, 1918 and Skeyhill did not return to the Front. His story was recounted in the Literary Digest for December 28, 1918, (pp 56 & 57)… Read More

1919. Very good condition. Signed caricature of a German soldier venturing on his knees from his fox hole, surrendering to an approaching figure in the far distance. Forain (1852 - 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and print maker, one of the most noted on the first few decades of the 1900s. He was the most famous caricaturist of the Belle Epoque, and was influenced by the work of Daumier and Degas, a life long friend and colleague. Image size varies on paper 17 1/2 x 11 3/4". Small chip lower edge, not affecting print. Signed at the lower left.

Perth: Imperial Printing Company, 1939. Paperback. Very good overall. 4to, 103pp, photographic illustrations throughout. Besides the photographs, so very interesting for the personal narratives of West Australian soldiers in WWI. Libraries Australia ID 45906949 states 192? as the date, another entry (2259685 states 1940?). Page 1 states "It is over 24 years since the vanguard of the Anzacs leaped ashore on their epic adventure.", so we presume the date to be 1939. Orange printed wrappers, spine ruffled with 1" loss, closed tear at foot of title page repaired archivally, sml. chip on back cover. In a protective acetate cover.

Perth: Imperial Printing Company, 1939. Paperback. Very good overall. 4to, 103pp, photographic illustrations throughout. Besides the photographs, so very interesting for the personal narratives of West Australian soldiers in WWI. Libraries Australia ID 45906949 states 192? as the date, another entry (2259685 states 1940?). Page 1 states "It is over 24 years since the vanguard of the Anzacs leaped ashore on their epic adventure.", so we presume the date to be 1939. Green printed wrappers, a little sunned on spine and edge o/w very good. In a protective acetate cover.

Chicago: E. G. Renisch, 1919. Very good condition. Large printed color WWI poster, with printed caption below describing the importance of the battle in France. Fought on on July 18, 1918 and was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing. The caption describes the Battle as an attack of 6,000 Marines against 30,000 German,stating that after the battle all that was left was 3 prisoners: "How did you do it? .. We are Crack German Storm Troops" "Storm Hell!" said an American, "I come from Kansas, where we have Cyclones". The image depicts the Marines in on the main street of the French village, charging the enemy with the American flag held high. The battle is shown at its peak, with bi-planes strafing the scene, and explosions and smoke filling the sky. Printed on paper with offset of the cardboard framed backing an original cardboard bread box, Ward's Tip Top Bread, not affecting the front. 20 x 16"