WW2 Aust publications - 'As You Were', 'Stand Easy', etc

[hrpearce]

Yes Rick the visit to your library was an eye opener for me and I have followed your example and handed on the doubles I got while collecting to the next generation. My collection is of 24 books will have to write the titles down and compare notes with you in Corowa.

[Tony Smith]

Khaki and Green in original mailing cover, just $4.00!:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KHAKI-AND...4AAOSw8gVX~bD9

[lynx42]

Thank you Tony for the heads up. I was successful for this one at $5.50 almost un-opened.

Regards Rick.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Thank you Tony for the heads up.
".... this one...... almost un-opened."

Regards Rick.

It was probably undelivered. Quite surprising that the History Unit of the Department of the Army couldn't spell Dardanelles St!

[hrpearce]

I finally sorted the books, I have 24 titles.
The two books in the first picture were the hardest to find.
I bought the book in the second picture thinking it was different, turned out to be the same as book two.
Pictures three and fore show the best copies of the rest of my collection.
Picture five shows the double ups and one in original packing.
Some books I bought thinking they were different only to discover the cover colour was the only difference.

[lynx42]

Hi Robert,

You have quite a collection, I wonder who started you off on them??

Might have to do a deal with you on the RAAF books as I do not have any of them.

Regards Rick.

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Robert,

Yes, those two WW1 pictorials are difficult to find, especially in reasonable condition. Like you, I'm fortunate to have both. Another nice find is the Bruce Bairnsfather series of cartoon magazines published during the war. I was pleased to find both a complete hard-cover bound set, plus four of the magazines in their original covers, all in good condition. Still don't have a complete set of the WW1 official history, but as these are all digitized on-line on the AWM site, the need is not so pressing.

Like every Australian enthusiast, I have picked up several volumes of the WW2 series, mostly the Army books and the later 'As you were' books up to the 1950s - a poor showing compared to yours and Rick's collections! Only one in an original posting box, however. The more valuable books for me are a complete set of the WW2 official history, and a complete set of the Australian Pictorial History of WW2.

We also have several of the US Official history of WW2, and a set of the rare first edition of the pictorial history of the US Civil War, published about 1900 (the blue-spinned, 10 volume set below the Aust official history).

And what's an office to work in without some original art to gaze upon from time to time?? Confederate 12-pounder Napoleon ML SB cannons firing on Harper's Ferry from Bolivar Heights, flanked by portraits of a Confederate officer and an enlisted artillerist.

Mike

[jack neville]

I have a full set of the WW2 AWM books which I have improved over the years to include mostly original issues and most with complete dust covers. I managed to obtain two of the WW1 books with the The Anzac Book having a very good dust cover.