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127770
BROOK, W. H.

Demon to Vampire. The Story of No. 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 344; illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs and maps, 14 pages of coloured plates, references, index, original blue cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Glen Waverly; Demonvamp Publications; 1986. Click here to Order
AUD$75

127764
SEEKEE, VANESSA.

Horn Island In Their Steps 1939-45; A Record of The Defence of Horn Island During World War Two. Photography by Arthur Liberty Seekee.
First Edition; Med. 4to; pp. xii, 250; illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, maps and line drawings, honour roll, bibliography, vessels at the island, nominal rolls, sources, bound in original slick illustrated boards, inscribed and signed by the author on the half title page, corners a little bumped, very good copy.
Horn Island, Qld.; Vanessa and Arthur Liberty Seekee; 2002.
Horn Island was the first and most frequently attacked target in Queensland and was the most-northerly Allied airbase in Australia. For the first time a historical record of Horn island and its role in World War Two has been documented. Click here to Order
AUD$95

127898
Staff of Areo Publishers.

Curtiss P-40. Scale drawings by Uwe Feist.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (36) unpaginated; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs and drawings, 8 pages of coloured plates, original stiff illustrated stapled wrappers, good copy.
Fallbrook, CA; Areo Publishers Inc.; 1965.
This Gallant War Horse fought on more war fronts than any other fighter: China, Burma, Java, Alaska, Australia, New Guinea, Hawaii, Philippine Islands, Solomom Islands, Russia, Italy, Turkey, and North Africa. Click here to Order
AUD$30

127899
Staff of Areo Publishers.

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Scale drawings by Uwe Feist.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (52) unpaginated; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs and drawings, 4 pages of coloured plates, original stiff illustrated stapled wrappers, good copy.
Fallbrook, CA; Areo Publishers Inc.; 1966.
P-47's had an overseas record of 1,934,000 hours of combat flying. Two-thirds of all P-47 built got overseas. While 54% of the aircraft sent were written off due to enemy action, only 0.7% failed to come back from combat with the enemy. Click here to Order
AUD$30

127604
VINCENT, DAVID.

Catalina Chronicle. A History of RAAF Operations.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 128; map endpapers, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliography, appendix, bound in original slick illustrated boards, some minor browning to a couple of pages, otherwise a very good copy of the scarce first limited edition.
Adelaide; David Vincent; 1978.
Edition limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies this being copy number 353. Click here to Order
AUD$150