Service Record of the 18th Battery Australian Field Artillery / 1st Edition
by 18th Battery Australian Field Artillery
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The Service Record of the 18th Battery Australian Field Artillery. Egypt, France, Flanders, Belgium, 1915-1919 [cover title] Author: [18th Battery Australian Field Artillery] Title: The Service Record of the 18th Battery Australian Field Artillery. Egypt, France, Flanders, Belgium, 1915-1919 [cover title] Publication: London, 'Published for the 18th Battery AIF by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd', [1919] Edition: First Edition Description: 366 × 268 mm, [4] leaves (printed rectos only), each with a reproduction of ornate Honor Rolls drawn and designed by (Gunner, Sergeant, then Staff-Sergeant) P.R. Wightman between 1916 and 1919, with the battalion colours printed in red and blue. The basic units of design are large-calibre shells, and the end results are stunning (no pun intended!). Pictorial card covers bound with red and blue cord (the battalion colours); covers scuffed, unevenly tanned and a little worn at the extremities, with the head of the spine split; cord faded; a decent copy (internally in excellent condition). The front cover artwork is by the British artist Harry Payne (1858-1927). Not in Dornbusch; Fielding and O'Neill, page 223. Seller ID: 121589 Subject: Australia, First World War, Militaria Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, established in Adelaide, South Australia, in March 1976, is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the International League of Anti
- Publisher: 'Published for the 18th Battery AIF by Raphael Tuck &
- Year: 1919
- Binding: Softcover
- Condition: Very Good
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