A History of ‘A’ Battery New South Wales Artillery (1871-1899) Royal Australian Artillery (1899-1971) – this copy autographed by 22 attendees of the 125th Birthday celebrations for ‘A’ Battery
Cubis, Richmond
$125.00
Place Published: Sydney
Edition: 1st Edition
Date Published: 1979
Illustrator: b&w illustrations
Size: 8vo
History of ‘A’ Battery, at time of the publication the oldest serving unit of the Australian Regular Army, and the only surviving pre-Federation regular unit (founded 1871); this copy with a note to prelims stating ‘To Commemorate my visit to the Birthday Celebrations of ‘A’ FD Battery RAA on reaching the Batterys 125th Birthday’ followed by 22 autographs of attendees, a couple of which show up in the book’s ‘Index A Personal Names’; chapters on The Soudan Expedition, South Africa, The Great War, The Second World War, and more; includes list of Battery Commanders, bibliography, and indices of personal names, places and locations; b&w photo illustrations, maps; former owner’s inscription/address to front endpaper (‘Tanker Hawken’), label-ghost and worn spot to fep, o.w. Very Good throughout; boards with some light edgewear and one or two mild stains to rear; dustwrapper edgeworn and rubbed, with worn patch to front.