Australia’s Fighting Sons of The Empire Portraits and Biographies of Australians in The Great War [Original Edition 1919]

Australia's Fighting Sons of The Empire

$750.00

Publisher: B. Jackson & Co.
Place Published: Sydney
Date Published: no date [1919]
Illustrator: profusely illustrated
Size: 4to

Collection of photo portraits of Australian soldiers, each accompanied by short biographical notes, numbering perhaps 1500-2000 portraits, with focus on WWI and the Anzac tradition; no publishing date [Trove states 1919]; three full-page frontispiece plates showing King George V, Major-General Birdwood, and William Hughes; an important reference work, the biographical notes going into details of name, rank, lineage, camp, battles fought, wounds sustained, and death-in action where applicable; a volume in a number of editions published, the current edition covering regional New South Wales and Queensland – includes the Index to Contents, listing regions from Aberdare to Yarraman (NSW) and Ackland to Yomoran (Qld); green cloth boards with gilt titling to front and spine, and blind-stamped ornate border to front and rear boards, decorative gilt endpapers (with original green cloth-tape reinforcement); foxing to prelims and text block (mild-med), occasional mild toning to pages, o.w. Very Good throughout; boards lightly rubbed, gilt titling dulled to front and spine; overall a VG copy.

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