ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 1939-1945: OFFICIAL WAR HISTORY - TWO VOLUME SET BY G. HERMON GILL

A SIGNIFICANT TWO-VOLUME OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II, COMPRISING VOLUME I (1939-1942) AND VOLUME II (1942-1945). PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE 'AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945' SERIES PUBLISHED BY THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.

PUBLICATION DETAILS:
- AUTHOR: G. HERMON GILL
- PUBLISHER: THE GRIFFIN PRESS, ADELAIDE
- VOLUME I: FIRST PUBLISHED 1957
- VOLUME II: FIRST PUBLISHED 1968
- SERIES: AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945, SERIES TWO: NAVY
- REGISTRATION: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA REGISTRY NUMBER 68-1798

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
- FORMAT: CLOTH-BOUND HARDCOVER VOLUMES
- BINDING: NAVY BLUE CLOTH BOARDS WITH GILT LETTERING TO SPINE AND FRONT COVER
- PAGES: SUBSTANTIAL VOLUMES WITH COMPREHENSIVE TEXT AND DOCUMENTATION
- PRINTING: WHOLLY SET UP, PRINTED AND BOUND IN AUSTRALIA BY THE GRIFFIN PRESS, ADELAIDE

CONTENT:
VOLUME I COVERS THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FROM 1939-1942, DOCUMENTING THE EARLY WAR PERIOD AND AUSTRALIA'S NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. VOLUME II CONTINUES THE NARRATIVE FROM 1942-1945, COVERING THE INTENSIFIED PACIFIC CAMPAIGN AND THE NAVY'S ROLE IN THE FINAL YEARS OF THE WAR. THESE VOLUMES REPRESENT THE OFFICIAL HISTORICAL RECORD OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL OPERATIONS DURING WORLD WAR II.

CONDITION: BOTH VOLUMES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE. THE CLOTH BOARDS DISPLAY MINOR FADING AND SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE AND STORAGE OVER MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY. GILT LETTERING TO THE SPINES SHOWS GENTLE RUBBING BUT REMAINS LARGELY LEGIBLE. PAGE EDGES EXHIBIT FOXING TYPICAL OF MID-20TH CENTURY PAPER STOCK. THE BINDING IS SECURE AND STABLE THROUGHOUT, WITH NO LOOSE PAGES OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TEXT BLOCKS. INTERIOR PAGES REMAIN CLEAN AND FULLY LEGIBLE.

SIGNIFICANCE: THESE VOLUMES FORM PART OF THE OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL'S COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II. THEY REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT PRIMARY SOURCE FOR MILITARY HISTORIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND COLLECTORS INTERESTED IN AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY. THE SET IS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE AS A COMPLETE PAIR, AS VOLUME II IS OFTEN FOUND SEPARATELY.

NOTE: THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL CLOTH-BOUND EDITIONS AS PUBLISHED BY THE GRIFFIN PRESS IN ADELAIDE. DUST JACKETS ARE NOT PRESENT, WHICH IS TYPICAL FOR VOLUMES OF THIS AGE AND USE. THE BOOKS REMAIN IN THEIR ORIGINAL BINDING WITH NO RESTORATION OR REBINDING EVIDENT.

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 17cm, Depth: 11cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
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Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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