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St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1985. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Shelf wear to the boards. Couple of small stains to the front endpapers. Toning around the page edges. Jacket has light edge wear and faint crease to the spine. 623 pages, including Appendixes (A: Cairo1941-42, B: The Work of an Official War Correspondent, and C: Slessor's Resignation as Official Correspondent), List of Abbreviations and Service Rankings, General Notes, Biographical Notes, and Index. Illustrated with black and white photos, maps, tables and copies of correspondence. One of Australia's finest poets, Slessor was appointed the nation's official war correspondent during World War II and served with Australian forces in Britain, Greece, the Middle East, and Papua New Guinea. This book publishes for the first time Slessor's private and uncensored views penned some 40 years earlier in tiny notebooks during the war..
The War Diaries of Kenneth Slessor Official Australian Correspondent 1940-1944 by Slessor, Kenneth " Virgil - 1985
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University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Edited by Clement Semmler. XLVIII, 622 pages; 32 photographs (4 full-page), list of abbreviations and service rankings, general notes, appendices, bibliographical notes, index; dustjacket, a very good copy. "Arguably Australia's finest poet, Kenneth Slessor was also a first-rate journalist. During the Second World War he was appointed the nation's Official War Correspondent, and serve with Australian forces in Britain, Greece, the Middle East and Papua New Guinea.. These diaries are Slessor's own unofficial record of his four years "at War", and give an unusual and highly readable perspective of his life and of Australia's war effort." Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Biography; Diaries; ISBN: 0702218790. ISBN/EAN: 9780702218798. Inventory No: 0210098. . 9780702218798 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING.
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University of Queensland Press, Queensland, 1985. First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Used hardback in good condition. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Some age toning to pages. 394 pp. This book weighs 624 gms. These diaries are Slessor's own unofficial record of his four years 'at war' and give an unusual and highly readable perspective of his life and Australia's war effort. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military; Australian History; Autobiography; ISBN: 0702218790. ISBN/EAN: 9780702218798. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001493. . 9780702218798
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Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1985. viii-xlv, 623pp, b/w illustrations. Green photographic d/j with title in white and dull gilt to spine. Eps scuffed, inscription to previous owner at fep. Toning to page edges, shelfworn, small tear to top of d/j rear cover near flap.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Univ. of Qld Press, Australia, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Vol 1:The War Diaries of Kenneth Slessor, Official Australian Correspondent, 1940-1944, 1985 ISBN 0702218790 623 pages including index. Vol 2: The War Despatches of Kenneth Slessor, Official Australian Correspondent 1940-1944, 1987 ISBN 0702220760 493 pages, including index. Two Companion Volumes both with photos, minimal to none shelf-wear, pages tanned, mainly along the edges, normal on this type of paper, dj not price clipped, in protective cover. Handsome set. Size: Octavo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: World War 1939-1945; ISBN: 0702218790. ISBN/EAN: 9780702218798. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 100324. . 9780702218798
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