Ken Clift (32 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Comic Book. Standard format and size. First Printing. Color cover art and black/white interior illustration. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed. Landgraf, Ken and Brad Moore, Lyndal ferguson, Mike Clift (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. very nice copy; inscribed by Clift. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 199pp, bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Light even toning to page edges, light stain on bottom edge not extending to page face. SIGNED by the author (winner of DCM) on title page. Collection of true short stories depicting events of WWII in Palestine, the Western Desert, Alexandria, Ceylon, Australia and New Guinea showing not only the stark side of war, but alosoa wide variety of interesting human experiences. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gift inscription inside. Clean & tight.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. viii, 180pp, num bw ills. Or pictorial card. Some foxing to top edge. SIGNED by author & photographer on title page. Size: 4to. Ostara, Aussie (E.B.) (illustrator). Signed by Author.

HARDCOVER. KCD Publications, 1972. First edition. A very good copy with light foxing on the blue boards and light age tanning/spotting on the edges. The d/w is near fine with only light shelf rubbing.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minor tanning to page edges. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. viii, 180pp, num bw ills, col pics inside covers. Pictorial card. Minor edge wear to cover, small stain to margin of 7 pages not affecting text. Loosely inserted is a folded bw poster-style advert on light card for the book and related films. Also there is a tipped in news article and a loose sheet detailing the 'menu' at Changi recorded by Colin Brien. SIGNED by Ken Clift and Aussie Ostara on title page. The book was used as a promotional item to raise funds for a series of 13 films concerning Australia's military history from Anzac to Vietnam and as such is mostly military in content. Size: 4to. Aussie Ostara (photography) (illustrator). Signed by Author & Photographer.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Haldane (Darlinghurst, Aus) 1976, first printing, signed by the author, 199 pp, photos, author's experiences as an Australian servicemen western desert, Palestine, New Guinea etc, good, DJ (rubbing, folds closed tears, tiny pieces missing from upper extremeties, 1 1/2" piece from spine heel). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Jacket has light general wear and no tears. Protected in loose Mylar cover. A single small spot to top edge of page-block. Internally very clean. Binding tight. 210pp Size: 145mm x 215mm. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xv, 209pp, appendices. Blue cloth in jacket with publisher's diecut bookmark. Minor foxing and light edge wear to jacket, minor foxing to page edges and prelims, 2 small name stamps. Autobiography, in soldier's language, by a signaller who enlisted with the second AIF and sailed with the first convoy. He saw service in Palestine, Egypt, Bardia, Tobruk, Greece, Crete, Syria, Ceylon and the kokoda Trail; then after being commissioned served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Australian Parachute Battalion. Size: 8vo. Signed by the Author.…

1st edition pictorial wrappers Fine small octavo 32pp., text ills., Free Verse & Prose taken from his previous books ; 'The Saga of a Sig' and 'The Soldier who never grew up'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Jacket has light general wear and no tears. Protected in loose Mylar cover. Internally very clean. Binding tight. Inscribed thus: 'To Alec, with the best of wishes, from Ivan Dougherty'. 210pp Size: 145mm x 215mm. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book is inscribed to Bill Sweeting (former War Historian) and is a story told in free verse and prose with appropriate sketches and concerns peoples and their fears, passions, ambitions and desires as they become embroiled in War - the greatest yet of man-made conflicts. Inscribed by Author(s).…

8vo., First Edition, with plates, wanting front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author served with 2nd A.I.F. before being commissioned in the 1st Australian Parachute Battalion. SCARCE.

1st edition dust jacket Very Good octavo xv + 209pp., b/w plates, appends., Author was a Signaller in the 16th Brigade. Ex-library copy with usual stamps & labels o/w a very good reading copy.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Jacket is slightly edgeworn, outer textblock shows some discolouration.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Jacket has moderate general wear plus a 2cm tear to bottom front. Minor foxing to edges of page-block. Various inscriptions and notations to front pastedown, ffep and title-page by a former member of the Battalion (listed in the nominal roll to the rear). Appears to have been gifted to Major General Sir Ivan Dougherty (mis-spelt in 2 inscriptions). Otherwise internally clean. Binding tight. 450pp Size: 140mm x 210mm. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 210pp; white d/j faded at spine and has bit missing from rear, also edgeworn. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Photography by Aussie Ostara. Terron Press Ltd 1988. Illustrated papered covers, 190pp. Good. Author and photographer signed title page. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xv + 209pp., b/w plates, appends., Author was a Signaller in the 16th Brigade.

1st edition dust jacket Very Good octavo xv + 209pp., b/w plates, appends., A signaller in the 16th Brigade.

1st edition dust jacket Very Nice Copy octavo xv + 209pp., b/w plates, appends., Author was a Signaller in the 16th Brigade. Owners' label on the front paste-down.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xv + 209pp., b/w plates, appends., Author was a Signaller in the 16th Brigade who served in Palestine, Egypt, Bardia, Tobruk, Greece, Crete, Syria, Ceylon & the Kokoda Traileisenh.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xv + 209pp., b/w pls., appends., Author was a Signaller in the 16th Brigade.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. WAR DANCE - The Story of the 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion A.I.F. By Ken Clift - First Edition, 1980 A scarce and highly collectible Australian WWII battalion history documenting the service of the 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, 16th Brigade, 6th Australian Division. The 2/3rd Battalion had an extraordinary wartime history, serving in campaigns across the Middle East, Greece and the Pacific, including Bardia, Tobruk, Greece, Crete, Syria, Kokoda and New Guinea. Published in 1980 by P. M. Fowler in association with the 2/3rd Battalion Association, this substantial 450-page hardcover contains photographs, maps, portraits and detailed historical information relating to the battalion and its members. Of particular interest to military and family-history researchers, the volume includes nominal roll and casualty/award information, together with maps illustrating the battalion's wartime service. CONDITION This copy retains its original illustrated dust jacket, the hardcover book and internal pages present very well for their age. The endpaper maps are present and appear clean and complete. The original dust jacket displays genuine age and use, including edge wear, creasing, small tears/chipping and noticeable surface loss to the lower spine area. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description. The jacket has not been restored or artificially improved. A very presentable and increasingly difficult-to-find example of an important Australian WWII unit history. Details: Author: Ken Clift Title: War Dance Subtitle: A Story of the 2/3 Aust. Inf. Battalion A.I.F. First Edition: 1980 Hardcover with original dust jacket Approximately 450 pages Illustrated with photographs and maps Includes battalion reference material and nominal roll 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion 16th Brigade 6th Australian Division WWII Australian military history An excellent addition to a collection of Australian Army, AIF, 6th Division, Kokoda, New Guinea or WWII unit histories. Please refer to all photographs for the exact condition of the book and original dust jacket.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 452 pages, map endpapers, illustrated. Rub mark on front panel of dustjacket. Dustjacket now neatly protected with removeable plastic sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.