Matt J Fox Editor (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Australia Story Trust, Sydney, NSW, AUS. 1945. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name stamp on the front and rear pastedowns dated 6/29/45; mailing label and postal fee ticket affixed to front board. Book Condition: Good; shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board edges; dust soiling and rubbing to spine; light foxing to endpapers. Blue endpapers. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 256 pp folio. This book is dedicated to the Saviors of the Pacific in the Great War of the World, this volume is intended to bind the Sons of Liberty and Soldiers of Sacrifice- Americans and Australians alike- into a great Common Fellowship of Remembrance. This book give a photographic history of the Australia that the soldiers fought to protect in WWII. It covers the major cities, the products of industry, the Aborigines, the sights, the peoples, the Outback, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Filled with B&W photographs and enough text to identify the scene and give a bit of history. A clean very presentable copy. No International Shipping. Priority shipping will require additional postage.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Displaying New Guinea to the Philippines. Matt J Fox, Editor. Published by Australia Story Trust, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Folio (up to 15'' tall). Condition: VG. Gift dedication in ink inside front cover. Edge wear, chipping to bottom edge front cover, scratches on back, overall content excellent. 256 Pgs. This book was made available to the Forces by Special Services Section of the US Army to serve as a lasting memory of the days spent n the South West Pacific. Over 700 photo illustrations. This magnificent panorama of New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides, Western Micronesia, Dutch New Guinea, Guam, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Philippines will acquaint the reader with the more exotic and glamorous aspects of native life and customs on these and other legendary islands of the region plus the show unforgettable scenes witnessed by American fighters for freedom during the course of the southwest Pacific campaign. The photos are accompanied by brief explanatory text and captions written by Professor A P Elkin, head of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Sydney, and F D McCarthy, noted author and ethnologist at the Australian Museum. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 23787. book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. (1945) 256 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on front cover. Binding a bit rubbed. Light foxing to endpapers. Illust. w/ numerous b/w photos. Contents nice.

Boards. Facsimile Edition. Facsimile edition, quarto, pp.(x), 322, b/w frontis, b/w photos, original green leather, gilt titled boards. Previous owner's signature halftitle page. Near fine condition. Facsimile edition of historically important and scarce work, first published 1915. Descriptive and Biographical Information compiled by Matt. J. Fox (illustrator).…