A powerful record of Australia’s role in the Great War, this 1919 first edition of Australia in Palestine was published in Sydney by Angus & Robertson and produced almost entirely by soldiers in the field. Edited by H.S. Gullett and Chas. Barrett, with David Barker as Art Editor, the volume brings together 153 pages of text, 20 coloured plates, and 36 photographs, offering a vivid and immediate portrait of the Australian Light Horse in the Middle East.
More than just a book, it was conceived as a “Soldiers’ Book” — written, illustrated, and compiled under active service conditions, giving it an authenticity that few official histories can match. Bound in sturdy hard leather covers, it has weathered the century remarkably well and remains in very good condition.
What sets this copy apart, however, is its remarkable survival of the original dust wrapper — a press notice titled “Just Out, Australia in Palestine” that spans both the front and back. Rarely preserved, this ephemeral wrapper elevates the book into the realm of the exceptional, making it an extraordinary acquisition for collectors of Australian military history and Great War publications.
Australia in Palestine
“Australia in Palestine”, 1919, Published by Angus & Robertson LTD., Sydney, 1919, Printed by W.C. Penfold & Co. Ltd. Edited by HS Gullett and Chas. Barrett, with David Barker as the Art Editor. The book is merely a Soldiers’ Book, produced almost entirely by soldiers in the field under active service conditions. 153 pages, this book includes 20 coloured plate illustrations and 36 photographs, etc.
What makes this copy so rare however, is its dust wrapper, a press notice titled “Just Out, Australia in Palestine”. The press notice spans over both the front and back of the dust wrapper. Book is of hardbound leather covers in very good condition.
Specifications: 27.2 x 22.51cm
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