Historical information

From Dust cover - "AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945/ ROYAL/ AUSTRALIAN/ NAVY 1939-1942".
Part of the "William (Bill) THOMASON" collection.
Refer Cat. No. 4136P for more items.

Physical description

Hardcover book with dust cover.
Cover - cardboard, dark blue colour buckram with gold colour print on spine.
Dust cover - paper, dark blue and red colour print on front and spine with beige colour background.
Illustrated front, in colour of an oil painting depicting "HMAS SYDNEY" in action. Flaps, front and back have blue and black colour print information.
689 pages- cut , plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs and maps.
End paper - front and back - owner library stamps, three at front, one at back.

Inscriptions & markings

Library Stamps - black ink.
Front;
"Base Library/ Base Squadron/ RAAF Base/ EDINBURGH SA 5111/ CANCELLED"
"DEFENCE REGIONAL LIBRARY/ ADELAIDE/ SOUTH AUSTRALIA" (Also at back).
"DEFENCE INFORMATION SERVICE/ CALL NO. / ACC. NO./ ?RV. NO./ CAT NO."
with handwritten - grey lead pencil - information "940-545994/AUS" "090229K"
Black ink stamp "358930"
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