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Espionage

Spying sanctioned by governments against other governments. Mostly clandestine in nature with many devastating results. Many Cold War titles amongst a good stock of Espionage books.

Imprimatur Books – still kicking in Catalogue 202

Posted On Sep 17, 2017 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Napoleonic,Naval,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

At long last, Catalogue 202. It has been a long time coming. I apologise for the lack of catalogues issuing from this fair establishment but I've been banged up in Hollywood Hospital for these last 3 months with ENDOCARDITIS!!! It's a bug in the lining of the heart which has been very difficult to kill. After 95 odd days in hospital being drow...

Rare finds in Catalogue 201

Posted On May 15, 2017 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Napoleonic,Naval,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

Welcome to Catalogue 201, May 2017. Celebrated my 70th birthday last month, a monumental affair, surrounded by a few close friends, family and fellow lovers of fine red wine. Anyway, that’s now come and gone and all I can do is rejoice each morning when I realise I’m still on the mortal coil. Today is Mother’s Day and seeing my poor old Mum i...

25 Years and 200 Catalogues!

Posted On Mar 20, 2017 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Napoleonic,Naval,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

Here we are at Catalogue #200! Who’da thought? It’s been a helter-skelter 25 years and I have many to thank. Firstly, the great Ken White in Canberra who had the most awesome collection of 1st and 2nd AIF unit histories. Ken inspired me to start a catalogue from my own collection. It was sad when he slipped into retirement and even sadder when ...

February Catalogue – Imprimatur Military Books

Posted On Feb 18, 2017 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Napoleonic,Naval,Poetry,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

Welcome to Catalogue 199 February 2017. This list, our first for 2017 will set the scene for our 200th in March which we hope will be a whizbanger! It’s a list of great books among them being one of my favourite SOE books ‘BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE’ by the great code master Leo Marks (whose father owner the antiquarian bookshop at 84 Charing C...

Remembrance Day Catalogue 197

Posted On Nov 13, 2016 | Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Modern Firsts,Napoleonic,Naval,Poetry,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

Catalogue 197 - This Remembrance Day saw the annual sadness in remembering our gallant war dead. The show on the history channel was most poignant in the retelling of the Battle for Kokoda and the destruction of the Japanese Army. Not only told the harrowing story of our wonderful barely-trained chockos in the 39th Bn and 3rd Militia Bn, the heroic...

Catalogue 196

Posted On Oct 12, 2016 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Napoleonic,Naval,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

Welcome to Catalogue 196, October 2016. Spring is sprung here in lovely Perth after a considerable rainy winter (not complaining mind!). Hyde Park, which is literally our back yard, is pristine and the lakes are full. Our resident swans have again produced a brood of three and are very protective. Last years teenagers have taken to wing and spend a...

Catalogue 195

Posted On Sep 13, 2016 | Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Napoleonic,Naval,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

Catalogue 195 for your edification….having spent a fair bit of August in London with Jo and our Canadian family (Toby, Meg, Cormac and Brigid), we’ve hit the ground running (well, not really running given the torture of jet-lag) and here in technicolour, is our September list (kidding about the technicolour—the cover is as far as the colour ...

Catalogue 194

Posted On Jul 23, 2016 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Modern Firsts | No Comments

Catalogue 194 comes to you from the dead of winter here in chilly Perth where it was down to 1 degree this morning. And we’ve had lots of good, soaking rain with a lot more to come over the next week or so. Not bad for the driest capital city in Australia! A bit more rain may see the dams and aquifers topped up in prep for a following savagely ho...

Catalogue 193

Posted On Jun 12, 2016 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Modern Firsts,Napoleonic,Naval,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

A wet weekend in the West has delivered Catalogue 193 for your interest. Some great new titles for your collection - but be quick! Cheers Mick...

Catalogue #192 now online

Posted On May 10, 2016 | American Civil War 1861-1865,Aviation,Espionage,Military Biography,Military General,Modern Firsts,Napoleonic,Naval,SIMMO,Special Forces and Airborne,The Great War 1914-1918,Vietnam,World War 2 1939 - 1945 | No Comments

Catalogue #192 is now available for your interest. It has been great to spend some time in the Bookroom to put together this new catalogue for you. There was a rush on SIMMO after the Radio National interview in April - a special thank you to everyone who has helped this project support veterans and their families by buying a copy of the book...

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