Original 1st Edition WW1 Australian book titled "The Anzac Book" which was published by Cassell & Co; Melbourne 1916. This is a 1st Edition; very rare brown leather suede hard-covered version with gold embossed lettering title "The Anzac Book". The suede leather hardcover has been placed over a soft-covered version of this book and the original softcover is still inside. There is a slight tear at the base of the front LHS of the spine but this is only on the suede cover and not in the spine itself (see pics). The pages inside the book are in mint condition; 170 pages; no foxing. You can tell this is a first edition because  the poem titled 'The Trojan War, 1915' on p.104 is attributed to J. Wareham, 1st Aust. Field Ambulance. Very rare in this condition.

Note: I am selling all my WW1 and WW2 military collection including Commonwealth airforce wings and insignia, army badges and insignia, original WW1 Australian battalion histories, WW1 Trench whistles and much, much more. All items are original so no copies or fakes so save me as one of your favourite sellers as all items will be listed for sale over the coming months.