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1917WRCLIT78591New York: Funk & Wagnalls 1917. xviiii210pp. Decorated cloth. Frontis and plates. Introduction by Herbert C. Hoover. First edition. Foxing to edges and to pages facing plates' a good sound copy. Funk & Wagnalls hardcover books
17000Original WW II Poster from 1942 reads "Women in the War We Can't Win Without Them" Extra large size poster 29" x 41" in. Shows a woman factory worker wearing overalls or apron riveting with both hands a weapon that looks like a torpedo. This highly visual poster was promoting women in the wartime workforce it was produced in 1942 by the War Manpower Commission. At the time "Women in the War" was one of the most widely distributed images of a woman laboring in war production. The poster is in red blue and black poster. Publisher was the United States. Government Printing Office. Place of Publication: "Washington D.C." By 1943 when the labor shortage was most acute the two agencies worked together in concerted campaigns targeting employers to hire women and women to become 'production soldiers'" Yellin Our Mothers' War p. 44. Women laboring in factories even in the service of the war effort was controversial. "Despite the tide of public opinion against working wives War Manpower Commission director Paul McNutt concentrated on on patriotism. The campaigns glamorized war work always showing that women could maintain their femininity and still be useful" Yellin pp. 45-46. Examples of this important poster are held at numerous institutions including the Library of Congress and MOMA. At lower left corner of sheet: "War Manpower Commission Washington D.C." Copies in very good condition like this one are uncommon. unknown books
199648534New York: War Resisters League 1996. First Edition. Octavo. Spiral-bound desk calendar and appointment book. Unused; Near Fine. Illustrated from photographs. War Resisters League unknown books
1861D11147Westhampton likely Massachusetts 1861-1864. Ephemera. Fine. Group of 13 manuscript letters black ink in tidy cursive addressed to "Hattie" who is perhaps in Springfield. Most are signed "Mother" one the last and only letter in pencil is signed "Sister Anna" and all are dated 22 April 1861 - "Sabbath Eve" May 1864 and located in Westhampton. A few are somewhat faint but still legible -- otherwise condition is fine. <br/><br/>An interesting group of letters quintessential for their reports on the health of seemingly everyone in town and for their concern with the American Civil War. "I am taking a great interest in war matters feel curious to read the daily paper think the North will come off conquered and I hope without shedding Oceans of blood" she remarks in the earliest letter in the group. Some remarks from later letters include: "We heard that Bolton and Alvin Clark were sick at Annapolis and that Henry Smith is a prisoner at Richmond. Mother England blusters about terribly doesn't she Hope she isn't going to declare war against us."; "Our people have had no letters since the battle are expecting some daily. Edward Coyt of Huntington was one of the wounded. After the battle of Roanoke he wrote to his folks he'd seen enough of war."; "Our men A. P. Bridgman Davis Burt Bartholt Bissell Edward Delany Charles Land Henry Sulliver a fellow living at Capt Custs and an Irishman. So you see we send seven married men."; "Frank Hule was killed in the battle at Murfeesboro Dec 31st by the first fire of the Rebs"; plus a few more comments and names. Mother seems to know everyone in town and some recurring surnames include King Montague Bissell Wright Chapman Davenport Parsons Land or Laud Burt Edwards Jewett Clark Hooker Hubbard Lyman. unknown books
1919WRCLIT78583Honolulu: Star-Bulletin Press 1919. 14 1pp. Pictorial boards. Photographs. Crown of spine has a shallow chip modest wear to extremities slight crack to upper joint toward top; still a near very good copy of a fragile book. First edition. Judd left for France in June 1915 and served for a little over a year with the American Ambulance of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Star-Bulletin Press hardcover books
199448533New York: War Resisters League 1994. First Edition. Octavo. Spiral-bound desk calendar and appointment book. Unused; small scuff to front cover else Near Fine. Illustrated from photographs of anti-nuclear demonstrations across the years. War Resisters League unknown books
195732753London: Robert Hale Limited 1957. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Scarlet morocco-backed scarlet cloth. A very good copy. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. The story of the June 1942 brutal massacre of the Czech village of Lidice by the Nazis following the murder of Reinhard Heydrich the German Deputy Reich protector in Bohemia and Moravia. Robert Hale Limited unknown books
1994220186Kearny New Jersey U.S.A.: Belle Grove Publishing Co 1994. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. Signed and numbered by editor; Blue Cloth. Very Good binding. Belle Grove Publishing Co unknown books
19444829bdNew York: The Viking Press 1944. Octavo blue cloth hardcover gilt letters gilt illustration to upper cover xiv vi 175 pp. Very Good with sunning to edges and former-owner bookplate; in a Good dust jacket with edgewear with includes light chipping. From dust jacket: The great story of aviation and the direction in which it is going is the story of our future -- a future which will be written in terms of either winged peace or winged death. It’s a story which few men could tell with the authority and conviction of ‘Billy’ Bishop. Bishop learned aviation the hard way. In the cockpit of a World War I flying crate he became the greatest Allied ace by destroying 72 German aircraft. In the years between the wars he remained actively interested in aviation -- both military and commercial -- and kept a wary eye on the growing air might of Germany which he was sure we would have to fight again. When World War II broke Canada became the heart of Britain’s air-training and air-transport system and ‘Billy’ Bishop has played a vital role in this great program. Now at the climax of his career he has undertaken a new job and rendered what may well be his greatest service to aviation. He has poured into an utterly fascinating book the past the present and -- most of all -- the future of flight. He has told the story of aviation from Kitty Hawk to the B-29 Superfortresses much of it in terms of his personal experiences. He shows us how our world has already been changed geographically socially economically politically; how these changes will be either for great good or for desperate evil. He makes us aware of the new world map with its limitless directions and its textbook-shattering implications. He shows us the new routes over which we will either trade or fight find peace or destruction. Through all of Bishop’s stirring account written with burning urgency runs a zeal to make us understand the realities of world aviation today. The proved possibilities of stratospheric flight rocket and jet-propulsion have already rendered every plane now in the air obsolete. New York to London in three hours is assured. Tomorrow’s air age is here! The Viking Press, 1944. hardcover books
48635New York: Chas. Magnus fl. mid 1860s n. d. Ca mid-1860s. Cf. Fuld 200 for the 1st printing published by Pond; Wolf AMERICAN SONG SHEETS 2653c. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Modest wear & age-toning VG. Single sheet lithographically printed recto only. 3 verses of 8 lines each 4 line chorus text printed in blue. Advert at bottom. Hand-colored lithograph image 2-7/8" x 4-7/16" at top of sheet depicting 2 officers on horseback in front of an armed squad of men. 8" x 5" <br/><br/> Chas. Magnus [fl. mid 1860s] unknown books
1939WRCLIT45568New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1939. 12mo. Cloth paper label. A fine copy. First edition. Reproductions of a series of postcards issued by the German army for use by their troops on the occasion of their anticipated capture of Paris. One of an unspecified number of copies issued to commemorate Armistice Day. LAWSON & PANKOW 85. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1916WRCLIT75893London: T. Fisher Unwin 1916. 191pp. Printed wrappers. First separate public edition. Ink name on upper wrapper a bit of foxing otherwise near fine. T. Fisher Unwin unknown books
1986169439New York: US Peace Council 1986. Pamphlet. 24p. wraps very good condition 5.5x8.5 inches. US Peace Council unknown books
186433660New York 1864. Broadside 9-1/8" x 11-1/2". Printed in two columns light indications at blank top margin of prior matting on blank verso. Near Fine.<br/><br/> The AAS entry for this broadside states that the words at its foot "For sale by all news agents. Price $1 per 100" are identical to the language of several 1864 Republican campaign broadsides published by the National Union Executive Committee Astor House New York. "Presumably this edition was also published by the Republican Party's national committee."<br/> The broadside begins with "EXTRACTS from a Speech by ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS now Vice-President of the Confederate States delivered in the Secession Convention of Georgia on the 31st day of January 1861: 'This step the secession of Georgia once taken can never be recalled; and all the baleful and withering consequences that must follow as you will see will rest on the Convention for all coming time. To attempt to overthrow such a Government as this. is the height of madness folly and wickedness to which I can neither lend my sanction nor my vote'." In his 1868 book 'A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States' Stephens declared the Speech to be a "fabrication."<br/> There follows an answer to the question 'WHO COMMENCED THE WAR' "Those who would throw the guilt of the war upon the shoulders of Mr. Lincoln are requested to read the following catalogue of 'remarkable events' published in a Southern Almanac all of which occurred during the Presidency of Mr. Buchanan." The "Catalogue" is a list of aggressions committed by the Southern States. "All these were warlike and treasonable acts."<br/>De Renne 1316. Not in Sabin Bartlett Nevins Eberstadt LCP Monaghan. OCLC shows a number of institutional locations. unknown books
1917WRCLIT79151New York: A. J. Stasny Music Co. 1917. 4pp. Folio 35 X 27 cm. Pictorial upper wrapper by Albert Barbelle. Lower fore-corner creased otherwise very good. A small photo vignette of Anna Chandler appears below the main art on the upper wrapper and a promo for "Kiss Me Pretty" is printed on p.4. The song was included in several anthologies; OCLC locates 7 copies of this separate printing. OCLC: 40744596. A. J. Stasny Music Co. unknown books
1864100734Small broadside 11 1/2x 9 printed on one side. A little darkened with a few spots and some light dampstaining; else very good. This broadside is a response to the Democratic Party platform which suggests the war is all but lost and advises meeting with the Confederate government to talk peace terms. The National Union Ticket supporting Abraham Lincoln quotes at length from speeches of Jefferson Davis revealing the difficult circumstances facing the Confederacy concluding ".Vote For Lincoln! This is the most effecfive way of EndingThe War And Restoring The Union." National Union Executive Committee unknown books
197544088Osaka: War Resisters International Japan Group 1975. Oblong 12mo. Staple-bound mimeographed wrappers; 42pp. Fine. ".digest of the first part of an article entitled 'A Note on Contemporary Violence' which first appeared in Japanese in the collection Anakizumu to Gendai Anarchism and Our Times. Translation by Wat Tyler of the Libero International Editorial Collective . an English-Language magazine focussing on issues concerning anarchism in Asia also published in Osaka" from inside front cover. OCLC 2 copies Swarthmore IISH. War Resisters International Japan Group unknown books
5231U.S. General. Head of all US Forces during the Vietnam War. Great content. Headed: "Gen. William Westmoreland - Commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam - CNN Interview." In part: "We had in fact replaced the French in that regard -- and we had advisers down to battalion level within the Vietnamese military structure. The problem at that time was not an invasion of the area by the North Vietnamese but it was the erosion of the effectiveness of government brought about by the so-called "VC" -- the Viet Cong. It was not open warfare . At the outset the President made the statement that he would not geographically broaden the war and that meant that military actions were confined to the territory of South Vietnam. The enemy was not operating under such restraints.That gave the enemy a sanctuary. We were winning on the battlefield but whether we were winning strategically is another matter." Signed in black ink " W. Westmoreland". Great content and In excellent condition. unknown books
296625New York. Original poster mounted on linen. Page measures 44" x 27 3/8".<br/><br/> This World War I poster is part of a series published by the United War Work Campaign or UWWC a coalition of seven service organizations charged with raising $170000000 to help demobilize the army and maintain morale in the final few years of the war. The campaign was a success and was at the time recognized as the largest fundraising event in history. The War Camp Community Service was one of two secular organizations in the campaign. Their work was largely focused on the social and recreational needs of enlisted men in homefront training camps. This poster promotes New York War Camp Community Service at 49-55 West 27th Street and features artwork of a man in colonial garb welcoming three servicemen to New York City signed "Wag '18". An illustration of a bald eagle holding a banner with the US flag is included alongside the text "Your Uniform is your Pass We Can Tell You What To Do What To See Where To Eat Where To Sleep." Poster is in good condition with minor scuffing and abrasions. Otherwise pleasing with vibrant colors. Folded as issued.<br/><br/> unknown books
1918WRCLIT79160New York: McCarthy & Fisher Inc. 1918. 4pp. Folio 302 x 233 mm. Pictorial upper wrapper. Toe of spine chipped modest soiling and creasing; good. A doughboy's love song to a flirtatious French woman. OCLC: 11269785. McCarthy & Fisher, Inc. unknown books
2005206284New York: WRL 2005. Two pins with photo portraits 1.25 inches diameter very good. The initial WRL for the organization are in bolder font. DiGia and Bassinger received the War Resisters League Peace Award in 2005 marking their long service to the organization. These pins were most likely issued in that context. WRL unknown books
19896422NY: Oxford University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0195037979 . Second printing. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. . Oxford University Press hardcover books
199326003Washington: Brassey's. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 002881021X . Second printing. Fine in a very near fine tiny closed edge tear at the top of the front panel dust jacket. . Brassey's hardcover books
157128345Nuremberg 1571. Engraving printed on two sheets of laid paper joined. Engraver's monogram at the lower left. Early manuscript caption in English in the lower margin. Plate mark: 11 x 16 inches. Sheet size: 14 5/8 x 18 3/8 inches. Tear extending from the right margin closed with small void in excellent facsimile small worm hole within the image. Very rare German news-sheet map depicting the Turkish fleet invasion of Cyprus in 1570.<br/> <br/>Exceptionally scarce engraved German broadside map depicting the Ottoman fleet sailing to Venetian-controlled Cyprus in 1570. The early English manuscript caption in ink just below image reads: "The representation of the Turkish Navall Army in ye year 1570 going forth to meet the Venetian fleet." Cyprus then under Venetian rule was a strategic point for controlling shipping and trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Ottomans ruled by Sultan Selim II had long desired the island. Following a series of warnings and demands the Ottoman fleet commanded by Müezzinzade Ali Pasha and Lala Mustafa Pasha sailed for Cyprus in late June 1570. Depicted here the Turkish fleet was composed of an estimated 350-400 ships and upwards of 100000 men. Following sieges and massacres at Nicosia Kyrenia and Famagusta the island was taken by August 1571. Although the invasion was long-heralded the Venetian fleet failed to prevent the invasion or the subsequent fall of Cyprus to the Turks. However they subsequently raised the support of the "Holy League" of the Catholic maritime states in the Mediterranean and defeated the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571 off the western coast of Greece. The victory of the Holy League prevented the Ottoman Empire expanding further along the European side of the Mediterranean though did not end their possession of Cyprus. Jenichen who signed the map with his monogram 'BI' was the leading German publisher of news-sheet maps. Jenichen and compatriot Matthias Zündt took particular interest in the conflict and produced views and maps of it that equaled and surpassed those of their Italian counterparts. Given their ephemeral nature all are rare and desirable. We can locate only one other example of this engraving appearing at auction in recent times Sotheby's London 29 April 2014 lot 157 £60000.<br/> <br/>Hollstein XL B 128; G.K. Nagler Die Monogrammisten v. 1 p. 818-819; Andresen II Nr. 276; Drugulin II 364; s.a. Meurer Jenichen S. 50. unknown books
1813267258Bridgewater 1813. unbound. 1 page 9.75 x 7.5 inches not including the flap Bridgewater September 15 1813. Written by a Captain Noah Chasman to Sergeant Ezra Fobes directing him to notify various soldiers who were evidently AWOL to comply with the war-time quota of mandatory soldier attendance in the state militia in large part: "These are to order and direct you to notify and warn the several persons hereafter.to appear compleat sic in uniform horses and other equipments as the law directs on Fryday sic 24th of this month at one o clock P.M. at the North part of Bridgewater." With a listing of the AWOL soldiers at the conclusion. Evenly toned with the usual folds associated with a field order directive; weakness and staining at the folds. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
