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1942173606Nottingham: Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Stafford & Co. Ltd 1942. One of the series of "careless talk" posters produced by the British government during the Second World War presenting a tight-lipped heroic sailor with the appeal to "never mention arrivals sailings cargoes or destinations to anybody". The British government feared both that enemy agents may hear vital secrets and that rumours may spread and undermine the war effort. Offset lithograph 370 x 249 mm. In fine condition. unknown
1941173613London: Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Johnson Riddle & Co. Ltd 1941. A poster produced during the Blitz to remind civilians to be ready each night for their home being hit by bombs - to leave windows open to escape have water and sand in buckets ready to fight fire and to have gas masks clothes and a torch ready. Offset lithograph 379 x 253 mm. Inky finger-print at bottom right. In very good condition. hardcover
1941043313Hamburg-Bahrenfeld: Cigaretten-Bilderdienst 1941. In German. World War II era German propaganda providing an illustrated history of the British as a predatory and often brutal state. Numerous illustrations in color and black and white mounted on pages throughout. Softcover with front cover illustration 12.25 inches tall map endpapers 129 pages. Edges heavily rubbed with some corner creasing rear cover scuffed sound binding age-toned but clean pages no names or other markings. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall. Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Paperback
1939173607London: Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd 1939. One of the series of "careless talk" posters produced by the British government during the Second World War appealing for the public to avoid discussing shipping: "Never in the bar of barber's talk of ships or crews or harbours. Idle words things heard or seen help the lurking submarine". Offset lithograph 298 x 252 mm. Very light rubbing and creasing. An excellent copy. unknown
19411736111941. One of the series of "careless talk" posters produced by the British government during the Second World War. This design was put in public telephone boxes see Hastings and St Leonards Observer 19 July 1941. Offset lithograph 169 x 145 mm. In fine condition. unknown
1943175357Washington DC: Office of War Information 1943. Deliver us from evil One of the most striking American wartime propaganda posters depicting a Nazi fist stabbing through the Bible against a vivid red background. "This is the Enemy" was the slogan of various American posters focusing on the evils of Nazi ideology and actions here presenting their attack on freedom of religion and their threat to Christian civilization. The artist Barbara Marks was a Californian art student. The Office of War Information solicited entries from the public for poster designs and received over 2000. Her original slogan was "deliver us from evil". Offset lithograph 710 x 560 mm. Light creases where formerly folded and a couple of tiny chips at intersections. A near-fine copy. unknown
1940173612London: Issued by the Ministry of Supply 1940. A striking British wartime poster appealing for salvage showing Hitler Goebbels and Goering cowering under a barrage of newspapers pots and bones thrown by a mob of British housewives. The poster tells housewives that "you can have a 'smack at 'em'. There are war weapons in your household waste". It instructs them to separate out paper metal and bones from their house waste to be collected and used in munition manufacturing. The title is a quote from Herbert Morrison which was also used for a Pathé newsreel and a popular song. Offset lithograph 379 x 252 mm. Tiny chip at foot light crease at head. In very good condition. unknown
1941189981941. Broadside issued in 1941 by the Emergency Committee to Stop Deportations to the Sahara Desert articulating an urgent appeal against the forced deportation of anti-fascist refugees by the Vichy French government during the early years of the Second World War. Written by Edward K. Barsky a leading figure in the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee the document calls on American citizens to intervene diplomatically by contacting both the French Embassy in Washington D.C. and the U.S. Secretary of State. The broadside documents contemporary awareness of mass deportations and forced labor policies under the Pétain regime describing plans to remove large numbers of refugees-including veterans of the Spanish Civil War members of the International Brigades and political exiles from across Europe-to labor camps connected to the Trans-Saharan Railroad. The text situates these actions within broader patterns of repression highlighting the targeting of anti-fascist populations and the international composition of those affected. As such the document provides primary-source evidence of early wartime advocacy efforts in the United States responding to refugee persecution and authoritarian policies in Vichy-controlled territories.<br /> <br /> Single-page printed broadside. New York: Emergency Committee to Stop Deportations to the Sahara Desert 1941. Measuring approximately 10.25 x 8 inches. Printed in black text within a ruled border on brown paper. The text consists of a headline explanatory statement and direct appeal for public action including instructions to contact diplomatic officials.<br /> <br /> Light wear consistent with age; text clear and legible; overall very good condition. A scarce wartime advocacy document reflecting early American engagement with the European refugee crisis under Vichy rule. unknown
194229163Australia 1942. Very good condition. World War II propaganda leaflet dropped on the Island of Timor part of Southeast Asia and north of Australia.<br /> Pamphlet in English is entitled "Portuguese Leaflet PG11.<br /> Timorese! This warning comes from your Australian and American Friends. The Japanese are our enemies and we will fight and pursue them until they are killed. They have been driven from New Guinea and they will be thrown out of Timor. Remember - our fast flying planes cannot distinguish friend from foe. Heed our warning. If you do not stay away from the Japanese you may be killed."<br /> <br /> One copy in English one copy in Portuguese. <br /> English copy: salmon paper 5 1/2 x 3 3/4" folded corner chip with loss not affecting text. Portuguese copy: cream paper 5 1/2 x 5 3/4" black text vgc. unknown
195553657Berlin: Verlag Junge Welt 1955. First edition. Loose leaf. Very good condition. Elephant Folio 18 x 25". 8pp 1 42 plates. Original marine blue faux leather portfolio with gilt lettering on cover. <br /> <br /> Complete set of this extraordinary publication on the history of the German workers youth movement from its founding in 1904 to October of 1954. Founded in Mannheim as the "Union of Young Workers" in 1904 the organization merged with other youth organizations over time changed its name several times e.g "Center for the Working Youth" at the SPD party convention in 1908 and triggered after the outbreak of W.W.I and with the help of Karl Liebknecht an opposition youth organization the Youth Education Association and became active internationally.<br /> <br /> This propaganda tool consists of forty-two numbered plates with modern graphic design in variant colors is illustrated with b/w photographs artwork and drawing four in color maps documents newspaper articles and charts produced to entice its use as a wall newspaper or exhibition. It was issued in East Germany during the reign of the Communist Government of East Germany. Not surprisingly the revolutionary elements and history of the organization is highlighted presenting an overview of the development of the revolutionary youth movement in Germany throughout the world wars the Weimar Republic Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic stressing an anti-capitalist and antifascist view.<br /> <br /> Enclosed eight-page "Methodical Instructions" for the forty-two plates of visual covering the design and preparations of an exhibition and one paragraph designated to preparations for the exhibition guides. Furthermore it highlights the main objectives of the project and proposes ways to use the material in public schools including details for the correct pedagogical use of the material. Four pages of the pamphlet are reserved for an exhaustive table on the history of the workers youth movement. One copy at Berlin Staatsbibliothek KVK. Text in German. Visual aid lightly browned. Scarce complete edition in very good condition. Verlag Junge Welt unknown
