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THE GREATEST GENERATION SPEAKS
“Tom Brokaw goes out into America, to tell through the stories of individual men and women the story of a generation who came of age during the Great Depression and…
SELECTIVE SERVICE IN WARTIME
Second Report of the Director of Selective Service: 1941-42
Second of four reports for WWII; includes sections on War Production, Conscientious Objectors, Enforcement, Great Britain, among others. A very good copy, pages slightly browned, contents otherwise fine, light shelf…
SET THE PEOPLE FREE
A Broadcast Talk by the Rt. Hon. WINSTON CHURCHILL, 14th February, 1948
“We are working ever more closely with the United States and we are all trying our best to create a United Europe in which Great Britain will play her part.””…
NEHRU
A Political Life
…attitude to Churchill, which in the end proved a friendship between WSC and Nehru. A thoughtful and balanced biography of another great Harrovian. A very good copy, in dust jacket….
AIRCRAFT IN PROFILE
Vol. 1: Profile Nos. 1-24
…111H, Fiat C.R.42, Spad XIII C.1, Hawker Fury I, B-24J, F-86A, Bristol Fighter, Fiat C.R.32, Me Bf 110 & Hurricane IIC. One of the all time great quick references for…
THE CHURCHILL FACTOR: How One Man Made History
-Signed First American Edition-
The former Prime Minister of Great Britain examines Churchill’s enduring hold on the public imagination, and the author’s own identification with him. This mint copy of the First American edition…
CHUCK STEWART’S JAZZ FILES
One of the great jazz photographers, who in particular captured John Coltrane in images that define how Coltrane is remembered today. This is a very good copy, SIGNED in ink…
BETWEEN-THE-WARS VINTAGE PROMOTIONAL POSTCARD of Winston Churchill
This handsome promotional postcard was sent out by News of the World newspapers to tout one of Winston Churchill’s many quick journalistic money-makers during this period; retelling great story books…
THE YOUNG CHURCHILL
The Early Years of Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill’s formative years, as re-examined by his granddaughter utilizing a great deal of never-before published material from family archives. This is a mint copy of the First American edition,…
THE WORLD OF EARL HINES
A wide-ranging, richly illustrated oral history of the great pianist’s career, one in a notable series assembled by this eminent jazz critic and journalist. This is a very good copy…
GOOD MORNING BLUES
The Autobiography of Count Basie
A great American saga told as only Basie could tell it; plain and simple. This is a very good copy of the First American edition in an unclipped dust jacket…
VINTAGE POSTCARD of “THE SIEGE OF SIDNEY STREET”
“East End Siege - Guards lying prone on ground firing at assasins”
…wrote to the Prime Minister,“ than spend good British lives in rescuing those ferocious rascals.” “The Siege of Sidney Street” became a titanic media event in Great Britain. Postcards of…