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Collier’s: “The Man Who Saved Paris”
-Magazine Article-
The third in a series of six Churchill articles about the First World War, conceived originally under the rubric: “Crucial Crises in the War.” This was the first appearance for…
SIR HARRY VANE
His Life and Times (1613-1662)
Emissary of Charles I, second Governor of Massachusetts, joined Cromwell as a leading figure in the English Civil War, executed in 1662 by Charles II. A very good copy, corners…
SELECTED WORKS OF MAO TSE-TUNG
Volume I
English translation, covering the First and Second Revolutionary Wars and the Japanese War. A very good copy, covers a bit soiled & worn, 2 price tags removed from front cover….
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…
GENERAL A.P. HILL
The Story of a Confederate Warrior
This is a very good copy of the Second Printing in an unclipped dust jacket. Hill was one of the least known Confederate generals yet one of the most important…
SECRET SESSION SPEECHES
-Signed Presentation First English Edition Inscribed to Churchill's Personal Secretary-
…fine. LETTICE MARSTON was one of the Churchill secretaries who took down his war memoirs as he dictated them. She also organized and accompanied Churchill on several of his post-war…
ONE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE STATE FENCIBLES
…of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War and Spanish-American War. A very good copy, some wear to corners, upper edge of front cover slightly dented, rear cover scuffed, scraped & redyed…
THE TANGLED WEB
…allied information. One of the greatest German successes of World War II, and an incredible failure on the part of the Allies, Lauwers attempts to inform the British of his…
POLITISCHE DOKUMENTE VON A. VON TIRPITZ: Der Aufbau der Deutschen Weltmacht
Political documents of the architect of German naval power in World War I. A very good copy, corners a bit frayed, hinges split, brief inscription on front free endpaper, stamp…
TOBACCO CARD: “Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP”
World War I-era tobacco card, Number 6 of 50 manufactured for Scissors Cigarettes’ “Britain’s Defenders” series. Issued in 1915, before Churchill’s resignation as First Lord of the Admiralty, the card…
AEROLOGY: Navy Training Courses, Edition of 1944
World War II U.S. Navy training for the Aerologist’s Mate; what is today called meteorology. A very good set, covers a bit rubbed, some edge wear, volume 2 spine mostly…
TOBACCO CARD: “The Right Hon. Winston Churchill”
World War I-era tobacco card, Number 3 of 50 manufactured in Australia for W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd.s’ “Britain’s Defenders” series. The bust-length photograph is credited to “Bassano.” Issued in…