J.M. Wilson’s Copy
Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph
London: Jonathan Cape, [1935]. First published edition, no. 185 of 750 DELUXE COPIES. J.M. Wilson’s Copy. Lawrence’s superb... Read More about Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph
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Raemaeker's Cartoon History of the War.
New York: Century, 1919. Read More about Raemaeker's Cartoon History of the War
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Le Bon Français.
Paris: Devamber, 43 bould. Malesherbes, nd [1918]. Plates are: Le Bon Français Cultive la Terre, Le Bon Français Travaille pour nos soldats, Le Bon Français Se Bat pour son Pays, Le Bon Français Assure la Reprise des Affaires, Le Bon Français Souscrit à l"Emprunt et Echange son Or contre des..... Read More about Le Bon Français
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Quatre Canon françois. Mis en Images par Guy Arnoux.
Paris: Devamber, 43 boulevard Malesherbes, nd [1918]. Plates are: Les Bleuets, Les Cadets, Les Marie-Louise, Les Tapins. EACH IS SIGNED BY ARNOUX in the lower right. Read More about Quatre Canon françois. Mis en Images par Guy Arnoux
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GROTON SCHOOL
2 Photograph Albums of Gordon Auchincloss including images from his years at the Groton School and Yale University.
1917- 1936. GROTON SCHOOL. A photographic chronicle of the first two decades in the life of Gordon Auchincloss from infancy to college. Highlights include the Groton School 50th Anniversary, June, 1934 with Fraklin D. Roosevelt pictured seated in the center of the porch, the Groton Football team of which Gordon..... Read More about 2 Photograph Albums of Gordon Auchincloss including images from his years at the Groton School...
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The Propaganda Ministry in World War I
Lord Raingo.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1926. First American edition. The Propaganda Ministry in World War I. Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) began writing full-time in 1900 after publishing his first novel, A Man from the North, in 1898. He was unashamed of the fact that he wrote novels for money, rather..... Read More about Lord Raingo
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Discours prononcé à la Distribution des Prix du Lycée Hoche, à Versailles, le 3 Octobre 1918 par M. le Général...
Versailles: Imprimerie J. Aubert et Cie, 1918. Rare. Address delivered to the students of the prestigious Lycée Hoche by Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, on the eve of the Allied victory. Bliss (1853-1930), U.S.M.A. class of 1875, was named Army Chief of Staff in 1916 and oversaw the transformation of the..... Read More about Discours prononcé à la Distribution des Prix du Lycée Hoche, à Versailles, le 3 Octobre 1918...
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'The Same Pleasure and Advantages as the British'
Typed letter signed Lady Marie Willingdon ("Marie Willingdon") to the Rajsaheb ("Your Highness"), requesting "books, plays or magazines you can...
Bombay [India]: March 1918. 'The Same Pleasure and Advantages as the British'. A British Raj era letter, written by the Marchioness of Willingdon, while in India with her husband, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, who was serving as Governor of Bombay. Lady Willingdon organized the Bombay Presidency War and..... Read More about Typed letter signed Lady Marie Willingdon ("Marie Willingdon") to the Rajsaheb...
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‘But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold’
1914 and Other Poems.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson [Printed at the Complete Press, West Norwood], 1915. First edition of the poet's posthumous second book. ‘But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold’. Handsome copy of this landmark book of verse. Read More about 1914 and Other Poems
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Poems.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, 1911. First edition. Fine copy of the first edition of Rupert Brooke's rare first book of poetry, one of only 500 copies printed, published when the poet was just 23. Read More about Poems
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Poems.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, 1911. First edition. Poems was Brooke's first collection; his previous poetry having been written for school competitions and printed solely for private distribution. Brooke developed a fatal case of blood poisoning from an insect bite while anchored off Skyros; he died on 23 April 1915..... Read More about Poems
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Inscribed To Senator Lodge
De Panama à Verdun. Mes Combats pour la France.
Paris: Librairie Plon, (1937). First edition. Inscribed To Senator Lodge. Inscribed by the author in 1938 to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Bunau-Varilla, 1859-1940, French engineer, prominent in the Panama Canal controversy. An engineer after 1884 in the original French company for building the canal, he was chief engineer before the company..... Read More about De Panama à Verdun. Mes Combats pour la France
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Paths of Glory.
New York: Viking Press, 1935. First edition. One of the great anti-war novels to come out of the First World War and the basis for the film by Stanley Kubrick starring Kirk Douglas and Adolphe Menjou. Read More about Paths of Glory
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Archangel: The American War With Russia. By a Chronicler.
Chicago: A.G. McClurg & Co, 1924. First Edition. About the American campaign into Russia. Read More about Archangel: The American War With Russia. By a Chronicler
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Traité entre les Principales Poussances Alliés et Associées et la Tchéco-Slovaquie signé à Saint-Germain-en-Laye le 10 Septembre 1919.
[Paris: 1919]. The Czechoslavakian treaty of 1919 establishing boundaries following the war. Read More about Traité entre les Principales Poussances Alliés et Associées et la Tchéco-Slovaquie signé à...
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A Journal of the Great War.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1921]. First edition. Inscribed , 'For my friend Clarence Dillon from Charles Dawes." Read More about A Journal of the Great War
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Autograph Letter, signed (“Glubb”), discussing his writing, and conveying a carbon typescript, “The Diary Chapter I. Zillebeke” and photograph, to...
Mayfield Sussex: 23rd Sept. 1979. Typescript published in: Into Battle. A Soldier's Diary of the Great War (Cassell, 1978). Nice late letter in a bold hand from Glubb Pasha, Sir John Bagot Glubb (1897-1986), who served with distinction in France in the first world war, and was thrice wounded. Glubb’s..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed (“Glubb”), discussing his writing, and conveying a carbon...
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Armenia and the War: An Armenian's Point of View with an Appeal to Britain and the Coming Peace Conference. With...
New York: George H. Doran Co, [1917]. First Edition. Read More about Armenia and the War: An Armenian's Point of View with an Appeal to Britain and the Coming Peace...
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The Song of the Soldiers. Reprinted from the "Times" of the 9th September, 1914.
Hove: [by E. Williams], 1915. First Trade edition, first issue, with a comma after "9th September" on the front page. Read More about The Song of the Soldiers. Reprinted from the "Times" of the 9th September, 1914
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The Great Events of the Great War.
The National Alumni, [1920]. This set done for L. Gordon Hamersley, First Lieutenant 6th Filed Artillery First Division U.S. Army. Signed by the Registrar and J.W. davison, President War Board, N.A.A. Contains in Volume 1: How the Great War Arose; Volume 2:A.D. 1914; Vol. 3: A.D. 1915; Vol.4: A.D. 1916;..... Read More about The Great Events of the Great War
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The Intimate Papers of Colonel House Arranged as a Narrative by Charles Seymour. Volume 1: Behind the Political Curtain, 1912-1915...
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. First edition, # of 750 copies. Texan who became adviser to Woodrow Wilson and was his chief negotiator in Europe during the negotiations for peace (1917–1919). Read More about The Intimate Papers of Colonel House Arranged as a Narrative by Charles Seymour. Volume 1: Behind...
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The Intimate Papers of Colonel House. arranged as a Narrative by Charles Seymour.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. First edition, #522 of 750 signed by House and Seymour. Read More about The Intimate Papers of Colonel House. arranged as a Narrative by Charles Seymour
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Group of 15 photo postcards showing the Independent Patriotic Women's Division.
1916. A group of photo postcards showing a gathering of the Independent Patriotic Women's Division, which formed as part of the large national civic "preparedness" movement that arose in the early years of World War I. Images include a view of the division's tents pitched in a field, numerous group..... Read More about Group of 15 photo postcards showing the Independent Patriotic Women's Division
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Archduke Franz-Ferdinand - Big Game Hunting in India 1893
Photographs of the Indian Tour of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, January to March 1893.
1893. Archduke Franz-Ferdinand - Big Game Hunting in India 1893. Group of 193 original albumen print photographs documenting the Indian portion of the world tour of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914). This official voyage of the Archduke, lasting from December 1892 to October 1893, had explicit diplomatic, ethnographic, and scientific..... Read More about Photographs of the Indian Tour of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, January to March 1893
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America Entangled. The Secret Plotting of German spies in the United States and the inside story of the sinking of...
New York: A.C. Laut, [1917]. First edition. The inside front wrapper prints a letter from TR congratulating the author on his work. Read More about America Entangled. The Secret Plotting of German spies in the United States and the inside story...
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King Albert's Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughtout the World. [Introduction...
[London]: The Daily Telegraph in conjunction with The Daily Sketch, The Glasgow Herald & Hodder and Stoughton, [1914]. First edition. Read More about King Albert's Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women...
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