Search Results: World War II from Charles Agvent

Cambridge & New York: The University Press and The Macmillan Company, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Small ink mark to front endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Pictorial cloth with matching dustwrapper; 32 pages. Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

Cambridge: University Press, 1942. First British Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Printed wraps; 24 pages plus covers. Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner inscription from 1948 on the blank recto of the limitation page. Near Fine in original acetate which has some foxing and short tears and a Near Fine slipcase with a little wear to the outside edges. First Edition preceding the trade edition. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Copy #89 of 1426 deluxe numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the facsimile page of the D-Day Order to send the troops to storm the beaches of Normandy, which begins: "You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you."

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in original acetate and a Near Fine slipcase. First Edition preceding the trade edition. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Copy #330 of 1426 deluxe numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the facsimile page of the D-Day Order to send the troops to storm the beaches of Normandy, which begins: "You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you."

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine darkened on the lower third and rubbed though the lettering is still clear; contents Fine. Overall Very Good, lacking the slipcase. First Edition preceding the trade edition. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Copy #1016 of 1426 deluxe numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the facsimile page of the D-Day Order to send the troops to storm the beaches of Normandy, which begins: "You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you."

Beverly Hills, 9 September 1941. Letter. Rust stain from a paperclip in the upper left corner not affecting any text. Near Fine. A letter on Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation stationery to Franklin D. Roosevelt's son, Captain James Roosevelt, in his capacity as secretary to his father in the White House, SIGNED "Darryl." Zanuck writes about the Congressional investigation of the Hollywood film industry's role in trying to bring the United States into World War II by inserting pro-British and pro-interventionist messages in its films, an investigation that had begun the very day of this letter. Much to the surprise of many, Wendell Willkie, who had lost to Roosevelt in the last presidential election, was hired by Hollywood as special counsel to defend against the isolationists before the subcommittee, headed by Senator D. Worth Clark. Zanuck would testify at great length but not for a couple of weeks after writing this letter. The hearings were postponed indefinitely on October 9 due to the… Read More

[1946?]. First Edition. Poster. Very light soiling. About Fine. A 15" x 19-1/2" poster in color, apparently produced in 1946 when the U.S. military was trying to enforce a policy of non-fraternization in the occupation zones between the troops and European women. It depicts a sullen soldier sitting on his bunk in uniform above the title of the poster and the caption "Prophylaxis Prevents Venereal Disease!" In the lower left corner in small letters: "VDgraphic--76."

New York: Free World, Inc., [1943]. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Printed stapled wraps (3-5/8" x 7-1/8"); 16 pages not including covers. First Separate Printing of an article from the October 1943 issue of FREE WORLD. Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.