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1 (African-American)
Alan M. OSUR
Blacks in the Army Air Forces During World War II:
The Problems of Race Relations
Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History (1977)
$300
First edition. Octavo. 227, [1]pp. Illustrated. Printed wrap-
pers. Wrinkling on the wrappers from the homemade book-
plate of General Ira C. Eaker, one inside of each wrap, thus
good or a little better. Inscribed by the author to Eaker: “May
9, 1977. General Eaker, Thanks for your help in making this
book possible, Alan M. Osur.” Eaker’s bookplate is an oak tag
slip with his printed name. Eaker, a white Lt. General is men-
tioned many times in the text, and is pictured inspecting an
all-black fighter squadron in the Mediterranean with then Lt.
Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Eaker had a very distinguished career and by the end of the War was named Dep-
uty Commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces. He received his fourth star after his retirement. [BTC#420880]

(African-American)
2
The Men of Trespass Blue King
Co. K: Our Story [cover title]: 69 K. 271st Infantry
[Wolfhagen, Bez. Kassel, Germany]: Company K, 271st Infantry / [Wolfhager Kreisbl] July, 1945
$850
First edition. Thin quarto. 71pp. Illustrated.
Map endpapers. Quarter canvas with printed
paper over boards. Considerable dampstains
on the boards, good or better, internally near
fine. Detailed account of a very active rifle
company that was part of the Fighting 69th
Division. The 5th Platoon, known as “J Pla-
toon,” was one of the first all African-Ameri-
can combat rifle units to serve in the War, and
a very combat-active one at that. According
to the text: “…every man in the Platoon, in-
cluding those that didn’t make it, got at least
one kill… .” Includes a roster of each man in
the Company with brief biographical details,
many of the soldiers in the Platoon (and the
Company) were killed or wounded. The sec-
tion on J Platoon is by John Teare. OCLC locates three copies, and only one in the U.S. [BTC#387871]
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3 (African-American)
Private WILLIAMS
[Scrapbook]: African-American Navy Seaman in
World War II
Virginia, Italy: 1944
$1400
Oblong small quarto. Measuring 11" x 9½". String-tied black leather
over stiff paper boards with “United States Navy” stamped in gilt on the
front board. Contains seven photographs, 20 letters, and various ephem-
era with some captions. Good only with worn edges, tears, and rubbing,
with internal contents very good.
A Navy log book converted into a scrapbook by an African-American
soldier, Private Williams, while serving during World War II in 1944. The
first 10 pages feature postcards from Italy where he was stationed for a
time. These are affixed to pages in the log book, some on the blank side
with others over top of notes and mimeographs. Following this are letters
from friends written to Thomas while he was overseas. Many of the letters
come from Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Virginia including one from the school’s chaplain. One of his friends writes, “The states
are fine, but it is my desire to join you. I feel so small and I think you are so large, knowing that you are doing your part and I am merely setting in the
grand stand watching the fights go on. Yet I have been told that in the next two months we will also join the brave heroes across the seas. But you know
‘Uncle Sam’ as well as I do and he may change on the spirit of the moment.” Another classmate reiterates this sentiment writing, “I’ve been in now over
six months. I guess that’s nothing compared to you. But it’s long enough for me over here. I want overseas duty. But it seems the guys who want that
duty will never get it. I’ve even volunteered and that’s not good. I guess you think I’m a fool.” Additionally included are pamphlets, sheet music, holiday
cards, and photographs. Many of the pamphlets are religious in nature including one that reads, “Worthwhile Ways of Reading the Bible.” There is
a copy of The Hampton Bulletin from December, 1943. Also included are 20 souvenir images of the ruins of Pompeii and a “Soldier’s Individual Pay
Record.” The final half of the album is made up of Strength Records pages without scrapbook details.
An interesting collection detailing an African-American’s tour of duty during the Second World War housed in an unusual album. [BTC#416570]
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4 Lewis M. ANDREWS
[Book Research Archive]: “Tempest, Fire & Foe"
(1939-2000)
$4500
An original leather suitcase containing a scrapbook, photographs, After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1939, Andrews traveled
and documents belonging to Lewis M. Andrews, Jr., a U.S. Navy Lt. around the world in several freighters “as the Polish crises was building,”
Commander during the Second World War, and the author of Tempest, and joined the Navy in the spring of 1940, convinced that the U.S. would
Fire & Foe: Destroyer Escorts in World War II and the Men Who Manned soon be drawn into the war: “I had best create my own billet rather than
Them, an important history of destroyer-escort ships and their role during having it created for me.” This he did, becoming an ensign on a mine-
the war, published in 1999. Most of the photographs and related material sweeper, taking command of a subchaser in 1942, and then serving as ex-
in the archive were used by Andrews, during the eight year period it ecutive officer of the Canadian-built corvette, the USS Might (with seven
took for him to research and write the book. It includes over 60 wartime officers and 100 men). He was sent to protect convoys from Key West to
photographs and several later snapshots of Andrews at reunions with fellow Trinidad and Guantanamo, and New York to Guantanamo, encountering
crew members, along with over 25 halftone negatives and a few strips of much German U-boat activity: “our division never lost a ship.” The high
35mm negatives. point of his career came when he took command of the destroyer-escort
USS Sims in 1943: “a beautiful fighting ship” (with 11 officers and 200
The scrapbook contains 15 letters from U.S. Navy admirals and sailors who
men), and was sent to protect convoys from New York to Northern Ire-
served on destroyer escorts, including one ALS from Rear Admiral Sheldon
land: “one DE in our division, the USS Donnell, was hit by an acoustic
H. Kinney (credited with sinking three German U-boats and disabling a
torpedo while going in on the attack … another time, we participated in
fourth): “Dear Lew: Tempest, Fire & Foe is a magnificent piece of work.
search and attack on a U-boat after it torpedoed the tanker Seakay in the
And what work it must have been! Bravo Zulu, Sheldon.” Among the
convoy.” In late 1944 he was transferred to Norfolk to serve as executive
documents are Andrews Navy Service Record (consisting of original signed
officer of the largest antisubmarine operation on the East Coast of the
documents and facsimile copies), original papers belonging to his German-
U.S., dubbed the “merry-go-round.”
born wife (Helga) dating from 1939-1942, and several clippings of his
wartime articles published in The New York Times and other magazines. After the war Andrews took over the family business (New York-based
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American Map Company), and later founded a smaller company U.S. Navy sailors who served on destroyer escorts during the war, and
in Florida (Busimaps of Pinellas Park). He wrote the book after his from retired U.S. Navy Admirals and others. Included is a TLS from
retirement from business: “many years before, I had started to do a book Admiral Jay L. Johnson (Chief of Naval Operations), and an ALS from
on destroyer-escorts but I found that I couldn’t run a company and write Rear Admiral Sheldon H. Kinney.
a book at the same time … I returned to the book in 1991 … [it] took
Among the documents and ephemera are medals awarded to Andrews,
eight years to complete … thus was born Tempest, Fire & Foe. I believe
invitations and programs (formal dinners, award ceremonies, etc.), and
that I have created the first comprehensive story of destroyer-escorts and
newspaper and magazine articles.
their derivatives, such as the fast transports.”
II. Suitcase
A small but compelling archive of Andrews’ research photographs and
related memorabilia. Highlights of material housed in the Scrapbook and A portable leather vertical case file containing photographs, articles, and
the Suitcase follows: other research documents for Tempest, Fire & Foe. Included are over 50
black & white wartime photographs: most are 8" x 10" prints housed in
I. Scrapbook
double-sided plastic sleeves marked with page numbers in the book. These
Quarto. Commercial three-ring binder (“Navy Memorabilia” on front include images of U.S. warships, officers, and crewmembers; images of U.S.
cover), with 35 double-sided plastic sleeves, each with a black paper warships and German U-Boats under attack and/or engaged in combat
divider. The sleeves contain black & white and color photographs, letters, (along with US and German officers and crewman engaged in combat);
documents, and ephemera relating to Andrews’ wartime service (1940- images of German prisoners; and a few images of the wounded and killed.
1945), and the publication of Tempest, Fire and Foe (1999-2001). All of the photographs have captions by Andrews. Also included are several
strips of 35mm negatives (most with accompanying prints), and over 25
Among the black & white photographs are images of Andrews as
halftone negatives of various sizes.
Midshipman (1940-41), Captain of the Mockingbird (1942), taking
command of Subchaser 532 (1942-43), and as Lt. Commander (1945). Among the documents and ephemera is one file folder containing
Also included are wartime images of US warships, officers and seamen; Andrews’ U.S. Navy Officer Service Record, papers belonging to his
and color snapshots of Andrews and fellow veterans who served on the German-born wife Helga Biesenthal; a publisher’s dust jacket and related
USS Sims at a reunion (1999-2000). publicity material; and complete copies of The New York Times Magazine
with articles by Andrews. [BTC#400443]
There are about 15 letters to Andrews (dating from 1999-2001), from
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5 (Advertising)
[Trade Catalog]: Federal Match Sales Corporation
1940s
$950
Quarto. Spiral bound black paper boards with “Federal Match Sales Corporation” stamped in
gilt on the front board. Near fine with some toning. A catalog of 277 (missing three) World War
II matchbooks from the Universal Match Corporation along with two reference booklets for
Army, Navy, and Marine Corps insignias. The matchbooks are military specific, with N.C.O.
(Non-Commissioned Officers), Officer’s Club, and various Army, Navy, and Marine Corps
insignias. The matchbooks come in various designs and colors, some featuring gilt designs and
illustrations.
Some of the matchbooks are from various World War II-era aviation bases around the United
States. Many of the designs on the matchbooks are illustrations of airplanes, battleships, and
blimps with Aviation Cadet, Coast Artillery Corps, and Command Pilot insignias on them.
Several of them use the popular phrase coined in the 1940s, “Keep ‘em Flying!” with PT-19
Primary Trainer planes and twin engine propeller training planes. Each matchbook has specific
details and designs for each rank and are specific to individual bases and range anywhere from
art deco and monochrome to fully detailed designs with an array of vibrant colors.
Universal Match was founded in 1925 by A.H. and S.M. Rosenberg. After the war the company
continued to profit and was at its height of popularity in the 1960s-80s before it eventually
wound down and ceased manufacturing altogether.
This collection represents the beauty and designs of an industry that held the public’s attention
during World War II with vibrant illustrations and colors. [BTC#399694]
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6 (Army Transportation Corps)

[Scrapbook and Photo Album]: World War II
Transportation Corps
France, Germany, Belgium: 1945
$800
Oblong folio. Measuring 15" x 11½". String-tied cream-colored leather
over stiff paper boards with “Photographs” stamped in gilt on the front
board. Contains 123 sepia-toned or black and white silver gelatin
photographs measuring between 2" x 2½" and 4¾" x 7", with some
captions on the verso. Additionally included are cards, bank notes,
military papers, and stamps. Very good album with some detached pages,
chips, and tears with near fine photographs.
A scrapbook and photo album kept by an army sergeant from Pennsylvania
while serving with the Army Transportation Corps during World War II.
He enlisted in 1944 and was eventually sent overseas in 1945, with the
opening pages showing a certificate of his return to the United States
in 1946 on the USAT Wooster Victory from Belgium. The page includes
French Francs, an assignment card, a Belgium napkin, an Easter card from
his father, and stamps from Belgium. The photos begin in France and show the sergeant visiting various landmarks around Paris including one with
his company in front of the Eiffel Tower. He is also photographed with fellow soldiers, at their barracks, on transportation trains, and posed by vehicles
including tanks. Other photos have the sergeant walking around the ruins of France and later Germany showing the remnants of buildings and
landmarks destroyed by the war and by rows of crosses marking a grave site. Also featured throughout are local people and Catholic parade through a
Belgium town.
A modest and interesting collection of photos detailing the final years of World War II. [BTC#415490]
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7 (Army)
First United States Army: Report of Operations, 20 October 1943 - 1 August 1944: [Six Volumes]
[1944]
$1000
First edition. Folios. Six volumes (of seven), the annex volumes for this original glassine dustwrapper adhere to three volumes, some damping at the
period, complete (lacking Volume One which covers primary operations edges of several, and some spine ends a little worn, but a good solid set of the
for the period): 236, (1); 243, (4); 279, (2); 280, (4); 297, (1); 245, (1) annex volumes for the First Army report. This portion of the First Army’s
pp. Illustrated from photographs, many folding maps, charts, and tables record of service in World War II begins after its arrival in Bristol, England,
for each volume, endpaper maps of northern France. Each volume bears and covers preparations for D-Day, the June 6 1944 assault, and the drive
the ownership label of Maj. Fred J. Meyer who in 1955 was attached to the across France to Paris in August 1944, at which time its commander, General
Historical Division of the Army, stationed in Karlsruhe, West Germany. Omar Bradley, was promoted to command the 12th Army Group, being
Gilt-stamped blue cloth, “unclassified” labels pasted over the gilt-stamped replaced by Lt. General Courtney Hodges. Two later compilations were
“secret” on each front cover. Manuscript reclassifications on preliminary issued that cover the army’s activities from 1 August 1944 - 22 February
pages of each volume and with a “surplus” stamp for each. Portions of an 1945 and 23 February - 8 May 1945. [BTC#359489]
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8 (Art)
Scott JOHNSTON
[Original Art]: Six Large Military Themed Animal Paintings
[Circa 1940s]
$4500
Six original paintings, each measuring 17" x 25". Gouache on artist boards. Near fine with some toning to the edges of a couple of paintings and tape
remnants on the rear of each, but each image is still exceptionally fresh and vivid. The six images depict various animals – squirrel, owl, lion, dog, bear,
and rooster – all with military hats and one with a complete uniform (except for pants). Several of the paintings appear to reinforce wartime ideals of
conservation (squirrel storing nuts), education (the owl reading), and military service (the lion sitting on a pile of money with the various bills labeled
“Security,” “Leadership,” “Welfare,” “Prestige,” and so on). The rear of two paintings have the fading stamp of the Simmons-Beal Agency that was
located at 3 E. 40th Street in New York City from the 1930-1990s. We could find no specific information on the artist aside from references to several
children’s books he may have illustrated during the 1950s. While his background is unclear to us, his artistic skills are apparent. An amusing and clever
collection of mid-century propaganda paintings promoting attractive American virtues in support of the military. [BTC#335423]
9 (Art)
John Franklin WHITMAN, Jr.
[Original Art]: A Collection of four Original Paintings for the American Red Cross War Fund in World War II,
1943-44
[Washington, D.C.]: (1943-44)
$6000
A collection of four original gouache paintings on artist board designed Also included are two photographs (6¾" x 5") of Whitman at work
and painted by J. Franklin Whitman for the American Red Cross War painting a GI. One is inscribed: “The Artist as an Old Man! / Franklin,
Fund, together with two gelatin silver photographs of Whitman, both December, 1944”; the other has a lengthy manuscript note: “Goodman
of which are inscribed and signed by him on the versos. The image size says of this painting that I painted an idealized version of myself as a young
of the paintings range from 10½" x 14½" to 22" x 29". All are signed by soldier in modern uniform. Perhaps. But if so it is certainly idealized, of
Whitman at the bottom corner of the image. that, my best friends, who remember me as a young soldier, would be
vociferously insistent. / Franklin, December 1944.” An accompanying
A group of four powerful poster images of American Red Cross workers,
photostatic copy of a two-page South Carolina State document identifies
issued as part of the Red Cross’s ongoing fundraising campaign during
one “Sgt. Norman H. Gaillard of Williamstown” as the person pictured
the last two years of the war. Franklin Roosevelt called it the “greatest
on the American Red Cross War Fund Posters: “J. Franklin Whitman
single crusade of mercy in all of history.” The four paintings feature a
… who designed and painted the original posters … said in reference to
female officer of the Red Cross Motor Corps; a portrait of female and
[Gaillard] … “he is young, gay, and idealistic, but the lines of his face are
male officer with the Military Welfare Service; a GI advancing in battle
hard and lean. He has the stamina that he can take it or dish it out.”
with a Red Cross CIO officer standing behind him; and a U.S. Army
medic administering a blood IV to a wounded soldier inside a bombed- An historically important and compelling suite of paintings dating from
out church. The first three paintings were published in 1943-44 (one has a the peak of Red Cross wartime activity: by the time World War II ended in
War Department ink stamp dated Oct. 5, 1943); the painting of the Army 1945, the American public had contributed over $784 million in support
medic, likely intended for the Red Cross’s Blood Donor Program, appears of the American Red Cross.
not to have been published.
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A detailed list of each work follows:

1. [“Volunteer for Red Cross Motor Corps”]. Gouache painting (17¾" x
21½") on board (22" x 28½"). Ink stamp on bottom margin: “Released
for publication … Oct. 5, 1943, War Department.” Dry glue staining
to the margins from a mat frame (removed), light craquelure, very good.
Depicts a female officer of the Red Cross Motor Corps seated in jeep,
flanked on either side by an U.S. Air Force pilot and officer. The printed
poster declares underneath the image: “Volunteer for Red Cross Motor
Corps.”
2. [“In Camp … And Overseas, Red Cross Workers Serve Our Fighting
Forces”]. Gouache painting (14" x 14¾") on board (16½" x 18½").
Dry glue staining to the margins from a mat frame (removed), some
craquelure, about very good. Portrait of two A.R.C. officers (one
woman and man) of the Military Welfare Service. The printed poster
reads underneath the image: “In Camp … And Overseas, Red Cross
Workers Serve Our Fighting Forces.”
3. [“Support the Red Cross / National CIO War Relief Committee”].
Gouache painting (20" x 24") on board (22" x 29"). A few manuscript
measurements and ink stamp on bottom margin: “Master Copy” dated
and initialed in manuscript (12/2/44). Modest rubbing and some
staining to the margins, very good. Depicts a GI advancing in battle
with an A.R.C. CIO officer standing behind him. The printed poster
reads underneath the image: “Support the Red Cross / National CIO
War Relief Committee.”
4. [Army Medic]. Gouache painting on board (10½" x 14½"). Taped at
the back onto a mat frame (14" x 19"). Modest soiling and a bump to
the mat frame, near fine. Depicts a U.S. Army medic administering a
blood IV to a wounded soldier in front of an altar inside a bombed-out
church. (Not published?). [BTC#414880]
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10 Aviation
[Scrapbook]: World War II Air Force Pilot and POW Album
Oregon, Texas: 1943-1945
$2100
Oblong folio. Measuring 15" x 12". String-tied black cloth over paper
boards with “The Ideal Scrapbook” stamped in gilt on the front board.
Contents include 193 letters and 35 black and white or sepia toned
gelatin silver photographs measuring between 2" x 2½" and 6" x 10",
with captions. Also present are 16 newspaper clippings, three pictorial
postcards, and assorted ephemera. Photo album is good only with
detached pages, spotting, and tears; photos and letters near fine; with light
wear and some tears.
A scrapbook kept by a pilot and his mother while he was serving with the
8th Air Force during World War II between 1943 and 1945. He wrote
to his mother often from basic training and through to his deployment
overseas. Originally from Oregon, he joined the war effort in 1943 and
attended the San Antonio Aviation Cadet training center where he took
classes and underwent exams. An official letter dated January 29, 1943
states that he was given his classification as pilot and began his preflight
training which took about nine weeks.
By May 1943 he was moved to Corsicana Field in Texas to begin his
flight courses and in June writes home to say: “I got great news for you
today. We just got in from the flying line and guess what, I soloed today.”
After completing flying school he is shipped to Enid, Oklahoma for basic
training and by the end of August is promoted to Cadet Colonel. After
time at Foster Field in Victoria, Texas for advance training he writes to
discuss the planes he’s flown: “Flew the P-40 again today for an hour and
it is getting to be more and more fun. … It is so much more powerful and
faster than an AT-6, but of course no two types of planes will fly alike.”
parently under control, for an attempted forced landing. As he neared the
He finally graduates as a lieutenant from the Army Air Field in Galveston, ground, his right wing struck a tree, the ship was broke up and burned.
Texas in June 1944 and by the end of the same month is stationed at an Circling aircraft could see no signs of life.”
airfield in England where he pilots both a P-47 and P-51 for the 8th Air
Force. Then the letters suddenly stop. Later it is discovered that the lieutenant was taken prisoner after his crash,
eventually being liberated from a prison camp in April of 1945. According
An enclosed report from January of 1945, describes that while on a mis- to a newspaper clipping, his P-47 Thunderbolt was credited with dam-
sion in Germany his plane is shot down and he is declared missing in aging a Junkers 88 and he was awarded the air medal for meritorious
action. It reads: “While strafing in the vicinity of Bruehaal on January 15, achievement.
1945, [the] Lieut. was attacking a train…On the second pass while he was
firing, small arms fire was returned from the train. Black smoke and flame An extensive collection of letters, photographs, and ephemera documenting
appeared under the left side of the engine. … The plane went down, ap- a World War II pilot’s training and his tour of duty, including his capture
after a near fatal plane crash. [BTC#402970]
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11 (Aviation)
[Photo Album]: World War II U.S. Air Force Company
Wattisham, England: 1943
$1500
Octavo. Measuring 7" x 10". Brown cloth with gilt decorations. A collection of 89 black and white
photographs measuring 3½" x 5", with captions. A photo album of snapshots from the Royal Air Force
Station at Wattisham in 1943 while it was in being used by the U.S. Air Force during World War
II. Throughout the album soldiers are shown having inspections, during construction projects, and
socializing with live band entertainment. One photo dated September 29, 1943 of a group of officers
and women drinking tea, with some sitting on the floor, is captioned, “party in the officer’s mess at the
air drome - Wattisham, tea, by damn! Not enough chairs.” Another photo of three soldiers holding a
small bomb reads, “summer maneuvers incendiary bomb dropped by Jerry raiders.” An image of four
planes reads “forts [flying fortresses] heading for Germany,” followed by a photo of a bomber, a B24
liberator, dubbed the “Virgin Sturgeon” with a mermaid painted on the nose (which was shot down
shortly after this picture with only two crew members surviving). The company was then sent to
France, including Paris and the Lyon areas, and later to Belgium and Germany in 1944. A photo from
Belgrade shows a partially nude woman with a swastika painted on her stomach and her head shaved in
a crowd of people that’s captioned, “collaborator.” There are numerous photos of military vehicles and
planes, including the fighter bomber, Mustang P-51. The photos of Germany, many of which are taken
in Munich, show the ruined buildings at the end of the war.
An extensive collection of photographs depicting the Air Force’s involvement in the final years of
the war. [BTC#396432]
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12 (Aviation)
Phillip V. LIVINGSTON
[Photo Album]: Cal-Aero Academy
Ontario, California: 1941
$1400
Oblong small octavo. Spiral bound black paper wrappers with “Cal-
Aero Academy Ontario, California” stamped in gilt on the front cover.
Contains 43 black and white or sepia-toned silver gelatin photographs
measuring 4" x 6" with captions. Near fine album with some edgewear
with fine photographs. A souvenir photo album from the Cal-Aero
Academy in Ontario, California in 1941. The album opens with
a message from Philip V. Livingston which reads, “the inside story
of our nation’s defense program as portrayed by these photographs
of Cal-Aero Academy. Dedicated to all you men who ‘keep ‘em
flying’: Army Air Corps officers, instructors, mechanics, cadets, and
personnel.” Livingston is cited as the author and photographer of the
album which is copyrighted 1941. He follows his dedication page
with a short description of the academy itself. “In Southern California, a few miles east of Los Angeles…in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains
is situated Cal-Aero Academy.” This photo book was given as a gift by Livingston to a fellow cadet, Jack Mendell. He writes, “good luck in the future
and remember the school where you are doing your part in keepin ‘em flying. Yours, Phil Livingston.” Following this are 43 photographs Livingston
took at the academy with captions in the negative. They show men during their training, rows of airplanes, marching, doing chores, shots of aircraft in
flight, and two photos of African-American airmen. Also included are three photos taken at the academy of Abbot and Costello during the filming of
Keep’em Flying. A very nice album detailing a World War II-era flight training school. [BTC#421512]
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13 (Aviation)
William H. THOMAS
Bomber Pilot’s Manuscript Diary from the Pacific Theatre during World War II [with associated material]
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Standard Diary Company (1945)
$2500
Small octavo. Green cloth with Lt. Thomas’s diary tells a compelling
“The Standard Diary for Any Year” story. Thomas begins recording
stamped in gilt on front board. his Army Air Force life on January
Owner’s name inside front board, 10, 1945, commencing with his
dampstaining (on the boards only), departure from Muroc Air Force
internally very good or better. Base (now Edwards) in Southern
Diary of Lt. William H. Thomas, California where he had trained for
of the 865th Bomber Squadron nearly two years, to Hamilton Field
(H), 494th Bomber Group (H) near San Francisco to await overseas
between January 10 and June 10, orders. He reports that the war news
1945, while stationed both stateside is good: “Russians are storming
and in the Pacific in the closing forward to the gates of Germany, we
days of WWII. Approximately 150 pages are used, with some 22,000 are marching practically unopposed to the liberation of Manila and our
words in a neat and readable hand on lined diary leaves. Accompanied land and sea power is ranging at will over all the Pacific.” He mentions
by two additional pieces: 1. a pink silk scarf (9" x 9") embroidered with that when he joined the service in 1942, he thought it would be all over
a bomber insignia (wings with a propeller through the center) and the by 1945. He next heads to Seattle where he is issued a steel combat helmet
words “Mother / U.S.A.” and 2. a large printed directive (15" x 12½") and gas mask, to go with a .45 caliber automatic pistol which flying officers
from the Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence, Office of were issued. He mentions the funds he is having his sister save for him,
the Chief of Naval Operations entitled The Use of Cloth Survival Charts and looks forward to attending college at the Army’s expense. Thomas
in the Navigation of Rubber Rafts printed on silk, detailing instructions for and his crew arrive in Hawaii in February, where he celebrates his 21st
ditching, how to rig a drogue, and how to calculate for drift given wind birthday stationed on the island of Kauai, where he spends his leisure time
velocity and sea currents, with three tables and a sample map. swimming, horseback riding, and sliding down the dunes known as the
From context, it seems Thomas was from Massachusetts (probably “Barking Sands.” On February 26th, he receives orders to join the aerial
Cambridge), was Catholic and attended Boston College High School. search for the missing General Millard Fillmore Harmon: “We were to
 world war ii • 17

circle the field once, get into line of ships 10 abreast of each other and five it’s a bit hard to keep happy and contented.” He further comments on the
miles apart and head southwest, flying at a 500 foot altitude and carefully beauty of being a combat pilot: “They want you to have plenty of rest,
watching the ocean for any signs of a life raft or signals.” With no luck, not to worry about a thing and do what you feel like. I’m ideally suited
and after 14 hours of flying they return to base - Harmon’s plane and all for the life!”
aboard were never found.
On his third mission, however, he watches another of the B-24s in his
Thomas’s next assignment was on the small island of Anguarr in the Palau group explode in mid-air. He records the loss of a friend and fellow pilot
Islands, home of the 494th. He notes that he will probably be targeting and the damage to another friend’s plane. He flies some reconnaissance
Japanese-held islands in the Philippines, then move up to Okinawa for and mapping missions over some of the more remote islands, and records
the final push into China and Japan: “they are trying to make us the first the death of FDR. He begins to display the pressures of the War. Finally
B-24 Group to bomb the mainland of Japan (doubtful distinction).” on June 9, 1945, just before his group is about to depart for Okinawa,
On the island of Anguar he receives his first combat mission to count he stops recording his activities. He says that he flew a mission on a B-24
towards the 40 he will need in order to go home. He records several more on June 9th, and all was fine. The next day he watches the same plane
missions over Koror and Arakabesan, all of which wear him and his crew with a different crew taxi down the runway - it never got airborne and
to exhaustion. These missions are punctuated by drowsy inaction in the crashed into some trees at 120 mph, leaving dead and dying all over the
stultifying heat of the island where he practices his swimming and poker- field. Other than a final entry at the end of the book noting one friend
playing while awaiting the next mission. He gives an excellent picture of wounded, and another missing in action, the diary ends here.
the boredom and inactivity giving way to intense moments of terror: “As
A compelling record of a bomber pilot in the Pacific in the waning days of
a rule the squadron only averages about seven missions per month due to
the War. [BTC#400339]
weather or enemy action and as we have nothing to do between flights,

14 (Aviation)
A Preliminary List of U.S. Air Force Aces 1917-1953: USAF
Historical Study No. 73, January, 1962/[with] The Development of Air
Doctrine in the Army Air Arm, 1917-1941, USAF Historical Study No. 89,
September, 1955
USAF Historical Division Research Studies Institute, Air University 1955 / 1962
$1000
Two studies bradbound together in brown card covers. Quarto. 39pp.,
154pp. Modest wear, near fine. A list of Air Force Aces between 1917-1953
and a monograph which recounts the development of the air doctrine which
includes strategic and tactical concepts that emerged in World War I and
then developed beyond World War II. Scarce. [BTC#420297]
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Signed by Four Flying Aces, Including a Tuskegee Airman

15 (Aviation)
Raymond F. TOLIVER and Trevor J. CONSTABLE
Fighter Aces
New York: The Macmillan Company (1965)
$2500
First edition. Octavo. 354pp. Illustrated from
black and white photographs. Blue stamped
silver cloth. Some sunning, corners lightly
bumped, and inconspicuous small glue stain
on rear fly, still a very good copy in a very good
dustwrapper with internal abrasions on flaps
(not affecting text). Signed by World War Two
Flying Aces Clarence D. “Lucky” Lester, Jo-
hannes “Macky” Steinhoff, Don Lopez, and
Geoffrey Page. Notable is the signature of Tus-
kegee Airman Lt. Clarence D. “Lucky” Lester
who was assigned to the 100th Fighter Squad-
ron, a part of the 332nd Fighter Group, and
had earned the nickname “Lucky” because of
all the tight situations that he escaped from
without a scratch, in particular the air battle in
July 1944 where he downed three enemy planes within five minutes without any damage to his own
aircraft. Luftwaffe Fighter Ace General Johannes “Macky” Steinhoff was amongst only a very few Ger-
man pilots to remain operational throughout the entirety of World War II and was a big part of The
Bitburg Controversy. Lt. Col. Donald S. Lopez would later help develop and become deputy director
of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. British Wing Commander (Alan) Geoffrey Page
became a founding member of the Guinea Pig Club, a social club and support group for the patients
of Archibald McIndoe at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex, who had undergone experimental reconstructive plastic surgery, including
facial reconstruction, generally after receiving burn injuries in aircraft. A nice association collection of signatures. [BTC#414726]

Inscribed to a fellow Medal of Honor Winner

(Aviation) 16
Lowell THOMAS and Edward JABLONSKI
Doolittle: A Biography
Garden City: Doubleday 1976
$1200
First edition. Octavo. 368pp. Illustrated.
Edges of the spine slightly rubbed, still
about fine in very good or better dustwrap-
per with small nicks and tears at the spine
ends. Inscribed by the subject of the book
to a fellow Congressional Medal of Honor
winner: “To Carlos Ogden from his com-
rade in arms. Jim Doolittle.” Ogden was a
first lieutenant who single-handedly took
out three gun emplacements (an .88 and
two machine gun emplacements) at Cher-
bourg, France, armed only with an M1, a
grenade launcher, and some hand grenades, despite having been hit a glancing blow to the head
from a machine gun bullet. Aviator Doolittle’s achievements are well-known. He appears to have
been a generous signer, but inscriptions linking him directly to other Medal of Honor winners
are uncommon. [BTC#422079]
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17 Lieut. Charles T. BUTLER

[Letters]: Letters from Home to Chemical Engineer and Pilot Instructor During World War II
Hazleton, Pennsylvania / Ohio / Austria / France: 1940-1950s
$1800
A collection of 300+ letters from various friends and family members to you… someday.” His Aunts Louise and Jule, also write several of the let-
Lieutenant Charles T. Butler from 1940 through to 1955. Most letters are ters included here, thanking him for gifts and asking when their children
near fine with some small tears and age-toning on the edges of the letters. can see him again. Butler’s father also writes, mostly discussing financial
difficulties and the goings-on of the family business while he is away at
A considerable file of correspondence to Lieutenant Butler, a chemical en-
war. A friend and Butler’s father also send him newspaper clippings on the
gineer from Hazelton, Pennsylvania, from the 1940s through to the mid-
state of the stock market. Towards the beginning of the correspondence
1950s from relatives and friends, many while he was away during World
from 1940 to 1942, various friends speak happily about Butler not being
War II. Butler graduated from Princeton in 1935 and started working
in the Army during the war, “You lucky dog staying out of the army. Good
in his family’s business, Central Penn Quarry Stripping & Construction
luck, try your damnedest to continue. It has its good points, but in my
Company, as a manager for surface mining operations. In 1943, during
estimation they are far overshadowed by their disadvantages.”
World War II, he became a glider test pilot and instructor at Wright Field
in Dayton, Ohio. Butler was stationed at several other training camps in There are dozens of Christmas, birthday, and baby announcement
the United States but also traveled to Vienna, Austria and Paris, France. cards included with the letters. After World War II he went to work as a
Butler was clearly well-liked as over twenty different friends and family secretary at an iron and steel company. After retiring he taught math at
members wrote to him from all over the United States; from California, a preparatory school in Pennsylvania. He never married and passed away
North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Colorado, New in 1999.
York, and others. One of the writers, Betty, talks about her marriage and
An extensive collection of handwritten letters from various relatives and
children and how much she misses having Butler around, “Hope every-
friends to a World War II lieutenant and instructor in the 1940s through
thing is satisfactory with you, and haven’t given up hope of hearing from
to the 1950s. [BTC#421478]
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18 (California)
[Broadside]: In Feb. Issue of Click: Japs Invade California!
[Philadelphia?: Triangle Journals? 1942?]
$1200
Broadside. Measuring 10¼" x 14". Nominal wear at the corners, easily glaring down upon a line of American women and children, surrounded
fine. Broadside advertising an issue of a relatively short-lived magazine: by barbed wire and with a sign reading “Concentration Center for
Click: The National Picture Monthly, which seems to have been published Women. San Francisco Area” in both English and Japanese, with ruined
from the late 1930s until sometime in 1942. Apparently playing upon buildings in the background. We could find no obvious artist’s signature.
the same panic and suspicion that early in the War resulted in Japanese OCLC appears to locate only four issues and/or runs of the magazine over
Americans being interned in camps, the image depicts an artist’s rendering four different records (publication information taken from those records).
of an armed Japanese soldier standing in front of the Rising Sun flag, [BTC#420403]
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19 (Children, Pacifist)
Betty [and] Hildegard Herbster JACOB
Erica and Peter
Pendle Hill, Wallingford, Pennsylvania: Hildegard Herbster [circa 1945]
$1200
First edition. Square octavo. [35]pp. Stapled wrappers with front cover illustration hand-colored.
Text and simple line drawings mimeographed on thick leaves similar to elementary school
construction paper. Wrappers foxed, a few scattered and small paper defects, still a pleasing very
good copy.
Bunnies, bees, frogs; ducks and deer; coloring, scissors and paste: a curious unrecorded wartime
children’s book intended as a collection of simple pedagogical nature stories for young readers, and
an activity book where boys and girls color and cut out the book’s illustrations and then frame
them with help from Mother. Given its hands-on and amateurish production, we speculate Erica
and Peter was produced in small quantities and for a small audience at Pendle Hill in Wallingford,
Pennsylvania, a well-established Quaker community, very close to Philadelphia. Established in
1930, it served as a study center for the Quaker faith and as a nexus of spiritual culture to prepare
Friends for future spiritual and cultural enrichment. A small hand-cut typed scrap reads: “Copy-
right by Hildegard Herbster” and is affixed to the bottom of the title page. A Library of Congress
copyright record is entered for this book with a 1945 date.
Hildegard “Hillie” Herbster (1908–1998) was a
Quaker artist who attended art school in Phila-
delphia and Germany during the 1930s. During
World War II, she was a resident at Pendle Hill
where she lived with her young daughter Erika
(in the book seen as “Erica”). Not surprisingly,
Hildegard’s husband, Ernest Herbster, was a reg-
istered conscientious objector during World War
II and performed alternative service. Mrs. Herb-
ster taught art in nearby Yardley, Pennsylvania.
At some point, Hildegard moved to Florida. In
1997, the Miami-Dade County, Florida Parks and
Recreation posthumously awarded her the “In the
Company of Women” honor.
The gentle narrative of this children’s book, show-
ing a love and respect of nature, reinforces the pac-
ifist tones of the Quaker belief system during the
violent period of the Second World War in which
it was produced. Rare. OCLC locates no copies.
[BTC#362524]

20 (Canada)
Corporal W.J. (“Bill”) UNDERWOOD
Combato: The Art of Self-Defence for Soldier and Civilian (Men & Women)
[Canada and America: The Author] 1943
$500
Presumed first edition, Canadian issue with 60 cent price on the front wrap and an overprinted 50
cent price below. 24mo. 96pp., illustrated. Illustrated wrappers. Wear along the edge of the spine,
some soiling, faint erasures, and light wear to the wrappers, about very good. Self-defense manual by
a Canadian soldier utilizing Jiujitsu techniques we believe was issued with two prices for the North
American markets. Rare. OCLC locate no earlier copies. [BTC#341424]
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21 (Concentration Camp)
[Photo Albums]: Three Albums Depicting Post War Visits to Concentration Camps
Germany: 1955-1970
$3800
Three albums. All albums are oblong small quartos, two measuring 11" village of Mauthausen, the location of the camp, and the quarries. The
x 7" and one measuring 9½" x 6". Two albums string-tied red leather following photographs show the entrance of the camp; the roll-call square;
over stiff paper boards; the later album is string-tied blue leather over watch towers and walls topped with electrified wire; the S.S. quarters; the
stiff paper boards. Contains 66 sepia-toned or black and white gelatin cells (outside and inside views); barracks and electrified fence; inside of
silver photographs measuring 5" x 7", with captions in French and Ger- a barrack; three views of the Crematorium including outside, the chim-
man. The two 1950s albums are about near fine with some edgewear, the ney, and an open oven; a dissection table; the inside of the gas chamber;
1970s album is good only with soiling and spotting on the boards. All the camp and the gardens; the French memorial commemorating French
photographs near fine. victims of Kauthausen; and a memorial in honor of Lieutenant Gener-
al Dmitry Mikhailovich Karbyshev. The last photograph shows inmates
A collection of three photo albums documenting a Frenchman’s pilgrim-
tearing down the giant Nazi Eagle topping the main entrance of the camp,
age to the German concentration camps of Mauthausen in 1955, Dachau
a scene which occurred on May 5, 1945 when the camp was liberated.
in 1956, and Buchenwald in1970. The first album is from an August
1955 trip to Mauthausen which contains 20 original photographs, one The second album is from a trip to Dachau in August of 1956 and con-
per leaf, and begins with a handwritten title page which reads, “Konzen- tains 18 photographs, one per leaf, and begins with a handwritten title
trationlager Mauthausen, Aout 1955.” The first three images depict the page which reads, “Konzentrationlager Dachau, Müchen, Aout 1956.”
 world war ii • 23

This time, the unidentified Frenchman visited Dachau, the first of the a pile of victims’ hair and shoes; shrunken heads and Zyklon-B poison
Nazi concentration camps opened in Germany, and intended to hold po- gas pellets; a maquette of the camp; an aerial view of Buchenwald; Fritz
litical prisoners. The camp opened on March 22, 1933, less than two Cremer’s sculpture of the liberated prisoners with the Tower of Freedom
months after Hitler’s rise to power. The first photograph shows a map lo- in the background; the Street of Nations; and the Ash Field. On the fourth
cating all the Nazi death camps. It is followed by other prints depicting the leaf is pasted a hand-drawn plan of the camp’s horse stable. On the last
Deportation Memorial; disinfection chambers; both crematoriums’ chim- page is mounted the printed lyrics of Fritz Beda-Loehner’s “Buchenwald-
neys and ovens; the gas chamber chimney; an inside view of the gas cham- lied.” Beda-Loehner was a German musician who was arrested and mur-
ber; a receptacle for human ashes; the gallows stand; two mass graves; the dered in Buchenwald. Pasted on the inside of the back cover is the printed
execution range with blood ditch; the ash grave; and the electrified barb German text of Buchenwald Survivors’ Oath read out on April 19, 1945:
wire fence surrounding the camp. “We will take up the fight until the last culprit stands before the judges of
the people. Our watchword is the destruction of Nazism from its roots.
The final album is from a visit to Buchenwald around 1970 containing
Our goal is to build a new world of peace and freedom.”
28 photographs and a 32-page official booklet of the camp in French.
The non-captioned photos depict the entrance; the roll-call square; vari- An arresting collection of post-World War II pilgrimage to concentration
ous memorials; mass graves; a chariot used for transporting dead bodies; camps with photography that depicts the solemnity and horror of the sites.
the infirmary; an inside view of a cell; crematorium ovens; the Ernst Thal- [BTC#415443]
mann memorial; wooden and rubber sticks used to beat up the prisoners;
24 • between the covers rare books

22 (Concentration Camps)
Paul C. GUTH, William DENSON, and Joshua GREENE
[Archive] Annotated Legal Manuals and Photographs from the Library of Paul Guth (1946-47),
together with the Manuscript for Justice at Dachau by Joshua Greene (2002)
$3500
A small assemblage of materials from the library of Paul Guth, a Vien- Factors in Economic Society by Robert Lee Hale (1940), inscribed to Guth,
na-born American lawyer and former Director of the Robert Lehman and Materials on Civil Procedure by Paul R. Hays (1945). All four volumes
Foundation, who served as “second-in-command” to chief prosecutor are annotated by Guth. Overall very good or better.
William Denson for the Dachau and Mauthausen trials in 1946. The col-
A more detailed description of each item follows:
lection includes an original computer-generated manuscript for Justice at
Dachau, Joshua Greene’s critically acclaimed book about the Dachau trial, Manuscript
the largest yet still little-known war crimes trials in history. Told through
Greene, Joshua M. Justice at Dachau: The Trials of an American Prosecutor.
the eyes of William Denson, the book explores his attempts to achieve jus-
Copyright 2002 Stories To Remember, Inc., P.O. Box 311 Old Westbury,
tice for the victims of the Holocaust and the procedural and psychological
NY 11568. Original computer-generated manuscript that consists of 397
obstacles he faced during the nearly three years he worked on the trials.
text pages and 12 pages of captions to the photographs (printed-out on
(Denson is now recognized as a pioneer of universal human rights, for
the rectos only), and over 187 pages of photographs, most of which are
which he received a Presidential citation shortly before his death in 1998).
copies of scanned images. Thick quarto. Neatly housed in a commercial
Paul Guth, fluent in German and English, served as Denson’s sec- three-ring binder. A fine copy.
ond-in-command and chief interrogator during the trials. Greene notes
Four black & white photographs (4" x 5")
that he relied on Guth’s “unqualified cooperation in helping reconstitute
details of the trials,” and that he was “our most important source in re- 1. Close-up image of William Denson speaking at the trial, with manu-
searching this book … After returning from Germany in 1946, Guth script note on the back: “‘According to the law of England it is enough for
completed his degree at Columbia and went on to a distinguished law a man to be present during a murder with the intention of assisting the
career in New York. His recall of detail more than a half century later was murderer whenever necessary to convict him of murder. If you find that
prodigious, insightful, and candid.” Guth died suddenly on May 7, 2002, anyone of the guards knew of what went on in Dachau and remained on
just prior to the publication of Greene’s book in 2003. his post you must find him guilty. / Lt. Col. William D. Denson.”
Together with the manuscript, the collection includes three original black 2. Image of American prosecutors at the trial, with manuscript note on
& white photographs (with manuscript notes on the back): of Denson, the back: “Capt. William D. Heller of NY, Capt. Richard D. McCuskey
Guth, and others taken during the Dachau War Crimes trials; one uniden- of Ohio; Lt. Col. William D. Denson of Ala; Lt. Paul C. Guth of NY;
tified Real Photo Postcard (from Vienna); and two (two-volume sets) of Capt. William B. Lines of Fla. / Capt. McCuskey was in charge of legal
mimeographed typescripts used by Guth at Columbia in 1946-47: Legal arguments; Lt. Guth was in charge of presentation of evidence.”
 world war ii • 25

3. Image of American military judges and proceedings, with manuscript manuscript annotations and notes by Guth. Vol. II. pp. [i-viii], pp. 456-
note on the back: “That you’ll justly find and truly deliver … .” 1046. Manuscript annotations and notes by Guth.
4. Real Photo Postcard (Foto Express, Willi Riefler, Wien): Snapshot of 2. Hale, Robert Lee. Legal Factors in Economic Society. Third Edition.
Denson and/or Guth (?). 1940. Two volumes. Prepared for the private and confidential use of stu-
dents in the course in Legal Factors given in the Columbia University
Guth’s Columbia University Legal Manuals
Law School. (Not published). Quartos. Bound in quarter brown cloth
1. Hays, Paul R. Materials on Civil Procedure. Two volumes. Copyright and plain paper over boards. Title page mimeographed on the front board.
1945 by Paul R. Hays. Pre-publication mimeographed typescript (rectos). Vol. I. pp. [2] i-iii, [1] 2-348. Vol. II. pp. [2] iv-ix, 349-769. Guth’s own-
Quartos. Bound in quarter red cloth and plain paper over boards. Title ership signature in ink on the front board, and with manuscript annota-
page mimeographed on the front board. Vol. I: pp. [i-viii], [1] 2-455. tions and notes by Guth. Inscribed to Guth by Robert Lee Hale on the
Guth’s ownership signature in pencil on the front free endpaper, and with front free endpaper. [BTC#420847]
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23 (Concentration Camp)
[Loose Photographs]: Jewish Concentration Camp
[Circa 1945]
$1500
A collection of four black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring prisoners huddled around them. The only words on any of the photos
4" x 5", without captions. Curled edges and small tears thus very good. comes from a sign in one listing times for the ambulance. It is unclear who
A small archive of four sobering photographs taken of prisoners in a took the photos but it could be assumed that they were taken during the
concentration camp during World War II. The men are pictured wearing Allied liberation of the camps at the end of the war.
the infamous “striped pajama” uniform of Nazi prison camps. One
A small but compelling group of photographs documenting the atrocities
photograph shows a group of gaunt men lying in the dirt using cans and
of World War II. [BTC#418179]
bricks as pillows, another shows two men helping up another with other
 world war ii • 27

24 (Concentration Camp)
Dr. Filip. FRIEDMAN
To jest Oświęcim [This is Auschwitz]
[Warszawa]: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Literatury Politycznej 1945
$2500
First edition. Octavo. Quarter cloth and marbled paper over boards. Ribbon
marker. Small paper shelf label on spine, corners rubbed, a near very good
copy with the cheap paper lightly toned but stable. Friedman was a Jewish
Polish historian. After the fall of Poland and the Nazi occupation of his home
city of Lwów, he went into hiding outside the Lwów Ghetto throughout the
War. He survived the war but lost both his wife and daughter. After liberation
he was the director of the Central Jewish Historical Committee whose
mission was to gather data on Nazi war crimes. He collected testimonies and
documentation and also supervised the publication of a number of pioneering
studies, including this title, his work on the concentration camp at Auschwitz.
After testifying at the Nuremberg trials, Friedman eventually moved to the
U.S. where he taught at Columbia. Exceptionally uncommon. OCLC locates
13 copies, seven of them in the U.S. [BTC#416102]

25 Patric DICKINSON, chosen by

Soldiers’ Verse
London: Frederick Muller (1945)
$150
First edition. Lithographs by William Scott. Pictorial boards. Scratch on cloth of rear board from
a binder’s flaw, else near fine in very good dustwrapper with some modest wear on the spine. Very
attractive with subject appropriate lithographs in color. [BTC#422196]

Inscribed to Joe DiMaggio

26 (Joe DiMaggio)
John Patrick CARROLL-ABBING
A Chance to Live: The Story of the Lost Children of the War
New York: Longmans, Green and Co. 1952
$500

First edition. Fine in a slightly sunned and lightly

worn, near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the
author to Joe DiMaggio: “to Joe DiMaggio, a
wonderful friend of Boys’ Towns of Italy and of
the homeless & underprivileged children who
need a chance to live. J.P. Carroll-Abbing. Sept.
2nd 1955.” With a letter of provenance signed by
DiMaggio’s two granddaughters. [BTC#93677]
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27 (Entertainment)
[Broadside]: 90th Division Special Service Presents A New Musical Variety “All For You” by the Producers of
“Colour Bar” with Albert Vossen, Europes Foremost Accordionist. The Battons, Comedy Sensations, Susy & a Cast of 20
[No place: circa 1945?]
$450
Broadside printed on thin paper. Approximately 17" x 24". Shrink- at Normandy on D-Day, at the Battle of the Bulge, invading Germany,
wrapped onto foam core. A little age-toning and a few wrinkles (perhaps and driving on into Czechoslovakia, where they liberated the Flossenbürg
caused by the shrink-wrapping), else near fine. Illustrated with a silhou- concentration camp. Vossen was a German Jazz accordionist, band leader,
ette of a nude woman in red (presumably “Susy”). The 90th Infantry and composer. Presumably this entertainment occurred in either occu-
Division (also called the Texas-Oklahoma Division) had a colorful and pied Germany or Czechoslovakia, near or just after the end of the War.
distinguished history during the World War II, starting at Utah Beach [BTC#412273]
 world war ii • 29

28 James Montgomery FLAGG

[Poster]: You Can Lick Runaway Prices
You Hold the 7 Keys to Hold Down Prices
[Washington, D.C.]: Distributed by O.W.I. for the Office of Economic Stablization [circa 1944]
$200
Measuring 16¼" x 22½". Folded as issued, else fine. Flagg-illustrated depiction of Uncle Sam imploring you to buy War Bonds, pay your taxes, observe
rationing, etc. A nice and bright color image. [BTC#436527]
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29 (France)
[Photo Album]: World War II 66th Infantry and Medical Corps
New Jersey, France, Australia: 1943
$900
Oblong small quarto. Measuring 11" x 7". String-tied brown leather over paper boards
with “Photographs” stamped in gilt on the front board. Contains 261 sepia-toned or
black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 1½" x 2" and 5" x 7", with
some captions. Photo album is very good with some edgewear with near fine photographs.
A photo album kept by a soldier named Gene with the Medical Corps of the 66th Infan-
try in World War II. The album begins with his basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey in
April of 1943. These photos show him and other soldiers posing around the barracks in
uniform as well as with his visiting girlfriend. The next section of photos is from a differ-
ent camp, though it is unclear which, and focuses primarily on Medical Corps training.
He is seen with Red Cross armband and in front of buildings with the symbol on them.
The infantry was sent to Northern France at the end of the war and they received a battle
star for their participation. Following this are a large number of photos taken after he was
sent to Zell Am See, Austria in 1945 as part of the medical group at the end of the war.
They were stationed with the 122nd Medical Battalion at Rainbow University as part of
the relief effort. He is seen posing by lakes and mountains in a small town and with other soldiers and Army dogs. The final pages of the album are
miscellaneous photos of friends who were in different branches of the military as well as family and friends who sent photos while Gene was overseas.
One of the larger photos in the album is of Gene’s return from duty and reads, “Victory block party.”
An interesting collection of war photographs kept by an American soldier. [BTC#403717]
 world war ii • 31

Inscribed to Gene Tunney

30 Corey FORD
Short Cut to Tokyo: The Battle for the Aleutians
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1943
$650
First edition. Fine in well-worn, good only dustwrapper.
Nicely Inscribed by the author to the great boxing
champion: “For Gene Tunney – with sincerest personal
regards. Corey Ford.” Tunney served as a Navy captain
during WWII. A book by a noted humor writer about
the contest for the Aleutian Islands, the natural stepping
stone for the Japanese to Alaska. [BTC#342550]

31 (Fiction)
Hector BYWATER
The Great Pacific War:
A History of the American-Japanese Campaign of 1931-33
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1932
$600
Second American edition. Small and insignificant stain on the edge of a couple of leaves, else fine
in near fine dustwrapper with a little fading and a small hole on the spine. Blurb on jacket by H. L.
Mencken. A prescient book by a British naval historian describing an imaginary war at sea between
the United States and Japan. Originally published in 1925, it was re-issued here in this edition in light
of the then current state of relations with Japan. [BTC#425531]

32 (Fiction, Film)
Steve FISHER
Destination Tokyo
New York: D. Appleton-Century 1943
$1000
First edition. Owner name, and a touch of soiling on the boards, a near fine copy in a not quite
very good dustwrapper with sunning at the spine, slight loss, a small stain at the crown, and some
other small chips and tears. Second WWII novel by the author of the hardboiled classic I Wake
Up Screaming. A wartime book that apparently got little distribution. Basis for the excellent 1944
Delmer Daves-directed film featuring Cary Grant, John Garfield, and Alan Hale. Considered one of
the best, and most action-filled WWII films, it remains a classic war drama to this day. [BTC#91324]
32 • between the covers rare books

33 (Gardelegen Massacre)
[Archive]: World War II Letters including Nazi Massacre
Philadelphia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Germany: 1943-1945
$1800
A collection of 80 letters from a soldier serving with the U.S. 102nd A later letter dated April 28, 1945, contains a three-page description of
Infantry Division during World War II, totalling more than 170 pages. the discovery of the Gardelegen Massacre, the site where Nazis killed more
All letters are very good or better with some small tears from opening and than 1,000 slave laborers that were too sick or too weak to march. The
age-toning. soldier writes: “There’s a place out here which is nothing more or less than
two large doors and its made of brick and I do mean the walls are thick.
A collection of 80 letters written by a soldier to his wife in Philadelphia
Well here’s what we’ve found, the Jerries have taken a large amount of
while serving with the Army during World War II between 1943 and
prisoners which consisted mostly Russians, Polish, and Jewish put them in
1945. The first half of the letters are mailed from United States training
this barn and as I call it, poured gasoline over them and straw, locked the
camps including some in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas while the latter
doors and then set fire to the place…there were bodies laying all around…
half, October 1944 through June 1945, are from Germany and France.
stacked 4 and 5 deep…you could see where some of them tried to escape
Most of the letters are dated and underneath they include his “mood”
but were mowed down by a machine gun…I’ve talked to a lot of Russians
which is often times listed as “low.” Much of the content consists of warm
and Polish slave laborers,…and they been telling me of such doings and its
sentiments for his wife and young son. He gives some detail about military
been going on for 5 years and I’ve read a lot about such doings but I really
life, discussing a rest in Belgium and hinting at some of the traumas he’s
had to see it for myself.” The letter is dated on the day the 102nd erected
experienced in Europe. One letter dated November 29, 1944 includes a
a monument and held a memorial service to honor the dead.
poem commenting on censorship which reads, “Can’t say a thing. The war
is to blame. Just write that I’m well and send you my name…Can’t say for An interesting look at an American soldier’s tour of duty towards the end
sure, dear, these words that I write, will be passed by the Censor, so I’ll of World War II with his own eye-opening account of Nazi atrocities.
just say goodnight.” [BTC#421467]
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34 (Germany)
[Photo Album]: German Soldiers in Minsk and Greater Belarus
during World War II
Minsk, Belarus: 1942
$1800
Small quarto. Measuring 8" x 9½". Maroon pebbled cloth over paper boards. Contains 181
sepia toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between 1½" x 2" and
3½" x 5½", without captions. Album is near fine with near fine photographs with occasional
creasing.
A photo album kept by an unidentified German soldier while stationed in Minsk and around
Belarus during World War II. Belarus was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 until 1944.
During this time one of the largest ghettos in Eastern Europe was created in Minsk housing
roughly 100,000 Jews most of whom were killed during their internment. The death toll on
both sides was substantial amounting to a total of 2,230,000 people killed in Belarus during
the occupation. German soldiers stayed in the city and can be seen throughout the album
practicing with firearms, marching through the streets in formation, and participating in the
company marching band. Numerous German grave sites are pictured here, some marked with
the Iron Cross, as well as the funeral procession of one of the men. High ranking officers are
seen while addressing their troops. Soldiers are shown loading trucks and being transported
via train. The nearly empty streets of Minsk are shown with photos of buildings, churches,
and views of Minsk from a rooftop as well as rundown barns and buildings. One photo shows
two men writing letters, another shows a group of soldiers having a drink outside. Later in
the album the troops are seen in the snow, digging trenches, using carts pulled by horses, and
standing at attention on patrol.
An interesting compilation of arresting images depicting the occupation of Belarus in World
War II from a German perspective. [BTC#400901]
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35 (Hawaii)
[Photo Album]: 16th Coast Artillery World War II
[Honolulu: circa 1940]
$1250
Oblong small quarto. Measuring 11" x 7". String-tied tan leather over stiff
paper boards with tooled military and island images on the front board.
Contains 161 sepia toned or black and white silver gelatin photographs
measuring between 1" x 1" and 5" x 7", with captions. Near fine photo
album with fine photographs.
A photo album kept by a private while serving with the 16th Coast
Artillery Headquarters Battery in Honolulu, Hawaii during World War
II. The Coast Artillery was tasked with manning anti-aircraft guns at forts
along the island in defense of the capital from threats in the Pacific. They
were responsible for taking down six Japanese fighters during the attack
on Pearl Harbor. This album shows the private and his fellow soldiers at
their base and around the island. Many of the images are posed portraits
of men in uniform near native foliage. One section of photos shows men in combat gear posed with their guns. Some photos show the men in their
bunks and others are seen playing with dogs. A few larger photos show anti-aircraft lights beamed over the city. Additionally included are photos of
Hawaii itself, both commercial and amateur, showing palm trees, women in hula skirts, climbing for coconuts, and the city of Honolulu. The private
intersperses family photos from various leaves and photos of himself with girls as well as snapshots given to him by various girlfriends.
A nice collection of pre-wartime photographs from an interesting assignment in the Pacific. [BTC#420190]
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Unique custom binding and

slipcase by Jeanne Bouvier
36 (Liberation of Paris)
(Jeanne BOUVIER) Bernard AURY
La délivrance de Paris, 19-26 août 1944
Paris: B. Arthaud (1945)
$2500
First edition. Quarto. 128, [4]pp., illustrated with photographs by J. Dortes. Custom bound
by Jeanne Bouvier in parchment over boards, with gilt-tooled and color leather design inlaid
on the front board and the coat of arms of Paris inlaid on the back board, handmade endpapers
sprinkled in silver, red and blue headbands, gilt topedge. Modest rubbing and bowing to the
boards, very good in very good custom made paste-paper slip case, presumably also executed
by Bouvier. Text in French. A handsome, unique copy. [BTC#332150]

Inscribed to a fellow
Medal of Honor-winner
(Medal of Honor)
37
Richard H. O’KANE
Clear the Bridge! The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. (1977)
$1400
First edition. Octavo. 480pp. Illustrated.
Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Rear
Admiral O’Kane to a fellow Congressional
Medal of Honor-winner: “ To Carlos Ogden,
Richard H. O’Kane.” O’Kane and his sub-
marine the Tang averaged more than double
the amount of kills as any other American
submarine, and O’Kane, despite a relatively
short tour, was the leading submarine skipper
in the war. In one action he sank five Japa-
nese ships in 70 seconds. He also pioneered
new techniques in submarine rescues, saving
22 American aviators. In 1944 the Tang was
sunk and O’Kane spent the rest of the war in
a Japanese prison camp. He was one of the most highly decorated sailors of the war, winning three
Navy Crosses and three Silver Stars in addition to his Medal of Honor.
Carlos Ogden was a first lieutenant who singlehandedly took out three gun emplacements (an .88
and two machine gun nests) at Cherbourg, France, armed only with an M1, a grenade launcher, and some hand grenades, despite having been hit a
glancing blow from a machine gun bullet to the head. Inscriptions linking two Medal of Honor-winners are uncommon. [BTC#422083]
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38 (Navy)
[Archive]: Box of Photographs taken by a Press Photographer for the US Navy during World War II
Midway, Japan: 1942-1946
$2600
A wooden box measuring 10½" x 5½" x 5" with “Midway 1942-44” writ- “Okinawa working women,” “Okinawa women washing clothes,” and
ten in black lettering across the top. The box is reinforced with tape at the “Gooneys Midway.” Sailors are seen posed with local women and chil-
corners and has a small hook closure. Contains 477 silver-gelatin photo- dren, captured in portrait style shots, and working in fields. Some of the
graphs measuring between ½" x ½" and 4" x 5" some with captions, with sleeves read “prints of found Jap negatives in hills of Okinawa.” Japanese
some duplicates. The box is very good with rubbing, some mustiness and architecture is pictured throughout the collection with images of pagodas
worn edges; the photographs are near fine with a bit of curling at the edges. and carved details on various homes.
A collection of photographs taken by a seaman while serving with the U.S. It’s possible that this sailor was part of the Naval Aviation Photographic
Navy between 1942 and 1946 housed in a custom made box, presumably Unit which began in 1942 under the command of Edward Steichen. Ac-
crafted by the soldier. The photos are largely taken in the Pacific Theater cording to historian Mark D. Faram, the unit was started to “document
with images from Midway as well as various places in Japan taken just af- and publicize its [the Navy’s] aviation activities and allowed Steichen to
ter the war. They are accompanied by paper sleeves printed with “Official recruit the most talented photographers he could find.” Historian Chris-
U.S. Navy Photograph” and some with penciled captions by the sailor topher Phillips writes, “Steichen’s prime concern—don’t photograph the
who appears to have been a Navy press photographer. His photographer’s war; photograph the man, the little guy; the struggle, the heartaches, plus
eye can be seen throughout the images of wildlife and landscapes on the the dreams of this guy. Photograph the sailor.” These photographs reflect
various islands he was stationed, as well as the portrait photographs of his those orders with views of sailors, local sceneries, and people seen on their
fellow sailors, some in uniform, pith helmets, or shirtless in the Pacific tours of duty.
heat. Others show images of men posed in their tents, in a makeshift
A nice collection of Naval press photography and vernacular images from
office, setting up tents, and posed at the “press shack.” Also photographed
the Pacific Theater during World War II. [BTC#416743]
were locals in the various towns where they set up barracks captioned:
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39 (Navy WAVES)
[Photo Album]: Navy WAVES WWII
1943-1945
$1600
Quarto. Measuring 9½" x 11". Textured cloth over stiff paper boards. Contains 210 sepia-
toned or black and white silver gelatin photographs measuring between 1" x 1" and 8" x 10",
with captions. Near fine album with fine photographs.
A photo album kept by an Oregon native while serving with the WAVES (Women Accepted
for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. She enlisted in 1943 and served
through 1945 mostly stationed at a naval hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. According to a
newspaper clipping featured here, “she received her hospital corps training at the United
States naval medical center in Bethesda, Maryland.” Photos from her basic training at Hunt-
er College in New York are included here followed by her time at the hospital in Jacksonville.
She photographs the barracks and captions each with “chow hall and ships service building,”
“boys’ barracks,” and “recreation area.” Other photos show Virginia’s colleagues, naval men
and women, throughout the hospital and barracks. Some of the women are seen working
in the hospital in the dental offices, performing procedures, and working with microscopes.
One photo shows Virginia speaking with two men at the hospital with the caption, “giving
the boys the word.” The women of the hospital are seen singing and playing piano, goofing
off around the base, and posed in group photos. She eventually served a short time in the
Hawaiian Islands, and there are images of WAVES sunbathing, framed by local foliage and at the hospital where she worked. A “Recreation” section
shows Virginia and her fellow WAVES spending time off base in St. Petersburg in July of 1944. Towards the end of the album she includes a professional
photo taken at Al’s Merry Go Round in Jacksonville, Florida where they threw a farewell party for a fellow WAVES. Virginia was honorably discharged
in December of 1945 after serving over two years with the WAVES.
WAVES was the women’s section of the Naval Reserve established during World War II. The WAVES began in 1942 and eventually served at 900 shore
stations. The Hawaiian Islands were the only overseas station where they served. The women took over traditional male roles as doctors and engineers
as well as clerical posts and labor intensive jobs such as parachute riggers and aviation mechanics.
A wonderful collection of images detailing a young woman’s tour of duty with the WAVES during World War II. [BTC#422386]
40 (Nazis)
Nazi Soldier Photographs
1935-1940s
$1400
A collection of 110 loose black and white and sepia-toned photographs one captioned “metal working” that shows soldiers fixing bicycles. The
of Nazi soldiers from 1935 until about 1942. The images range in size young men are pictured celebrating Christmas in 1937, posing at fancy
from 2¼" x 2¼" to 3¾" x 5¼" with some captions on the versos in dinners, dancing with children, and playing cards. Swastikas can be seen
German. All pictures are near fine or better with some age toning, curling, throughout, along with a photo of one man’s closet with a portrait of Adolf
and remnants from being affixed in a photo album. The photographs Hitler displayed in the center. The assemblage shows the military career
depict members of the Wehrmacht engineering corps beginning in the of a Nazi soldier through the war covering training, military functions,
mid-1930s and continuing through World War II. The scenes include battlefields, and socializing. An extensive collection of 1930s and 1940s
soldiers cleaning weapons, marching through fields and town squares, and vernacular German war photography. [BTC#393870]
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41 (Nazis)
[Photo Album]: “Hitlerjugend” - Hitler Youth
Tegernsee, Germany: 1944
$2000
Oblong quarto. Measuring 12" x 9". String-tied decorative cloth over stiff pa-
per boards. Contains 226 sepia toned or black and white gelatin silver photo-
graphs measuring between 1" x 1" and 6½" x 8½", with captions in German.
Slight waviness on the boards else near fine with near fine photographs.
A photo album kept by a young man affiliated with the Hitler Youth (Hit-
lerjugend) during World War II in 1944. The man in question was either a
mentor or at the end of his time with the organization because he seems to
be around the age of 18, when he would have joined the RAD organization
or the army. Throughout the album he is seen taking classes and he often
photographs professors so it is likely he was ending his high school career or
teaching at a camp. The album opens with images from a ski trip with a group
of boys that were part of the Tegernsee KLV-Lager, Kinderlandverschickung
Camp, where children were deported to be saved from Allied bombing. This program took those that were considered the “best” Nazi German children
and evacuated them to camps where they would be taught how to be loyal citizens of the Reich. The term comes from a shortening of Verschickung
der Kinder auf das Land (“relocation of children to the countryside”). The boys in this group are seen performing vigorous outdoor activities such as
skiing and rock climbing, exercise being a main component in the Hitler Youth agenda. They are also seen in uniform posed with a bust of Hitler and
surrounded by Nazi flags, as well as marching through town in a fife and drum band. One group of photos shows a large gathering of boys and girls all
seated and listening to a decorated Nazi official give a speech. Other photos show the children singing in a choir and working in a field. One section of
photos shows uniformed youth marching into a quarry for what appears to be a book burning. The young man and his friends who he dubs his school-
mates, “meine schulkameraden,” are seen at costume parties, with teachers, and spending time outdoors. Numerous group photos are interspersed
throughout the album, mostly groups of boys but occasionally girls, which display the smiling faces of the young students.
An interesting collection of photos depicting the Hitler Youth just before the end of World War II. [BTC#420193]
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42 (North Africa)
[Photo Album]: American Soldier in Northern Africa and France
in Closing Days of World War II
Egypt, Paris: [circa 1945]
$1000
Oblong quarto. Measuring 12½" x 9½". String-tied brown leather with intricate Egyptian
hieroglyph design on the front board. Contains 126 sepia toned or black and white gelatin
silver photographs measuring between 2" x 3" and 7" x 9½", without captions, includes
several real photo postcards and a few commercially produced images. Very good rubbed
photo album with near fine photographs.
A photo album kept by an American soldier while he was stationed in North Africa and
France during World War II. From the photos of men in flight jackets, certain insignias,
and a few photos of planes, it seems safe to say the compiler of the album was in the Air
Force, possibly on a ground crew. The album begins with a group of men and women on
stage, presumably during a U.S.O. show. One photo shows a group of pretty young women
hanging around a sleeping soldier, another shows a band on stage posing for the camera.
The soldier who kept the album was first stationed in Egypt. Here the album shows uni-
formed men on camels being led by Egyptian guides through the sights of the pyramids of
Giza and the Sphinx. There are numerous portrait style photographs of the soldier and his
comrades posing around the palm tree-lined streets. The photos around the barracks show men on bicycles, playing instruments, and lounging. A few
of the photos show men on the wings of planes presumably fixing or investigating damage. The Sphinx, the Nile, and the pyramids are all captured in
beautiful shots as well as photos of the soldiers posing around them.
The people of Egypt and the surrounding area are seen throughout his photos, usually as guides. One photo of bare-breasted village women show
them holding baskets on their heads. Others are seen on camelback, at the market, and in the desert. The soldiers are seen around the city and in their
barracks, some wearing pith helmets. One photo shows two men posing with African-American soldiers in desert khaki uniforms, another shows a
man with a rifle on watch. Two photos towards the end of the album show men standing at attention with a high ranking officer inspecting them.
Interspersed with the Egypt tour of duty are images of visits to France, particularly around Paris.
An interesting documentation of a soldier’s tour of duty mostly in Egypt with better than usual amateur photography. [BTC#403312]
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43 (New York and New Jersey African-American)

[Archive]: World War II Letters from Members of the Mixed-Race Community known as the Ramapo
Mountain Indians or Jackson Whites
New York and New Jersey: 1940-1945
$4000
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A group of correspondence from members of the mixed-race community men in the army from 18-44 and 44-64. Well that will bring Howard in
from Hillburn, New York known as the “Ramapo Mountain Indians” or here. I would like to see him with a gun over his back marching toward Ja-
“Jackson Whites,” who were stationed in Europe during World War II. pan.” Another later letter dated September 18, 1944 from PFC Arthur C.
Included are 30 letters and two cards from 22 different members of the Perry in a supply battalion reads, “I have been here for seven weeks. Have
community who were soldiers stationed throughout the United States, saw little fighting now and then not too much. We are carrying troops and
Europe, and the Pacific, written to various correspondants in Hillburn, supply near front few days up there isn’t no play house each day brings us
along with eight newspaper clippings. Very good or better letters with closer to the end of this fight. Where we go from here God only knows.”
creasing from being mailed, and light scattered wear.
Racial tensions come up throughout the collection including letters re-
Hillburn is the focal point of an often disparaged and occasionally feared flecting widely varying acceptance of black soldiers from a sign that reads,
mixed-race community isolated in the remote hills of New York and New “Nigger if you can read this run” to interracial sports, although it isn’t al-
Jersey since the Revolutionary War. The tribe is recognized by New Jersey ways clear where on the spectrum of race the writers consider themselves
but not by the United States. Some think the community was predom- to be: “The white boys here are all right we play ball together… .” As well
inantly Native American, but most academics believe it is primarily of as derision of dark-skinned blacks such as “there is a nigger down here…
black ancestry with some white and Native American intermixed. In these blue and ugly,” “I don’t know how I would act in civilian life again… away
letters, the soldiers wrote home to their community about the goings on from these big black niggers for good.” One letter from a soldier who joked
of their various tours of duties, but there is no mention of anything relat- about turning into a “... cracker. I hate all the northerners and especially
ed to Native-Americans, though the writers refer to their own people as you Jackson whites… I will try to tell you niggers how it is… We have
“colored,” “niggers,” and “Jackson whites.” niggers down here that can’t read and write.” Some interesting units are
featured here including two letters from a member of the 100th Pursuit
A letter dated December 12, 1941 from Raymond Powell, serving with
Squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen, while stationed at Tuskegee, Alabama,
the 350th Field Artillery, Louisiana, reads, “I am in the hospital now…my
one of which references Colonel Benjamin Davis, and two letters from the
foot is bad and the doctor’s here can’t help me so they are going to send me
two segregated African-American infantry divisions, the 92nd and 93rd.
to New Orleans Hospital that is a real Government Hospital…My foot is
really bad and I can’t do much walking on it, so if I can get out I am going A fascinating collection providing considerable insight into the thoughts
to do it…I’ve got so many addresses of girls all over the country I don’t and attitudes of soldiers from a mixed race community that was stigma-
know who is who. You know the army will get them all right, Black ones, tized by both white and black New Yorkers alike. [BTC#423008]
white, red, blue, yellow I am going to get a lots of yellow ones when I get
over in Japan if I get there. With guns. They say they are going to take

44 (Pearl Harbor)
Alben W. BARKLEY, Homer
FERGUSON, Owen BREWSTER
Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
Washington: Government Printing Office 1946
$500
First edition. Senate Document No. 244 (79th Con-
gress, 2d Session). Octavo. xvi, 580pp., three folding
maps. Complete as issued bound in cloth. Ex-library
copy with two ink stamps on the front free endpaper
and a shelf number on the spine, else very good with
no other markings. Moderate soiling to the boards, very
good. The scarce final report, with the minority views of
Homer Ferguson and Owen Brewster. [BTC#382074]
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45 (Philippines)
Sixth United States Army. Report of the Luzon
Campaign 9 January 1945 - 30 June 1945 in Four
Volumes - Volume I [only]
[No place - Luzon?]: 650th Engineer Bn., Sixth Army 1945
$600
Folio. 174pp. Illustrated. Quarter
cloth with applied paper map illustra-
tion (possibly bound from original[?]
wrappers). Marked “RESTRICTED”
on the front wrap. Bookplate of a mil-
itary library front pastedown, stamped
“Regraded unclassified” in a few places, front hinge weak but holding, many pencil
notes and a few ink notes in the text, a sound good copy. This is Volume I only.
OCLC locates no physical copies; it does locate a single copy of each of Volume III
and IV, both held in Germany. [BTC#420642]

(Poland)
46
Five Years of Poland’s Resistance
1939-1944
[No place]: (Public Relations Polish Forces 1945)
$600
First edition. Measuring 8" x 6¾". Stapled mimeographed
leaves. 25, [1]blank pp. Text in English. Pages toned, small
chip and tears on the front wrap, a solid very good copy.
An extremely scarce report on Polish resistance activities
both in and outside of the country. Publication information
and date taken from the single copy referenced on OCLC
(National Library of Poland), which states 23 printed pages;
it is unclear if this is a different edition or if that copy lacks
the final leaf. We could locate no copies in other libraries
using a variety of databases. An exceptionally scarce and
fragile production, it is unsurprising that this publication
did not survive. [BTC#385284]
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German POWs in Canada

47 (POW)
Eines kleines Buch: Entsprungen aus dem
Beschaeftigungsdrang der Prisoner, gezeichnet, um
daheim es zu zeigen, geschrieben, um gemeinsam
Erlesbtes festzuhalten, gedruckt, um es allen zu geben
[A Small Book of the Prisoners at home to be gathered,
printed, read and given to all]
(Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada: Lager 132 1945)
$4000
First edition. Small square quarto. [30], + [41 blank]pp. Text in German. Mimeographed
leaves printed rectos only. Sewn with twine through three holes in quarter brown cloth
and pastepaper boards, almost certainly as issued. Light pencil signature, cheap paper
toned a bit, tiny nicks on a few pages, near fine. A rare mimeographed book, produced
in one of the two Canadian POW camps built in Alberta to house German prisoners
taken in North Africa. The book produced by and for German POWs, charmingly
illustrated throughout with skillful hand-colored drawings showing many aspects
of the POW experience: capture, transport by train, the Canadian landscape, camp
structures and uniforms, and prison activities from daily chores and meals to leisure,
sports, entertainment, and even pets: rather a far cry from conditions in German-run prison camps. The final printed leaf, a colophon, declares that
the account is by no means complete, and offers the remaining blank pages for prisoners to record their own impressions and experiences. The volume,
attributed to “Max Beutner,” is stated as 3500 copies, although we suspect that far fewer were in fact produced. Very few copies of this delicate volume
survive. OCLC locates no copies; other sources record one copy each in Canada and Germany. A rare, appealing, and aesthetically pleasing volume.
[BTC#415493]
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48 (POW)
Charles D. CILLEY
Original World War II American POW Watercolor Drawings
[Limburg, Germany: circa 1945]
$7500
A series of eight pen and ink and watercolor drawings by Charles D. Cil- temporary accounts: “rations per man were reduced to a tenth of a loaf,
ley, an American sergeant with the 52nd Armored Infantry Division, de- followed by coffee, then a soup at lunch time, and either a potato soup or
picting his wartime experience at a German POW camp after his capture three jacket potatoes for supper.” Cilley shows the newly arrived American
during the Battle of the Bulge. All eight drawings are on paper sheets prisoners on various work details, both preparing and carrying large pails
measuring about 12" x 9½". Scattered old tape stains on the back edges, of soup, and lined up to receive it. He accurately depicts the main barracks
near fine. emblazoned with the letters “POW” on its roof, along with a column of
prisoners carrying soup, sacks of potatoes, and a few loaves of bread in
Though not numbered or captioned, the eight drawings chronicle the
front of a newly posted sign: “Amerikaner Küche” (American food). He
main events after Cilley’s capture in December 1944, beginning with a
also depicts prisoners at leisure inside of a barrack furnished with wooden
drawing of an endless column of American GIs snaking its way through
bunks, tables, and a stove; and outside a barracks washing clothes.
a cold winter landscape under a starry night. A second drawing shows
prisoners being transported in railroad boxcars (one of which is marked A final intriguing drawing shows prisoners working on railroad tracks and
“Deutschland Reichseisenbahn” or “German Railroad”): they are shown rail cars that had been bombed. On December 23/24, the allies bombed
during a break while under guard, high up in a mountainous area on a the Limburg/Dietz rail yard near Stalag XIIA, not knowing that the box-
clear day. Cilley and thousands of other American prisoners were sent to cars on the tracks were filled with allied POWs in transit; and the camp
Stalag XIIA, a “notoriously bad” POW camp located in Diez, a small vil- itself was also hit when flares were blown off course into the camp. Cilley’s
lage on the Lahn River near Limburg, Germany. It was initially set up to drawing depicts the prisoners at work on the tracks alongside damaged
serve as a transit camp, where newly captured prisoners were interrogated boxcars, with the village of Dietz (presumably) in the background. In-
before being sent on to other better organized POW camps deeper inside cluded with the drawings is a letter of provenance written by Cilley’s son,
of Germany. However, by the end of the war Stalag XIIA served both as a who notes that Cilley had developed severe pneumonia while at the camp
transit hub and makeshift permanent residence for prisoners captured on and “only survived” thanks to the intervention of the German doctor in
both the Eastern and Western Fronts, including many British and Rus- charge, who successfully drew the fluid from his lungs. Also included is
sian soldiers, as well as Indian soldiers captured in North Africa. Cilley a copy of a 52nd AIB Newsletter from December 1948 that was written
remained at Stalag XIIA until it was liberated by troops of the American entirely by Cilley (20 typed pages) for veterans of the unit.
9th Armored Division in April 1945.
A remarkable set of accomplished drawings, done either while Cilley
Five drawings depict life at the camp itself. In mid-December American was still at the camp or very soon after he was liberated in April 1945.
prisoners from the Battle of the Bulge began to arrive. According to con- [BTC#403216]
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49 (POW)
[Archive]: World War II POW Letters
New Jersey: 1944-1945
$3400
A collection of 100 letters between a New Jersey native and his family clipping featured here, he was originally reported missing in action over
while he was serving with the Air Force during World War II. 70 are from German but it was eventually discovered that he was a prisoner of war in
his time as a Prisoner of War. All items are very good or better with small a German camp. His first letter home is written on kriegsgefangenenpost
tears from opening. (prisoners of war post) and reads, “I am a prisoner of war and safe and
uninjured so don’t worry. I am being treated good and we are doing very
Originally sent to England and later Ireland where he was based as a radio
little work.” He was kept at Stalag Luft III, the infamous camp featured in
operator and aerial gunner on a Liberation Bomber, his earliest letters
The Great Escape. His letters home from this time are positive and he tells
discuss missing his family and how Christmas doesn’t feel the same but
his family he’s taking classes and teaching his fellow prisoners how to play
that he is doing ok. He writes, “I am fine and am having a great time.
chess, a favorite pastime of his father. “I have started quite a class in chess.
This traveling around is a wonderful education.” He discusses his time
Some of the fellows are pretty good.” Letters from his family discuss home
with the Air Force as pleasant with time spent at the Red Cross Club and
life and usually include uplifting messages. One letter sent to his parents
learning black jack from fellow airmen when they weren’t fighting. “We
from a family friend expressing her sympathies for his capture. “I’m sure
have a Red Cross Club here on the field. Every evening about nine o’clock
he feels God’s presence in the prison camp and I hope he will come home
we go down there play records, read, and get something to eat. There is
to you in a much better condition than we can hope to expect.” Finally
a theatre on the field but most of the pictures are about a year old.” His
in May of 1945 he writes, “After 13 months I am finally able to write to
family, usually his father or sister Mary, discuss things back home telling
you a free man. All I can think of now is home. My thoughts of my loved
him about their chickens, garden, parties, and Mary’s work. In an early
ones have been constant during the past year…I can hardly wait until I
letter his father writes, “I envy you the sight-seeing you must be enjoying
can hold you all in my arms. I am uninjured and in the best of health. In a
and you will have a most interested auditor when you return as you know
short time I will be coming up the front walk. Don’t worry and be patient.
I am a hobo at heart. Hope you get a chance to go around the world.”
I thank God I am in good health and in the hands of comrades.”
In March of 1944 the letters take a turn, many of them sent back to
An interesting archive of POW letters from World War II. [BTC#422120]
the family with “missing” written on them. According to a newspaper
50 • between the covers rare books

One of the first eyewitness accounts of

Soviet Gulag camps during World War II
50 (POW)
Piotr ZWIERNIAK and Sylwester MORA
Sprawiedliwo Sowiecka [Soviet Justice]. With the “Map of
Concentration Camps in Soviet Russia"
Wlochy and [Italy]: 1945
$7000
First edition. Text in Polish. Small quarto. pp. [1-4] 5-275 [276 (blank)]. Illustrated with 18
photographic halftone plates, one folded plate, and one large folded color plate: “Map of Concentration
Camps in Soviet Russia,” tipped onto the back of the final page. Bound in original quarter cloth and
marbled paper over boards. There are two small ink ownership stamps (both with a small inventory
number written in ink) on three leaves: the recto and verso of the title page; side-by-side on the
bottom right corner of one halftone plate; and side-by-side on the final text page. Old light stain on
the spine back and very gentle bow on the top edge of the boards, the text block is neatly detached at
the hinges, else near fine: the text pages and folded plates are clean and tight.
The rare Polish first edition, sarcastically titled “Soviet Justice,” that gives one of the first detailed
accounts of Soviet Gulag camps and the associated politically corrupt justice system. It features
an important folded map that shows the locations of the prison camps, together with extensive
explanatory details about the camps in English.
The book was published during the last months of World War II, or immediately after the war ended, by Polish II Corps soldiers under British command
in Italy, probably in Rome. The authors, Stanislaw Staszewski and Kazimierz Zamorski, used pseudonyms to protect their families, who still lived in
Poland, from Russian reprisals, and also to conceal British involvement in the book’s publication as Soviet forces at the time were still fighting on the side
of the Allies. Stanislaw Staszewski was a well-known Polish architect and writer, who participated in the Warsaw Uprising and was later imprisoned at the
Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. A scarce, well-preserved copy, with the important folding map in excellent condition.
Historical note: The Polish II Corps (Drugi Korpus Wojska Polskiego) was formed in 1943, from various units fighting alongside the Allies, including
in British-held Iraq. In addition to the Polish soldiers, the Corps also included Jewish, Belorussian, and Ukrainian soldiers. Many Polish soldiers were
imprisoned in Gulags by the Soviets from 1939 on and were released in 1941, after the Polish-Russian Military Agreement on 14 August, which allowed
for the creation of a Polish Army on Soviet soil. The Polish II Corps played a major role in the North African and the Italian Campaigns (1941-45) as
part of the British Eighth Army. After the war the division was based at various locations in England, where they maintained a presence until 1962.
[BTC#430055]
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51 (Post-War)
[Program and Menu]: Dinner Given
by the City of New York in Honor
of General of the Army Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary
Force… The Waldorf-Astoria Tuesday, June
Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Five
New York: (Cartier) 1945
$250
Large quarto. [12]pp. Gravure portrait of Eisenhower.
Cord-bound illustrated wrappers. Modest age-toning on
the wrappers, tassel on the cord a little unruly, still very
good or better. [BTC#421301]

World War II Construction in Puerto Rico

(Puerto Rico)
52
C.A. DRIVER
[Manuscript]: Construction History of All
Work in Connection with the San Juan
Control Area. Contract NOy-3680
[Baltimore?]: Consolidated Construction Company [1943?]
$650
Oblong quarto. Carbon leaves printed rectos only, prong-bound
into quarter canvas and card covers. Each section paginated sep-
arately, perhaps to total of about 200 leaves, a few photographs
bound in. Front card cover detached and cracked but present,
slight tears and nicks to a few leaves, but overall very good or
better. A thorough narrative documentation of the builders’
(apparently a conglomeration of construction companies from
Baltimore and Texas) work on many different defense installa-
tions in Puerto Rico leading up to and in the first years of World
War II. While rich in detail of each project, Driver manages to
preserve some chatty commentary of the circumstances of each
project. He covers 20 different defense projects, all but three in
Puerto Rico (the others in the Virgin Islands and St. Lucia and
Antigua in the British West Indies). The projects are pretty much exclusively mil-
itary, or in support of military bases, and include the U.S. Naval Air Station near
San Juan, a submarine detector finder station at Morro Castle, a radio station, 10th
Naval District Headquarters Facilities, a U.S. Navy dry dock, a U.S. Army Engineering Range, fixed obstructions, a machine gun range, fuel oil and
ordinance storage facilities, and much more. The reports provide a narrative of the construction, circumstances affecting construction, details of various
aspects of each project, a breakdown of the laborers on each project by nationality, costs, labor conditions, etc. Possibly the only surviving copy of this
extensive report. OCLC locates no copies. [BTC#395867]
52 • between the covers rare books

53 (Weimer Republic)
1920s Weimer Republic-era Sketchbook with Proto-Nazi Art and anti-Semitism
(Barmen, Elberfeld, Wüppertal, and later probably Munich): 1919-1925
$12,000
Oblong 16mo. Measuring 10" x 6½". 67 leaves. Early 20th Century Virgil’s classic epic the Aeneid. The artist also had an interest in opera,
marbled sketchbook stamped “Skizzen,” and retaining the original pencil there is a whimsical and strange bird-costumed illustration for Braunfels
that accompanies the sketchbook. Front interior cover inscribed, “Gefün- opera Die Vögel, a conductor leading musicians, and a portrait head la-
den un Konfisziert als Beweismittel gegen ‘H.P.’ (unbekannt), Dachau / beled “Willy Appel” for Wili Apel (1893-1988), the German-American
München 7 Juni 1939. E…” (“Found and confiscated as evidence against musicologist. Some sketches are dated with Christian holidays: Fasching-
H.P. (unknown) Dachau-Munich June 7, 1939. E. [illegible signature]” smontag, Ostern, and Karfreitag.
and stamped with SS. Division ink stamp with Nazi insignia of soaring
This sketcher exhibits a strong inclination to propagate racist caricatures
eagle clutching swastika with legible letters “Waff-Gren-Div,” possibly the
in depicting gross and satirical portrait heads of European Jewry. Through
Waffen-Grenadier SS. Division, the elite police force of the SS. Army.
exaggerated profiles and dress, the artist exhibits a viewpoint and displayed
Extraordinary sketchbook filled with drawings dating to the beginning of a knack for capturing and filtering the lives around him. One illustration
the Weimar Republic and continuing throughout the early dawn of Na- labeled “Judenkruke,” dated April 17, 1924 in Elberfeld, depicts an octo-
zi-era Germany. This sketchbook appears to be the work of one artist over pus-like monster strangling four people, including a soldier, a clergyman,
six years; a few times the drawings are signed “H.P.” or “H. Philipp.” The and a farmer with a rake. The illustrations proliferated alongside a climax
drawings capture scenes of everyday life and culture from the beginning of anti-Semitic fervor in Europe and are an all-too-believable example of
of the Weimar Republic to the onset of early Nazi-state Germany. Filled the social mores present at the time. Throughout, the artist employs tech-
with full-page drawings in pencil, some tinted with watercolors and wash- niques which embolden the scenes through contrasting “blocky” colors,
es, charcoal, and ink on paper. Most illustrations are dated from 1919 thick charcoal lines, and silhouettes. Art from the Weimar Republic is
through to 1924 and 25, some with German captions. known to be innovative and expressive amidst a society ravaged by The
Great War, and was home to such notable artists as George Grosz and
The artist of these extraordinary sketches is untraced, but he used this
Otto Dix. With German captions and dates on nearly each page, this
sketchbook extensively over a six year period. The purported “H. Philipp’s”
sketchbook is a unique and elaborated specimen of folk art and cultural
enthusiastic drawings, caricatures, satirical art, sketches of people, street
evidence from early Weimar Republic Germany, dating to a time of ex-
scenes, landscapes, and allegorical musings are startling in quality and
treme highs and lows between the two World Wars.
idea. The artist records increased military presence in post-imperialist
Germany, just after the chaos of the German or November Revolution Notably, the artist uses the characteristic wartime swastika on some dress
of 1918-1919, and through depictions of “Rote Garde” or Red Guard and regalia. The swastika officially became the emblem for the Nazi Party
officers which were formed to protect the revolution, their standard is- on August 7, 1920, at the Salzburg Congress. Previously, the swastika was
sue vehicles, Swastika-emblazoned flags, camp scenes, and other earlier used to express nationalism and pride and would have been a common-
imagined historical battles and weapons, one a striking full-page colorful place and less polarizing symbol in German society before 1919. Never-
Caesar outfitted in Roman armor. There is a page for portraits of “Feindli- theless, this sketchbook provides early examples of the ill-fated symbol in
che Truppen” (Enemy Troops) and the artist draws profiles of soldiers in- contemporary drawing, overlapping with the exact time of official Nazi
cluding Italians, Turks, and Romanians in characteristic gear. Interspersed usage. In 1939, Europe was on the brink of World War II and the confis-
are some sensitively drawn landscapes, and allegories with nude studies, cation of this artifact in the Dachau-Munich area speaks to an environ-
dancers, bathers, one picture a striking Adam and Eve scene in the Garden ment wrought with tension and confusion. [BTC#422511]
of Eden, and others like a double-page scene of Jupiter and Venus from
world war ii • 53
54 • between the covers rare books

54 (Women)
[Photo Album]: U.S. Navy Nurse in Hawaii
[1944-45]
$3000
Large oblong quarto. Measuring 13½" x 8¾". [88]pp. Original decorative • Two pages containing 13 photos labeled “Iwo Jima casualties April
U.S. Navy limp brown suede binding with “Photo-Log” on front wrap. 1945,” including one of a soldier getting a shot in the arm. The five-week
Photos corners are used to attach snap shots to the black album pages, battle is known as one of the fiercest and bloodiest waged in the Pacific,
which are annotated below in white album ink. Small stain on the front resulting in heavy losses.
cover of the album, otherwise the binding and contents are clean and
• Three photos for a Purple Heart ceremony for Iwo Jima casualties in
bright. 315 black and white gelatin silver photographs, the vast majority
April 1945 and three photos for the awarding of the Purple Heart to
measuring 3½" x 2½", with many captions and annotations. The album
Guam Marine casualties in October 1944.
documents the service of a U.S. Navy nurse in Hawaii during the last
two years of World War II. Although she did not write her name in the • Eight photos showing men recovering in the “burn ward” at the hospital.
album, census and military records suggest it was compiled by Nellie Lan- They are labeled as patients off “Princeton and Birmingham.” The USS
des (b.1920), who began her medical training at Massillon City Hospital Princeton was an aircraft carrier lost in 1944 in waters off the Philippine
in Ohio, then studied at the Sampson New York Naval Training Center, Islands during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. A lone Japanese pilot dive-bombed
before being assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital in Aiea Heights, Oahu, the carrier and the bomb struck the carrier between the elevators, punch-
Hawaii. A photo in the album is inscribed: “To Nellie and our friendship ing through the flight deck and hangar before exploding. Although struc-
and all it can afford.” Landes is also pictured in a photo with other nurses, tural damage was minor, a fire broke out as a result of the hit; it quickly
which she labeled “Ohio nurses taken for public relations.” spread due to burning gasoline and caused further explosions. The USS
Birmingham assisted in fighting the fire and suffered major damage. Ca-
Most of the photos are taken during Landes assignment from 1944-45 at
sualties on Princeton itself were relatively light considering the intensity of
the U.S. Naval Hospital in Aiea Heights, Oahu, Hawaii. The hospital was
its fires; only 108 men were lost, while 1,361 crewmen were rescued. Ca-
in operation from November 11, 1942 until May 31, 1949. Throughout
sualties were much heavier aboard Birmingham, which was devastated by
the war, the hospital served as a stopping off spot for thousands of wound-
secondary explosions aboard Princeton, with 233 killed and 426 wounded.
ed sailors and Marines on their way home from the war in the Pacific.
Hospital activity peaked following the battle for Iwo Jima in February and • Two photos show a procession of cars and crowds from a distance re-
March, 1945, when 5,676 patients received medical care simultaneously. cording the visit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the hospital on
July 30, 1944.
The album includes a wide variety of photos of both medical personnel,
hospital facilities, and casualties. There are numerous leisure time photos, • A photo of “Lt. Commander Dewitt our chief nurse.” Captain Nellie
including snapshots of Landes at the beach and the pool with other nurses Jane DeWitt was the sixth and final Superintendent of the Navy Nurse
and military personnel, and photos of the landscape and of the Mormon Corps and became its first Director.
Temple in Honolulu.
A splendid, dense, and well-captioned photo album in excellent condition.
A representative sample of photos include: [BTC#399182]
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56 • between the covers rare books

55 (Yugoslav Partisans)
[Archive]: A Collection of 14 Pamphlets and Magazines Printed Clandestinely by the Yugoslav Partisans
under the Axis Occupation, 1943-45
[Yugoslavia]: (1943-45)
$30,000
An important collection of 14 rare pamphlets and magazines printed locates no copies of 11 titles, and only two copies each of the other three
clandestinely by Yugoslav Partisans during the last two years of World War works. Included is the only known surviving first edition of Matej Bor’s
II. The Partisans were the most successful resistance movement against Raztrganci [The Vagabonds], the most acclaimed Partisan work of theatre,
the Axis occupation of Europe. During the four years of their existence and one of the earliest first-hand accounts of life inside the Mauthausen
they created a complete underground society, with their own distinct concentration camp, printed by a Partisan press in 1944. Also included are
social customs, visual culture, literature, performing arts, schools, legal four other works of arts and entertainment (theatre, music, poems), four
and governmental systems, communication networks, and methods of military manuals, one medical field manual and one medical journal, a
conducting guerrilla and conventional warfare. Most of their publications children’s alphabet book, and a pamphlet about Muslim women Partisans.
were printed by clandestine or underground presses hidden from their Most are mimeographed, with mimeographed illustrations, maps, and
enemies within occupied Yugoslavia. music, and some also have black and white or color linocut illustrations.
The corpus of their surviving works is diverse, and considering the A remarkable collection of profound cultural and historical importance,
circumstances of their production, by turns crude or surprisingly created during one of the most trying and dramatic periods in history.
sophisticated in content, graphic design, and illustration. This collection
A detailed description of each item in the collection follows:
features 14 pamphlets chosen for their subject matter and rarity: OCLC

Slovene Partisan Magazine, Printed in Croatia region of Slovenia. The magazine was produced in only 8 issues: after this
third number was printed, its production was moved to another secret
1. Naša pest. [Our Fist]. Year II, No. 3, January 1, 1944. [Gorski Kotar,
printing operation in Dolenjsko.
Croatia], 1944. SELIŠKAR, Tone (editor), and Nikolaj Pirnat (illustrator).
The mimeographed rendering of Pirnat’s full-page illustration of a
Quarto (23 x 28cm). pp. 1-6 [7 (full-page illustration)] [2 (blank)] 8-14.
“Standing Partisan” is especially fine, neatly printed on a separate sheet.
With 1 full-page illustration and 2 in-text illustrations. Mimeograph: with
Before the war, Pirnat studied sculpture in Zagreb and Paris. After joining
a partly hand-colored cover (p. 1), and song lyrics with music on the final
the Partisans, he was charged with producing many of the movement’s
page, stapled. Slightly stained, soft vertical and horizontal folds, a few
finest and most influential graphic images. He was also known by his nom
small tears to the edges, and some fading to the outer cover pages (the last
de guerres: “Captain Kopjejkin” and “Miklavž Breugnon.” The editor of
page is scarcely visible), fair or better.
Naša pest, Tone Seliškar, was a prominent poet and writer, best known for
Issued on New Year’s Day 1944 in the Slovene language, with three his famous Partisan song Na Juriš! [Attack!], which was widely performed
illustrations by the eminent artist Nikolaj Pirnat. Printed by an both during and after the war.
underground press located in the Gorski Kotar region of northwestern
An extraordinary and artistically important example of Partisan
Croatia, a densely forested area, for distribution in the nearby Dolenjsko
underground printing produced in an unusual location.
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Partisan Guerrilla Warfare

2. LOKOVŠEK, Ivan ‘Jan’. Zavzemanje naseljenih mest. Vojaška strokovna knjižica št. 29. [Siege of
Inhabited Cities. Army Educational Booklet no. 29].
[Bela Krajina, Slovenia:] Oficirska šola pri Glavnem štabu NOV in PO Slovenije [Officer School
at the Main Quarters of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Slovenia],
November 1944.
Octavo (16 x 22cm). pp. [2 (title)] 1-24. With illustrations in-text (several full-page) and a
folding plate at the back. Mimeographed, in the original grey paper wrapper illustrated on the
front cover. Near fine.
A Partisan manual of guerrilla tactics that describes and illustrates the techniques used by the
era’s greatest practitioners of asymmetric warfare, printed by an underground press in southern
Slovenia. The manual includes instructions on how to attack cities and towns with a relatively
small group of fighters, including securing streets and entering buildings. It also serves as a
guide as for signaling airplanes; throwing bombs on fortified targets; how to set up improvised
communications systems; how to break through enemy fences and other barriers; and how best
to follow the natural terrain to attack rural targets. All of these operations have accompanying
illustrations and diagrams throughout the manual.

Partisan Tactical Manual

3. Desetina. Vojaška strokovna knjižica št. 28. [Platoon. Military Technical Booklet no. 28].
[Dolenjsko, Slovenia:] Oficirska šola pri Glavnem štabu NOV in PO Slovenije [Officer School
at the Headquarters of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Slovenia],
November 1944.
Octavo (16 x 22cm). pp. [2 (title)] 1-32 [20 (illustrations)]. Mimeograph. With 24 illustrations on
10 leaves at the back. In original paper wrapper with mimeographed cover illustration. Near fine.
A Partisan manual on the tactical movement of platoons, issued by an underground press in
southern Slovenia. This manual explains how to coordinate the tactical movements of a platoon,
or small, mobile force of Partisan fighters. Richly illustrated, it explains how officers should guide
the movement of their platoon in relation to various battle scenarios, and what pre-arranged
commands should be used to communicate with the troops in the field. The manual was issued
by an underground press in November 1944, late in the war, when small Partisan operations, as
described here, were an increasingly important aspect of the conflict.

Landmines and Bomb Making Manual

4. Minerstvo. [Manual for Land Mines].
[Bela Krajina, Slovenia:] Glavni štab NOV in POS [Headquarters of the National Liberation
Army and Partisan Detachments of Slovenia], June 1944.
Octavo (14 x 20cm). pp. [1 (title)] 1-83. Mimeograph. With in-text illustrations and 2 folding
plates. Text printed on rectos only on thin paper, original tan wrapper with mimeographed cover
illustration, stapled. A few small tears at the spine, near fine.
A Partisan explosives manual on how to use land mines and make and place bombs, issued by an
underground press in southern Slovenia. Profusely illustrated, it explains technical terms in easy
to understand language. It allowed one to create powerful explosive devices from easily obtainable
materials and gives careful guidance on how to place them on or near the targets to gain maximum
impact, including buildings, walls, houses, bridges, trains, and tanks.
Such a manual would have been considered extremely valuable, as such improvised explosives
were essential to the Partisans’ sabotage operations and stealth raids upon enemy positions. The
manual was so well-designed and thorough that a complete novice could quickly be transformed
into a master.
58 • between the covers rare books

Telegraph and Radio Operators Codebook

5. Radiotelegrafski kodeks in kratice. [Radiotelegraph Codex and Abbreviations].
[Ko evski rog, Solvinia:] Radiotel. te aj ofic. sole gav. staba NOV in POV. [Radiotelegraphical course
of the Officers’ School of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Liberation Army], January 1945.
16mo (11 x 15cm). pp. [2 (title)] 1-94 [95 (blank)] + 1 folding chart. Mimeographed. Original paper
wrappers with mimeographed title on the front wrap. A few tiny nicks, near fine.
Partisan codebook manual for telegraph and radio operators during the final months of WWII. Issued
by an underground press in January, just months before the liberation of Yugoslavia. The hundreds of
codes it explains are based on Anglo-American codes, which not only allowed Partisan telegraph and
radio operators to communicate with each other, but also with the Western Allies whose support was by
this time critical to the Partisans’ success. The folding chart illustrates how a diary of a radio-telegraph
station should appear.
The codebook was printed at the underground press of Ko evski rog, which was part of a large settlement
of Partisan huts called “Baza 20,” which notably also included a hospital. The press was one of the
largest Partisan publishing operations, employing over 40 full-time printers working in multiple houses.
Though located deep in the forests of southwestern Slovenia, in April 1945, Baza 20 was attacked by the
Germans and the press was forced to shut down.

Partisan Field Medicine

6. Ranjenec in rane. Bolni arski priro nik št. 1. [Wounded Soldier and Wounds. Medicine manual
no. 1].
[Dolenjsko, Slovenia:] Izdanje sanitarnega odseka vrhovnega štaba NOV in PO Jugoslavije
[Publication of the Sanitary Department of the Headquarters of the National-Liberation Army and
Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia], 1944.
Octavo (17 x 20cm). pp. [1-4] 5-66 [4 (index)]. In original paper wrapper with a linocut
illustration printed in blue on the front cover, stapled. Very light small ownership stamp on the
front wrap, slightly stained, minor marginal tears and small tear on text page [37], very good.
An intriguing Partisan manual on field medicine, concerning how to treat patients in active combat
zones. Written specifically for doctors, nurses and their assistants working in active dangerous
military theatres, it features a comprehensive guide to triage (i.e. who to treat first when confronted
with limited resources and time). The work is dedicated to the Partisan women who played a key
role in the medical corps, many having given their lives to treat soldiers while under enemy fire. It
is graced with a fine linocut cover illustration showing a female doctor giving water to a wounded
soldier on the battlefield. (Unsigned, but likely designed by the artist Nikolaj Pirnat).
The manual was translated into Slovenian by Dr. Mirko rni , and was held in high esteem by the
movement’s medical community.
A Medical Journal by a Jewish Partisan
7. Ranjeni Borac 1. [Wounded Soldier].
Bari, Italy: March 1945. (IZIDOR, Levi, and Others).
Octavo (17 x 20cm). pp. [2 (title)] [1] 2-40. Mimeograph. In original stapled paper wrapper with
illustrated cover. Modest age toning, very good.
The first and only issue of this medical journal, with articles in various Yugoslavian languages,
printed at the Partisan hospital in Bari, Italy, featuring a notable article by the Bosnian Jewish doctor
Izidor Levi.
In January 1944, the Anglo-American allies, who controlled southern Italy, permitted the Partisans
to open a base at Bari. Shortly thereafter, a Partisan hospital, with a mandate to fulfil complex
procedures and to house invalids, was established on the base. Its director was Izidor Levi, a Jewish
physician from Sarajevo who had managed to elude capture by Axis forces.
The journal contains several articles, including the article by Dr. Levi. Levi praises the Partisan nurses
for their bravery and wishes that they could receive better training, so that they “improvise less.” The
other articles include Partisan songs; the story of a seriously injured young man who learned to read;
stories about education; and how to communicate in the most basic English (with Allied doctors),
such as teaching patients to say “O-Kej” (Okay) and “Not-okej” (Not-Okay). The title depicts a
bird’s eye feature of the hospital. Only one issue was published.
 world war ii • 59
Partisan Song Book
8. Pesmi borcev XXXI. divizije. [Songs of the Soldiers of the XXXI. Division].
PAGON, Andrej (Editor). [Western Slovenia:] Propagandni odsek XXXI.
divizije [Propaganda Department of the XXXI. Division], circa 1944.
Octavo (17 x 21cm). pp. [1-2] 3-40. Mimeograph. With in-text illustrations,
original yellow wrappers with mimeographed cover, hand-colored with color
pencil, stapled. Small contemporary ownership signature at the top of the title
page, light soiling on the wrapper, very good.
A collection of Partisan songs for distribution to troops and supporters in
Western Slovenia, issued by an underground press. An unusually attractive
songbook, printed for use by supporters in the Gorenjsko and Primorsko
regions of Western Slovenia. The lovely hand-colored cover is extraordinary for
Partisan works.
Music and songs were critically important to the Partisan movement. Group
singing sessions boosted morale and camaraderie, as patriotic and defiant lyrics
reminded everyone of the importance of their cause. During the latter half
of World War II, the Partisans organized 26 separate meetings that included
musical performances in the former Italian occupied areas of the Karst and
Primorje regions. Significantly, this marked a revival in Slovenian music in the
area, as during the 25 year long Italian occupation all music in that language
was banned by the fascist regime. This songbook was almost certainly used
during some of those gatherings.
This songbook was issued by an unidentified underground press in Western
Slovenia by the XXXI Division of the Slovene Partisans. The division was
founded in October 1943, just after the capitulation of fascist Italy. It operated
throughout Western Slovenia and participated in some of the most intense and brutal battles fought anywhere in Yugoslavia during World War II.

Partisan Song Book

9. Kora nice [Marching Songs].
KUHAR, Ivan (Editor). [Bela krajina, Slovenia:] Cyklotehnika 13-A, Odsek za
prosveto pri predsedstvu SNOS. Oddelek za umetnost in ljudsko prosveto [Department
for Enlightenment at the National Liberation Army of Slovenia. Department for
Arts and People’s Enlightenment], 1944.
Folio (20 x 29cm). pp. [1-2] 3-19 [20]. Mimeographed cover, contents, and music
+ [1] blank wrap at the back, stapled. Slightly age-toned and stained, horizontal
fold with tiny tears, front cover with light color pencil marks, about very good.
A very rare songbook, with music scores for 22 Partisan songs, arranged by the
prominent Slovenian composer Janez Kuhar, published by an underground press in
Southern Slovenia. Kuhar’s arrangements were made especially for accompaniment
by the accordion so that the songs could be sung by Partisans on the march. The
work was sponsored by the Slovene Partisans’ de facto culture ministry: the Partisan
Department for Arts and People’s Enlightenment.
Ivan Kuhar, also known as “Janez Kuhar,” was probably the most famous of all
Partisan musicians and composers. While he wrote many of his own songs, he
rearranged more than 500 other works, adapting them for the Partisans’ martial
requirements. In 1944, Kuhar notably composed the first Partisan opera. The
songbook was printed by the underground press of Cyklotehnika 13-A, located in
the Bela Krajina region, near the Croatian border. This press issued several other
notable works on theatre and music.
OCLC locates only 2 copies in Slovenia.
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Partisan Theater - Propaganda Tour

10. Po Bene iji in Reziji [Around Veneto and Resia].
SVETEK, Lev, and Others. [Primorje, Slovenia:] Andrej, Propagandni odsek IX.
korpusa NOV in
POS [Propaganda Department of National Liberation Army and Partisan Divisions
of Slovenia], 1945.
Octavo (15 x 21cm). pp. [1-5] 6-86 [87-88] [5 (full-page maps)] [2 (index)].
Mimeographed text and maps. In original paper wrappers with a red and black linocut
illustration on the front cover. Small hole on the front cover, wrapper edges rubbed
and slightly battered with small loss of paper at the spine ends, contemporary black
colored censor mark on title page and in lower margin of the last pages, else near fine.
An unusual and intriguing work that provides a detailed account of a Partisan theatre
troop’s tour though the ethnic Slovene enclaves of northeastern Italy in the autumn
of 1943, illustrated with original maps of their itinerary. The work was issued by an
underground Partisan press shortly before the end of the war.
The geographic and historical divisions between ethnic Slovenes, Friulians, and
Italians in the region between the head of the Adriatic and Alps were always variable
and contested. The Italian conquest of Friuli in 1866 left many pockets of ethnic
Slovene populations within Italian territory, in what is today the northeastern part
of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, areas informally known as Venetian
Slovenia and Resia. For decades the Slovenes lived peacefully with their Italian and
Friulian neighbors, but upon the establishment of Mussolini’s Fascist regime in the
1920s, they were subjected to brutal policies of forced Italianization. Not surprisingly,
during World War II this region was a hotbed of Partisan activity, with the Slovenes
joining forces with Friulian and Italian Anti-Fascists.

Following the capitulation of Italy’s fascist regime in September 1943, Axis power in
Venetian Slovenia and Resia collapsed, and for a time the Partisans gained control
over much of the region (until the Germans contested their position). It was in this
context that a Partisan theatre troop, consisting of eight members, and led by Dr.
Lev Svetek, toured the region. Their purpose was to perform plays and songs that
promoted Partisan, Communist, and Slovene nationalist themes, while boosting the
moral of a people who had been oppressed for over two decades. The tour lasted 113
days and an estimated 20,000 people viewed the plays, a large number in what was a
sparsely populated area. The immediate goal was to encourage the locals to redouble
their efforts to fight against the Germans; and their longer aim was to stoke Slovene
nationalist fervor in the region so that Venetian Slovenia and Resia might be annexed
by Yugoslavia after the war was over. The youngest member of the troop, only 18 years
old, was killed by the Germans in reprisal shortly after the tour.
The text of the present work includes a detailed report on the troop’s adventures, and
includes some of the songs they performed along the way. Importantly, the work is
illustrated with five original maps of their itinerary. This is extraordinary because of the
relative graphic complexity of cartography very few underground Partisan publications
include maps.
The author of the introduction and most of the articles, Dr. Lev Svetek (who went
by the nom de guerre ‘Zorin’), was a Partisan master of propaganda. He graduated
from the Ljubljana music conservatory before obtaining a law degree. In the spring of
1941, he participated in the final musical performance of a patriotic Slovenian band
in Ljubljana, before the Italian occupiers banned all such performances. Svetek was
a committed Communist and joined the Partisans early in the war. He proceeded to
advance the Partisan cause through unusual and clever means, by writing and directing
patriotic theatre performances. This way, he could subtly convey Partisan messages,
while also boosting morale. After the war, Svetek fell afoul of Marshal Tito’s rule, and
was sent as a political prisoner to the notorious Yugoslav prison, the ‘Naked Island’.
However, he was eventually released, and thereafter gained great prominence as a
dissident lawyer and author. OCLC locates only 2 copies in Slovenia.
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Partisan Play - Only Known First Edition Copy

11. BOR, Matej. Raztrganci. [The Vagabonds].
[Bela Krajina, Slovenia:] Propagandni oddelek glavnega štaba NOV in POS
[Propaganda Department of the Headquarters of the National Liberation Army
and Partisan Divisions of Slovenia], [1944].
Small Quarto (17 x 24cm). pp. [2] 1-43 [44 (blank)]. Mimeograph. Original
beige mimeographed wrapper. Modest toning and some foxing on the wrapper,
a few tiny tears to the edges, very good.
The only known surviving first edition copy of Raztrganci, an acclaimed Partisan
work of theatre. The play follows an elaborate plot that includes a girl who runs
away from a concentration camp, along with German and Partisan spies, and
weaves through various love stories, intrigues, and dilemmas.
Bor wrote this version in 1944 for a wartime audience, but altered the plot in
later editions produced after the war to make the play more amenable for a wider
viewership. The play has remained popular ever since and is still performed in
theatres throughout the former Yugoslavia.
Matej Bor (born Vladimir Pavši ) was one of the most admired artists of the
Slovenian Partisan resistance. He wrote the unofficial anthem of the Slovene
Partisans Hej brigade [Hey, Brigades], and had a long and successful career after
the war.

Muslim Women Partisans

12. Pri sestrah na jugu. [Sisters from the South].
’Mara’ (nom de guerre), and Ive Šubic (illustrator). Novo Mesto (Slovenia):
Našim ženam [Published by “To Our Women” by the National Liberation
Army in Novo Mesto], [1943].
Octavo (17 x 21cm). Mimeographed. pp. 1- 24, with 7 in-text illustrations.
In the original stapled tan printed paper wrappers with an illustration on the
front cover, stapled. The wrapper is split along the spine, spine a little loose,
very good.
An important Slovenian Partisan pamphlet extolling the virtues of the Muslim
women who joined the Partisans. This extraordinary work, printed by the
underground Partisan press Našim ženam (To Our Women) in Novo Mesto,
in southern Slovenia, discussing the role that Muslim women played in the
underground. Many regions of the South (Bosnia and some adjacent areas
of Yugoslavia) had largely Muslim populations, and significant numbers of
Muslims joined the liberation movement.
The pamphlet notes that before the war Muslim women remained exclusively
in the family home, and were the “most enslaved and suppressed women in the
world.” Upon joining the Partisan movement they became socially “liberated”
and started attending courses and training, and thereby gained active roles in
the movement, including as front-line fighters. This raised their self-esteem and
led them to realize their potential. The example of these Muslim women, who
changed their entire lives overnight for the cause, was meant as an example to
Slovenian Partisan women to show the same effort and commitment.
The cover art features a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf, flanked by two
non-Muslim Slovenian Partisan women. One of the in-text illustrations depicts
a meeting involving both Slovenian and Muslim Partisan women. An early work illustrated by the important Slovene graphic artist and painter Ive
Šubic. OCLC locates only two copies, both in Slovenia.
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Children’s Book
13. Šolo smo odprli. [We Have Opened a School].
Gorenjska, Slovenia, 1944.
Octavo (15 x 20cm). pp. [7] 1-35 [2 (blank)]. In original grey card covers, stapled, with a
printed linocut illustration in red, blue, and dark blue on the front cover. Illustrated with a
linocut portrait of Marshal Tito (frontispiece), followed by 2 preliminary full-page illustrations
and in-text illustrations on each page. Fine.
A scarce illustrated alphabet book prepared for underground Partisan schools for children.
Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by illustrations regarding an aspect of the Partisans,
their leader Marshal Tito, or the Pioneers (the Partisan Youth). The work also includes a short
story about a boy whose father is away fighting for the Partisans.
The linocut portrait of Tito was considered by some to be the most beautifully executed of the
period. The other illustrations, featuring Partisans parents, teachers, and children are likewise
well designed. The work was issued by an underground Partisan press in the Gorenjska (Upper
Carniola) region of northwestern Slovenia. In spite of the fact that they were operating under
difficult circumstances, the Partisan presses in this region were renowned for their novel
artistic experiments with linocuts, producing works of especially fine design. The printers in
the region even held competitions to see who could produce the finest publications. This was
done both in an effort to maintain quality high and to raise morale during the dreary times.
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Mauthausen Concentration Camp – Survivor’s Account

14. KOBAL, Svetko (nom de guerre: “Florjan”). K. L. Mauthausen.
Lovro Mandeljc (illustrator), and Tone Gašperin (linocut artist). Jesenice, Slovenia: Okrožna tehnika, 1944.
Octavo (15 x 21cm). pp. [1] 2-16 pp. Mimeograph. In original wrappers Luckily for Kobal, he was eventually transferred from Mauthausen to a
with an illustrated title in pale red and black on the front cover, stapled. nearby labor camp that had lax security. From there he escaped and fol-
Modest age toning, a few small chips at the spine, very good. lowed a Partisan network back to Slovenia, where he promptly joined the
Partisans, assuming the non de guerre ‘Florjan’. He wrote this account in
One of the earliest published first-hand accounts of life inside the Mau-
April 1944, while stationed in a bunker near his hometown. He believed
thausen concentration camp, by the Slovenian Partisan Svetko Kobal,
it was vitally important that people know about the savagery of the Na-
printed by an underground Partisan press in 1944 under Kobal’s direct
zis, not just to redouble the vigor of the Partisans, but to warn the many
supervision. Kobal’s account is truly chilling, as it details the most hor-
potential Axis collaborators about who they were considering supporting.
rific aspects of humanity in unusually vivid detail. It is also historically
important, being one of the earliest eyewitness accounts of Nazi atrocities The unusual cover art was made by three different printing techniques:
committed at Mauthausen, directly published by a camp survivor. a part of the image was made by transferring a drawing to a matrix; the
black dotted effect was made by the impression of a copper net; while the
Svetko Kobal was a young man from Škofja Loka, in northwestern Slo-
red areas were done by linocut.
venia, who was interned by the Nazis at Mauthausen, located near Linz,
Austria early in the war. Kobal recounts, in graphic detail, the scenes he After the war Kobal served as Slovenia’s Minister for the Economy. In
witnessed of gratuitous and sadistic acts of violence and murder upon his 1979 he published a detailed account of the production and dissemina-
fellow prisoners, with the Jewish internees being subjected to the worst tion of the present work on Mauthausen, considered to be one of the
crimes. In particular, he notes the extreme brutality of Georg Bachmayer, best insiders’ accounts of the operations of underground Partisan presses.
an SS captain who oversaw prisoners at the camp. Extremely rare. [BTC#415662]
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