World Poster (22 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. vgd.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back, grey paper lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains (x), 326 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout by J. H. Dowd. Light foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with chips to the spine ends and top front cover, not price clipped, 8s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945.

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.

Poster. Folio (17" X 24"). Near fine. Slightest bit of faint wear. An exceptionally bright and handsome example of this "War Savings Stamps" all-text poster, printed in black letters within a blue borders on white stock. A second, smaller blue margin near the bottom, bearing the small oval "Torch of Liberty" logo at upper left corner, notes: "W.S.S. / War Savings Stamps / Issued by the / United States / Government." The War Savings Stamps program was a United States Treasury Department patriotic endeavor to raise funds during World War One and Two by selling interest-earning ten and twenty-five cent stamps primarily to school children. A superb copy, bearing none of the folds and edge tears usually found on these -- a rare survivor in near pristine condition.

Atlas folio. 18.5 x 25.5 in. Colour lithograph (toning to verso, edgewear, minor wear at fold creases, couple very slight tears to fore-edges), still VG bright exemplar. First edition of this original War Bonds drive poster issued as part of the 7th War Loan subscription in May, 1945 days after the Victory in Europe, and with many in the US Treasury concerned demand would slack off with Japan undefeated in the Pacific and Asia. Based on the famed Joe Rosenthal AP photograph of the second American flag being raised on Iwo Jima. The War Loan drive proved so successful the U.S. Treasury garnered over $ 156 billion. Beall (1892-1967) was a very successful commercial artist who launched his career with ad campaigns for Maxwell House Coffee, as well as cover art for Collier's Magazine, and later became known for his very popular World War II propaganda posters.

One elephant folio colour-printed poster, sized 30 x 40 in. (faint fold creases from original mailing, minor age toning, slight wear to fore-edges), still a VG copy w/ bright colours. First edition of this original striking poster depicting a US Navy dive-bomber attacking a Japanese aircraft carrier, with image of a Navy dispatch from Admiral Ernest J. King superimposed in the right fore-ground. Dating is determined by King instated as Commander in Chief by Roosevelt following the disastrous Pearl Harbor attack under Admiral Stark, and he was instrumental in urging the Pacific Campaign offensive against the Japanese Navy through 1942-1943, and was elevated to higher tank at end of 1944. Whitcomb (1906-1988) was noted for his glamour paintings of women for vaudeville posters, and later Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Ladies Home Journal, who served in the US Navy during World War II from 1944-1945. Worldcat locates 1 copy (Pritzker Military Library); 1 copy also located at Mariners' Museum & Park, Newport News, VA.

White printed paper. 1st printing (presumed). Ca. 1919-20. Broadside, printed recto only. B/w graveyard illustration to left edges. 20" x 11-1/4" "Sixty thousand of our American Boys lie among the poppies of Flanders' Fields in France. To them only is the war over. They have paid the price in full. To countless other thousands of these boys returning home maimed and broken the war will still go on; they will be paying the price every day, during the remainder of their lives. Can we who stayed at home carelessly and thoughtlessly assume the 'war is over' attitude until our balance of account is paid - until we have redeemed our pledge - to bear the final cost no matter what its amount?" This poster is "one of 176 advertisements inserted simultaneously in every newspaper in the State of Oregon on behalf of the success of the Victory Liberty Loan". The information included on the poster describes the "Victory Liberty Loan" as the "Parent Bond of Them All" and draws the Men & Women of Oregon up to participate. "The imprint of fame upon the name of our fair state will turn to a stain of shame if we do not meet the obligation this Victory Loan represents. You are face to face with the real test of citizenship - true Americanism. Let this test find you measuring up one hundred per cent loyal." No holdings found on OCLC. Rare in the trade. Minimal wear to broadside. Faint vertical crease to middle, two faint horizontal creases. An about VG example.

Condition: Very good condition. World War I propaganda poster centers on Field Marshall Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, silhouetted on the Rock of Gibraltar. Von Hindenburg representing Germany, Austria, the Crown Prince and the Turks all figured with text bubbles, while a teaming mass of soldiers charge the rock with bayonets. "John Bull" representing the British comments that the Yankees will soon be here. Vol. 2 in the top left, No. 9 in the top right. Lithograph with hand color. Published by the Paramount Advertising Company in NY, Subscription Price $1.00 per week. 29.5 x 20 plus margins. Old folds. Considering the carnage wrought on the world in WWI, the deaths of over 10 million people & 10 million animals, we ought to guard ourselves against the effects of propaganda today.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. movie poster, has some edge wear and a small tear, Thomas Coleman and Michael rosenblat present Stoogemania starring Josh Mostel, Melanie Chartoff, Sid Caeser and the three stooges, also has the name stoogemania written on back approx. 26 and 1/2 by 41 long 1985.

One large elephant folio colour-lithograph poster, sized 23 x 33 in., fold creases as issued, lithographed on very thin wartime paper stock (minor creasing, a couple other minor closed tears at folds, couple minor paper repairs on verso at fold creases, moderate toning), still a VG- copy. First edition of this original large propaganda poster issued from Henri Baconnier's printing and poster imprint during World War II employing another of his noted artists, who has centered the appeal to invest into French Relief Fund War Bonds with image of Marianne of Algiers, the French Symbol of Resistance, appealing to all with French, U.S. & British flags in background, along with fleets of Navy Ship, and air forces of bombers and fighters. Louis Fernez (1900-1984) who was a notable French painter who spent most of his career in Algiers, famed for having designed the postmark of Marianne of Algiers in French Algeria, created travel posters for Baconnier, as well as painted murals for several public buildings in Algeria.

One atlas folio colour-lithograph poster, sized 20 x 27.75 in. (minor age-toning, couple very minor closed tears at fold creases), still a VG bright copy, folded as issued. First edition of this large version of famed poster issued during the 4th War Loan Campaign which ran from January 18-Feb. 15, 1944 by the US Treasury to funds for the War Effort. The campaign issued this painting by Perlin depicting a US soldier preparing to hurl a grenade across the smoke-filled battlefield of the image. Perlin (1918-2014) was a gay Jewish-American born in Richmond, VA, studied in Poland before the War, and while traveling personally witnessed the rising Nazi racist tide and discrimination against Jews. Although banned from serving in the US military due to his homosexuality, he designed several propaganda posters for the war effort, and would later work as war correspondent for Life and Fortune magazines.

One large elephant folio colour-lithograph poster, sized 24 x 35.5 in., fold creases as issued, lithographed on very thin wartime paper stock (minor creasing, a couple other minor closed tears at folds, moderate toning), still a VG copy. First edition of this original large propaganda poster issued from Henri Baconnier's printing and poster imprint during World War II employing another of his noted artists, who has centered the appeal to invest into French Relief Fund War Bonds A & B overlain on a map of France with field of the French flag. Gaston Ry (1902-1978) traveled between France, Barcelona, and Algeria, worked as an illustrator, author, and journalist, and was satirical artist for the Le Canard Sauvage from 1943-1946.

One atlas folio colour-lithograph poster, sized 20 x 28 in. (minor age-toning, couple very minor closed tears at fold creases), still a VG bright copy, folded as issued. First edition of this large version of the To Have and to Hold! War Bonds poster issued during the sixth War Loan Campaign which was launched in November, 1944 by the US Treasury to raise $ 16 billion dollars. The campaign issued this painting by Vic Guinnell depicting a US soldier unrolling the US flag across the field of the image and blocking out the dark stormy sky behind. The same campaign also issued a much more common poster featuring a cherubic blue-eyed baby girl. Guinnell is perhaps best remembered for his U.S. Marines posters "Smack 'em Down!" and "Let's go get'em!" Worldcat locates 2 copies of large version (DLC, Pritzker Military Lib.).

One elephant folio colour-lithograph poster, sized 28 x 40 in. (minor age-toning, couple very minor closed tears at fold creases), still a VG bright copy, folded as issued. First edition of this large version of the To Have and to Hold! War Bonds poster issued during the sixth War Loan Campaign which was launched in November, 1944 by the US Treasury to raise $ 16 billion dollars. The campaign issued this painting by Vic Guinnell depicting a US soldier unrolling the US flag across the field of the image and blocking out the dark stormy sky behind. The same campaign also issued a much more common poster featuring a cherubic blue-eyed baby girl. Guinnell is perhaps best remembered for his U.S. Marines posters "Smack 'em Down!" and "Let's go get'em!" Worldcat locates 2 copies of large version (DLC, Pritzker Military Lib.).

One large elephant folio colour-lithograph poster, sized 23.5 x 35 in., fold creases as issued, lithographed on very thin wartime paper stock (minor creasing, 1 closed tear repaired on verso, a couple other minor closed tears at folds, moderate toning), still a VG- copy. First edition of this original large propaganda poster issued from Henri Baconnier's printing and poster imprint during World War II employing one of his favorite artists. Caillet has centered the poster with the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with globe, and flags of the U.S., U.K., and France behind her. The artist is perhaps best remembered for his lush posters promoting visits to Algeria between-the-wars.

One elephant folio colour-printed poster, sized 25 x 40 in. (very slight age toning, slight creasing, shelfwear at fore-edges), still a NF copy w/ bright colours. First edition of this exceptional wartime home front Savings Bonds drive poster for the Pennsylvania Railroad, featuring the famed Raymond Loewy designed streamliner steam locomotive PRR S1 "The Big Engine" which premiered at the 1939 New York World's Fair, and whose 6-4-4-6 expanded duplex configuration made it the largest passenger locomotive ever built. For a short time the locomotive hauled the Manhattan Limited. Cornwell's (1892-1960) powerful propaganda posters offered essential visual support for War Bonds fundraising during the War.

Single sheet broadside, printed in orange, brown & black on white paper. Image shows a doughboy, with books in hand, standing over a seated sailor, who is reading a book. 30" x 20" Only minor wear. Colors vibrant. Nr Fine [not examined out of the shrink wrap]. Shrink wrapped, with foam board backing 1st Printing (Borkan, p. 181; Rawls, p. 159).

Very good. On linen. Size 20.25 x 26 Inches. This is Frederick Henri Kay Henrion's striking c. 1944 anti-Nazi poster produced during the Allied counter-offensive against Germany during World War II (1939 - 1945). Although emphasizing unity among the Allies, it also subtly hints at underlying tensions. A Closer Look A powerful image, this poster champions the ideals of international cooperation against the Nazi menace. The message is clear: the Allies will destroy Hitler. Each flagged arm - representing the United States, Britain, France, and Russia - tears apart a swastika against a stormy and otherworldly background. The poster was most likely produced soon after the invasion of Normandy beginning on D-Day (June 6, 1944). Analyzing the image, it is likely meant for an audience among the Western Allies, with the Soviet flag appearing somewhat less prominently when, in reality, the Soviets were responsible for the lion's share of the fighting against Nazi Germany. It is also notable that France is included as equivalent to the British and Americans, which is likely a reflection of the stage in the war when the poster was produced when the French Resistance and Free French forces played an important role in the Liberation of their country from Nazi occupation. Throughout the war, Free French leader Charles de Gaulle consistently advocated for himself and his forces to be recognized as the only legitimate French representative and to have an equivalent seat at the table as the 'Big Four' Allied powers (the U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., and the Republic of China). Despite thoroughly irritating both the British and Americans with his vocal persistence, de Gaulle was remarkably successful in establishing a sort of symbolic parity with the other Allies, formalized by France's inclusion on the Security Council of the new United Nations. Publication History and Census This work was prepared by artist and designer Frederick Henri Kay Henrion c. 1944 for the U.S. Office of War Information or perhaps the British Ministry of Information. It is scarce in institutional collections, with examples being held by the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the Imperial War Museum. References: OCLC 809198870. Museum of Jewish Heritage Object No. 143.95. Imperial War Museum Catalogue No. Art.IWM PST 4006. Pritzker Military Museum and Library Object No. 320739. Guerres, p. 34, no. 13 (var); War Posters, p. 41; PAI-LXXXVII, 113.

Very good. Closed tear extending 1 inch into printed area (through Delattre imprint in lower left corner below bottom border) professionally repaired on verso. Size 23.25 x 37.25 Inches. This is a c. 1917 G. Delattre World War I French propaganda map of the United States. The map celebrates the U.S. entrance to WWI on the side of the Entente just a few weeks prior. This was an era-defining event that brought new hope to the long-suffering French forces then mired in a static but high-cost trench war. A Closer Look After years of hardship and deprivation, this map aims to raise national morale and promote the wave of fresh supplies then en route from the United States. Text in the upper right lists incoming goods, including ammunition, wheat, gasoline, cotton, machinery, ships, and soldiers. Other supplies are scattered across the U.S., such as gold, silver, iron, beef, and corn. The phrase above the map is Woodrow Wilson's quote, 'We are brothers in the same cause.' Wilson said this in his farewell speech to the French Minister of Justice (and former Premier) Rene Viviani, who visited Washington after the American declaration of war. Vivani repeated the phrase several times in public remarks after returning to Paris. Publication History and Census This poster was created c. 1917 and printed by G. Delattre. We note a single example in OCLC, which is at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. We also note cataloged examples in the French National Archives, the PJ Mode Collection at Cornell University, and the archives of the French Department of Calvados. The map appears occasionally on the private market. References: Cornell University, Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection, 2275.01. French National Archives 6 Fi 3265. OCLC 1263615081.

Very good. Mounted on heavy linen. Size 33.5 x 23.25 Inches. This is a powerful 1945 Slovak-language Soviet World War II propaganda poster heralding the achievements of the Yalta Conference and the Allies' agreement to continue the fight until Germany was defeated. The evocative image set against a bright yellow background features three fists (representing the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union) punching a dejected and depressed Hitler. A Nazi swastika is breaking apart in the background. The text reads, 'Nácistické Nemecko bude dobité v najkratom ?ase - tak sa rozhodli Stalin, Roosevelt a Churchill na krymskej konferencii' ('Nazi Germany will be conquered in the shortest possible time - this is what Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill decided at the Crimean conference'). The Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin. It occurred at Yalta in Crimea and was held February 4 - 11, 1945. The participants discussed how to shape postwar Europe and declared an intention of self-determination for liberated Europe. Slovakia during World War II On March 14, 1939, an independent Slovakia was declared, emerging out of Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia. Slovakia was led by Jozef Tiso, a Catholic priest, and signed a friendship agreement with Nazi Germany. Slovakians fought in the German Army on the Eastern Front for the entirety of the war. In 1944, the Slovak National Uprising broke out and lasted from August 29, 1944, until late October. This forced Nazi Germany to send troops needed on the Eastern Front to secure Slovakia. The Soviet Red Army slowly liberated Slovakia in the spring of 1945 and entered Bratislava in early April, ending collaborationist independent Slovakia. After the end of the war, Czechoslovakia was reestablished. Publication History and Census This poster was published in 1945 by the Soviet government. This is the only known surviving example of the 1945 edition in Slovakian. We are aware of 2 surviving examples of a 1944 Russian language edition, which are held by the Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn, Estonia, and the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg.

Very good. Backed on linen, poster style. Size 27 x 19.5 Inches. This is a c. 1917 National Printing and Engraving Company Greek broadside that is most likely associated with recruiting during World War I. Roughly translated as 'Enlist/Register so that it cannot be said that they offered their lives in vain'. Written in Katharevousa (???????????), a conservative form of Modern Greek conceived of as a compromise between Ancient Greek and Demotic Greek, due to the broadside's message, printing style, and the era in which the printer was active, we believe this broadside to date from World War I. Greek-Americans and Military Service While researching this item, our research made us aware of the long history the Greek-Americans have with the United States military. Greek immigrants have served in every war fought by the United States, from the American Revolution to today's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Several thousand Greek-Americans served in the Allied Expeditionary Force sent to Europe during World War I, including George Dilboy, who was killed in action near Belleau, France on July 18, 1918 and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for 'gallantry and intrepidity beyond the call of duty'. During our research, however, we became aware of the fact that Greek-Americans not only fought in the wars of their adopted nation, but those of their native homeland as well. Greek immigrants and Greek-Americans returned to Greece to fight in the Greek-Turkish War of 1897 and the Balkan War of 1912-1913. Due to the ambiguous nature of the text, and the formal nature of the language, this leaves open the possibility that this broadside could, in fact, have been printed to encourage Greeks to return to their homeland and fight against the Turks in defense of Greece's freedom. Several thousand returned to Greece to fight in these wars, particularly from large urban areas, such as Chicago. This broadside was printed by the National Printing and Engraving Company of New York, Chicago, and St. Louis in the early 20th century, most likely during 1917 or 1918 in support of the American war effort during World War I.