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San Francisco, CA: s. n., 1942. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1942); 8 1/2 x 7; pp. [20]; mimeographed, illustrated wraps; mimeographed text; small spot to front wrap, else very minor wear; near fine condition.A lovely song book, it was most probably published as a war relief effort and distributed at the opulent Persian Room of the iconic Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco to patrons, attending Sunday-night, sing-along programs. It featured 52 popular and patriotic songs, including "God bless America," "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."

N.p.: Mim-o-Book, 1941. Softcover. First limited edition (unknown number of copies); 5 1/2 x 8; pp. 72; rebound in plain brown wraps with original front wrap laid-on; chipping to original wrap's lower margin resulting in loss of two words from the title and author's name; mimeographed illustration and text; a chip and a small spot to first blank leaf, else mostly very clean; illustrated with maps drawn by the author, including a large two-page centerfold; good to very good. Signed and inscribed by author. Robert Firth was an author and WWII veteran, and later he served with the Fire Department at Langley Air Force Base. The book, in a day-by-day entries format, documents the most significant places and events of the Second World War. One copy in OCLC with none other in the trade.

Amsterdam: Witgeverij Vrij Nederland, 1946. Hardcover. Book: first edition; folio 14 3/4" x 11"; pp. [72]; 1/4 cloth and gray paper over boards, printed and illustrated in black; small rubbed spots to tips of spine and corners; a minor paper nick to fore-edge; light age-toning and foxing to margins, 30 black and white plates; very good condition.Poster: first edition; 25 1/2" x 19 1/2"; fold lines and a bit of age-toning to margins; several small nicks to edges; manuscript note to verso; in about very good condition.A joint endeavor of De Vries and Klaasse, the book presented a beautiful collaboration of poetry and art. Theunis (Theun) De Vries (1907 - 2005) was a Dutch poet, author, and member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands, who was arrested and imprisoned at Kamp Amersfoort by the Nazi forces. Many of his novels revolved around the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Piet Klaasse (1918 - 2001) was a Dutch artist, graphic designer,… Read More