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London: Copyright Camera Press Ltd.. Photograph. This signed photograph shows then-Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery “in the turret of his Grant command tank at El Alamein, 5 November 1942.” (Imperial War Museum) This image is signed and dated in two lines of blue ink at the upper left “Montgomery of Alamein | 22-5-72”. First used in North Africa in 1942, Grant tanks earned the nickname “EgyptÂ’s last hope” in the defensive victory at Alam Halfa, MontgomeryÂ’s first in command of the Eighth Army. The print measures 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm). The verso bears the ink stamp copyright of “Camera Press Ltd.” of London. The original, typed Camera Press caption is titled “World Famous Soldier to Retire: MONTY IN THE WESTERN DESERT” and reads “This picture shows General Sir Bernard Montgomery, as he was in 1942, watching the progress of the famous battle of El Alamein – turning point in the struggle for North Africa. Note the black beret with its two badges.” Camera Press… Read More

New York: British Library of Information, 1941. Pamphlet. This Second World War leaflet describes BritainÂ’s air raid procedures as part of the British Library of InformationÂ’s continued attempt to inform and sway the American people. Though no publication date is stated, WorldCat lists this as a 1941 publication, produced before America entered the war. The text is printed on both sides of a single piece of paper that was folded in half to create a large, four-page leaflet. Condition is very good given the age, size, and inherent fragility. The paper is bright and crisp with some browning to the edges of the first page, some light soiling to the rear cover, two short closed tears to the fore-edge, and a horizontal crease through the center. The rear cover is a secondary bit of history, advertising other British Library of Information publications “Available upon Request” including “WomenÂ’s War Work”, “Britain in Time of War”, “BritainÂ’s Blockade”, “The British System of Social… Read More