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The Original, Official War Office Order Notifying British Commanders and Troops Worldwide that Italy Has Declared War on the Allied Powers

The Original, Official War Office Order Notifying British Commanders and Troops Worldwide that Italy Has Declared War on the Allied Powers by Winston Churchill

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The Original, Official War Office Order Notifying British Commanders and Troops Worldwide that Italy Has Declared War on the Allied Powers
Author
Winston Churchill
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The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
10/6/40. In America, President Roosevelt broadcast on the radio the promise of support for Britain and France with “the material resources of this nation.”In 1935 Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription and building an air force. The following year German troops occupied the Rhineland, also a treaty violation. in 1938, Germany invaded Austria and incorporated it into the Reich. The German military was then mobilized, and was emboldened by the lack of opposition in France and Britain, which were lost in a dream of peace, pacifism, and disarmament. Their policy was to appease the Germans. On September 30, the appeasement policy reached its height, when at the notorious Munich Conference, British Prime Minister Chamberlain and his French counterpart gave in to all of Hitler’s demands to dismember Czechoslovakia. The Germans then occupied the Sudetenland and the Czech government collapsed. In March 1939 the Germans gobbled up the rest of Czechoslovakia, in blatant violation of the Munich accord.At this point Britain and France began to awake and gave a guarantee that they would defend Poland in the event of a German attack. That attack came on September 1, 1939. On September 3, Britain delivered an ultimatum to the Germans, written by the Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax, and delivered to them at 9 am: Unless German forces began to withdraw from Poland by 11 am, Britain promised to fulfill its obligations to Poland along with the French. The ultimatum rejected, Britain, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany on September 3. Similarly the French issued an ultimatum, which was presented in Berlin at 12:30, saying France would be at war unless a 5 pm deadline for the troops’ withdrawal was adhered to. Thus they declared war the same day.Italy had been unprepared for war when Hitler attacked Poland, and took no action herself. But as the German blitzkrieg rolled over Western Europe, the Italian leader, Benito Mussolini, realized that if Italy was to reap any positive advantages from partnership with Hitler, it seemed that Italy would have to abandon its nonbelligerent stance before the western democracies had been defeated by Germany singlehanded. The collapse of France convinced Mussolini that the time to implement his Pact of Steel with Hitler had come, and on June 10, 1940, Italy declared war against France and Great Britain.Typed document, initialed from the War Office itself, bearing the “secret cipher telegraph” red stamp that marks it as the original, and marked “secret,” then ""clear,"" dated June 10, 1940, being the official notification to Britain’s global forces, simple and direct in its message: “War has broken out with Italy.” The telegram is addressed to Commonwealth locations ranging from the strategy position at Gibraltar to the Middle East to the Far East to Africa. Among the recipients were governors and commanders-in-chief of the Middle East, China, Malaya, East Africa, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine and Transjordan, Jamaica, Ceylon, and Malta. Copies were to be sent to official parties both domestic and foreign, such as the Army Council and the Director of Mobilization.The reaction by the Allies to the declaration of war was swift: In London, all Italians who had lived in Britain less than 20 years and who were between the ages of 16 and 70 were immediately interned. In America, President Roosevelt broadcast on the radio the promise of support for Britain and France with “the material resources of this nation.” FDR also said of Italy’s move, “On this tenth day of June 1940, the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of his neighbor.”The Germans entered Paris on June 14, 1940, and were driving still deeper southward along both the western and eastern edges of France. Two days later they were in the Rhône valley. Meanwhile, French General Weygand was still pressing for an armistice, backed by all the principal commanders. Reynaud resigned office on June 16, whereupon a new government was formed by Marshal Philippe Pétain, the revered and aged hero of the Battle of Verdun in World War I. In the night of June 16 the French request for an armistice was transmitted to Hitler. As for Italy, after declaring war, there was an Italian offensive into southern France that stalled at the fortified Alpine Line. On June 24, 1940, France surrendered to Germany. Italy occupied a swath of French territory along the Franco-Italian border. That was her gain.
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Works of Laurence Sterne by STERNE Laurence

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Works of Laurence Sterne
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STERNE Laurence
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1808. STERNE, Laurence. The Works of Laurence Sterne. London: J. Johnson, T. Becket, et al., 1808. Four volumes. Octavo, early 20th-century full brown morocco gilt, each front cover decorated with multi-colored morocco inlays depicting illustrations within, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. $4000.Early 19th-century illustrated edition of Sterne's works, with 29 engraved illustrations and vignette section titles as issued, this set extra-illustrated with an additional 14 engravings, six finely hand-colored. Four volumes beautifully bound in the Kelliegram style by Bayntun with color pictorial morocco inlays on each volume's front cover.Tristram Shandy's huge popular success made Sterne, a Yorkshire parson, the toast of the London literary world. ""Sterne is generally acknowledged as an innovator of the highest originality, and has been seen as the chief begetter of a long line of writers interested in the 'stream-of-consciousness'"" (Drabble, 937). Among these must be numbered Joyce, who wrote regarding Finnegan's Wake, ""I, after all, am trying to tell the story of this Chapelizod family in a new way… Only I am trying to build many planes of narrative with a single esthetic purpose. Did you ever read Laurence Sterne?"" (Ellman, 554). Sterne ""revolutionized the novel. He was the first to change it from a mere mirror of life to a subjective romance. He stems from Cervantes… Rasselas and Candide are both among the relatives of Tristram Shandy; but Sterne alone took the final step… He made the novel personal, subtle, free"" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 495-96). In addition to Tristram Shandy, this set includes The Sermons of Mr. Yorick, A Sentimental Journey, and Sterne's letters and autobiographical memoir. Spine ends on two volumes expertly repaired. A beautifully bound and illustrated set in fine condition.
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Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden by PORTER Robert Ker

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Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden
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PORTER Robert Ker
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1813. (RUSSIA) (SWEDEN) PORTER, Robert Ker. Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden During the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1813. Two volumes bound in one. Quarto, 20th-century three-quarter green morocco gilt, raised bands. $3800.Second edition of this epistolary travelogue through Russia and Sweden at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, with 30 hand-colored plates (two folding), 12 hand-tinted aquatints (one folding), and one uncolored etching.Porter (1777-1842) earned considerable recognition as an artist by the time he was in his twenties, and in 1804 was appointed historical painter to the czar of Russia. Less than two years later problems in Porter's courtship of a Russian princess led to his hasty exit (he later returned and married her). He traveled from there through Finland and Sweden, where he was knighted by Gustavus IV. His Travelling Sketches recounts his journey through Sweden and the various regions in Russia he visited while employed by the czar. Porter's position as the royal historical painter provided him broad access to people and places, and his narrative is particularly strong in relating visual and graphic details. The plates depict a range of subjects, from religious and cultural landmarks to the strata of rich and poor inhabitants of the country. First published in 1809. See Abbey, Travel 13. Tooley 383. Bookplate.Mild offsetting from plates to text, plates generally clean. Light rubbing to binding, spine toned to brown. An extremely good, attractively bound copy.
The Broom of the System [Signed]

The Broom of the System [Signed] by David Foster Wallace

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The Broom of the System [Signed]
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David Foster Wallace
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780140098686
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Very Good
Description
New York: Penguin, 1987. Very Good. New York: Penguin, 1987. First Edition, wrapper issue, published simultaneously with the Viking hardcover. Signed by David Foster Wallace without inscription at title page. Octavo; illustrated wraps; 467pp. Mild shelfwear and toning; a few smudges; slight curling to corners; binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good copy of Wallace's debut novel.
Tea and Sympathy (First Edition, inscribed by the author)

Tea and Sympathy (First Edition, inscribed by the author) by Robert Anderson

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Tea and Sympathy (First Edition, inscribed by the author)
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Robert Anderson
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Royal Books (United States)
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New York: Random House, 1953. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "January 31, 1954 / For Melba / with affection- / Robert Anderson." Laid in is a photograph showing four people sitting at a table, the youngest presumably being Anderson, with an annotation on the verso (not in Anderson's hand), reading "Labor Day / 9/13/38." Basis for the 1956 film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Deborah Kerr and John Kerr. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket lightly edgeworn and toned, with a few small splashes on the front panel.
The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion

The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion by Abbot, Stephen G.

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The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion
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Abbot, Stephen G.
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Keene, NH: Sentinel Printing Company, 1890. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Illustrated with engraved and photographic portraits and wood engravings in the text. Minor wear to head and heel, and extremities. Text block in fine condition. 5 3/4 x 9 inches. 511 pages.
The Quest for SS433

The Quest for SS433 by Clark, David H.

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The Quest for SS433
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Clark, David H.
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ISBN
9780670803880
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Near Fine
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New York: Viking Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, unclipped ($15.95), bumped and with a few short tears and creases. Quarter black cloth with black paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.

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