First Edition. Long poems about the Second World War: The Battle of Britain, The Battle of Greece, The Battle of the Mediterranean, Battles Long Ago, and The Battle of the Atlantic. This is one of 250 specially-bound initialed and numbered copies issued in dark blue pebbled morocco stamped in gilt.....

A homefront poster encouraging energy conservation to preserve supplies for the war effort. The poster encourages homeowners to insulate, install weatherstripping, use storm windows, and have furnaces serviced. The poster text reads, "How to keep warm with less fuel this winter : "winterproof" your home now to prevent heat loss.....

A homefront poster from the middle of the Second World War explaining the need for gasoline rationing on the East Coast. It reads (ellipses or ... in the original), "Last year... we used about 22,000,000 gallons of gasoline a day in the gasoline rationed Eastern States alone. This year... Because.....

A blank poster for menus or price lists for price controls during the Second World War. The poster, folded to make four pages, as issued, includes a page of instructions to merchants and restaurant owners; the interior spread provides forty lines for filling out price information. An interesting piece of.....

A poster announcing the beginning of rationing during the Second World War, accompanied by a notice that consumers will need to report how much canned and bottled goods they have in their pantries. The poster concludes with the admonition, "Do not buy more than you need." (The short-term shortages at.....

A homefront poster from the Second World War, issued as part of a government effort to eliminate the black market for gasoline. The poster, printed in red and blue on off-white paper, lists eight actions a gas station attendant must take to ensure that the customer's ration card is valid.....

A homefront poster promoting donations to the United Service Organizations, a group that funded and produced entertainment for American soldiers during the Second World War. While movie stars and hot musical acts performed at some USO events, this poster shows a more modest offering—a soldier with a rifle and helmet.....

A homefront poster of a woman holding an empty basket while contemplating full store shelves. During the Second World War, the US government encouraged stores and consumers to abide by price controls and ration limits. 20 by 14 inches. This is an original World War II poster, not a reproduction.....

A World War Two-era homefront poster from private industry urging compliance with federal energy conservation goals through the purchase of consumer products (i.e., storm windows). Compared to official government posters, business propaganda posters are rather scarce. This private poster, compared to official US posters, is also much more sexist than.....

A classic World War Two posters encouraging the recycling of cooking fat for use in explosives manufacturing. The image shows a hand tipping a frying pan of grease into an explosion of artillery shells. 20 by 28 inches. A very good copy with a two-inch tear at the upper right.....

A rather fierce-looking poster encouraging women to participate in the federal efforts to control inflation driven by shortages during the Second World War. An illustration of a woman wearing an apron, her teeth and fist clenched dominate the poster. Below the image are a list of seven key actions: buy.....

A poster promoting the predecessor of the food pyramid, the "basic seven" food groups, first published in 1943 and in use until 1956. At a time when weight loss was less of an issue for Americans, the poster advises, "In addition to the Basic 7 ... Eat any other foods.....

Original pen-and-ink with charcoal cartoon drawing. Roughly 8 by 6 inches (oblong), cut manually and not quite a rectangle.. This drawing, apparently a commentary on New York real estate, shows a large vacant corner lot filled with wrecked cars with the optimistic sign, "This Land for Sale." The long, narrow.....