Christy, Howard Chandler
I Want You for the Navy...
Boston: Forbes, 1917. Color lithographic World War I United States Navy recruiting poster. Condition: B-; creasing, some from original folds; scattered small chipping and short closed tears along edges. 41 1/4 x 26 7/8 in. (105 x 68 cm). Rawls, p. 78

Together with:

Falls, Charles Buckles
Books Wanted For Our Men In Camp and "Over There"
New York: The Gill Engraving Company, (ca. 1918). Color lithographic poster. Condition: C-; extensive closed tears along bottom and bottom right edge; creasing; mounted label over "Public", with "State" crudely painted; pinholes. 42 x 28 1/4 in. (107 x 72 cm). Rawls p. 158

Together with:

Treidler, Adolph
Isolation will not Stop War Cooperation Will Mr. Candidate How Far Will You Cooperate for World Peace?
Washington, D.C.: National Council for Prevention of War, 1924. Printed for World Cooperation Campaign, July 26-27 to Nov. 11, 1924, 10th Anniversary Outbreak of World War. Color lithographic poster. Condition C-: crude restoration at bottom left edge; repair top right corner; wear, loss, and short closed tears along edges; scattered creasing and folds. 31 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (79 x 58 mm).

Rare poster created for the National Council for Prevention of War's 1924 World Cooperation Campaign for the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. Founded by Frederick J. Libby in 1921, the NCPW was an American pacifist organization that sought to prevent world war through global progressive organization, international armament treaties, and global peace campaigns and education. We can locate only one other copy, in the Hoover Institution, and we cannot locate any copies ever being offered at auction.

Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum to benefit collections care, preservation and future acquisitions.