wainwright general jonathan m (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, June 15 (sale item)* first edition; 16 pp, general age toning, signature of an early owner on cover, good tied into self wrappers; the Committee of Revision is removing objectionable doctrinal statements , especially those on what regeneration means with regard to Baptism, from church publications and this should lead to more donations. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

The note was written in a momentous month for Wainwright. On 5 September 1945, on his release after three years in captivity following his surrender at Corregidor, Wainwright was promoted to four-star General. On 10 September he was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Truman at the White House. On 13 September a ticker-tape parade in New York City was held in his honor. And on 28 September he was named commander of the Second Service Command and the Eastern Defense Command at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York. The present item is 1p, landscape 8vo, on a piece of paper cropped down to 20.5 x 15.5 cm. Good firm signature. The text simply reads: 'Dear Mrs. Wines: / It gives me great pleasure to comply with your request for my autograph. / Sincerely, / [J. M. Wainwright] / J. M. Wainwright, / General, U. S. Army'. See Image.

Framed, with Archival Glass. Zustand: Very Good. Original Artwork. Image 22 1/2" x 17", mounted on board with wood border around the image, with three strands of prison fence wire on original electrical mountings raised horizontally in front of the image. Original red tag with Japanese inscription, from the concentration camp in which Wainwright was held. Original art by General Wainwright, signed in pencil as "Wainwright" at lower right. A striking half-length portrait of Wainwright, emphasizing his emaciation and debilitation, with scenes of the concentration camp, torture, etc. in background. Unrestored, with some wear, and lacking one electrical connector of six, but carefully preserved in a deep glass-fronted frame of old wood, prepared by a conservator with no restoration of the image or wire. A fine depiction of the horrors of his experience, stark, complex, and with Modernist sensibilities. Almost certainly done in Australia soon after his release, perhaps during his recuperation in Australia. Wainwright retired to palm Springs; this art is from a Palm Springs estate but provenance unknown. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Signed copy of General Wainwright's Story, inscribed to a fellow serviceman. (illustrator). Second Printing. Octavo, [5], 314pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt. Solid text block, rubbing to tips of spine, wear to front board. Lacking first edition statement on copyright page. Faint offsetting on front free endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, partially price clipped. Signed on the front free endpaper: "To Maj. J.T. Hall / Sincerely / J.M. Wainwright Gen. U.S.A. (Retired)" General Jonathan M. Wainwright was the Commander of Allied Forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to Japan in the early days of World War II. Upon the surrender of the Philippines and Corregidor, Wainwright became the highest ranking American prisoner of war during World War II. He was released in August of 1945. He received the Medal of Honor and returned to the United States with a ticker-tape parade in New York City. Signed.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition of General Wainwright's Story, signed by the author. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [5], 314pp. Brown cloth, title stamped in gilt. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Bumped top corner, toning to endpapers. Generally clean text throughout. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 on front flap, light toning to spine, archival tape repair to verso at spine, a scarce example in this condition. Includes JSA Authentication, with sticker on verso of signed leaf. Signed on the front free endpaper: "To Theodore R. _, Sincerely, J.M. Wainwright. General. U.S.A." General Jonathan M. Wainwright was the Commander of Allied Forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to Japan in the early days of World War II. Upon the surrender of the Philippines and Corregidor, Wainwright became the highest ranking American prisoner of war during World War II. He was released in August of 1945. He received the Medal of Honor and returned to the United States with a ticker-tape parade in New York City. Signed.