Canada. United Kingdom. A Lot of Ephemera (books, manuals, pamphlets, leaflets)

This lot of twelve items includes:

A collection of Canadian official war photographs in colour capturing the final scenes of the last battles of World War One; A Booklet showcasing a varied collection of firearms and weapons to be sold at auction at the Walpole Galleries in New York on 14 January 1925; A Book of cartoons titled NORMANDY AND ON, illustrated by Lieutenant Les Callan, printed in October 1945 in Canada by GEO. SHEPARD PRINTING CO. LIMITED TORONTO ONTARIO; A book of cartoons titled THIS ARMY, illustrated by Sgt. William Garnet “Bing” Coughlin, drawn on the Italian battlefront, was published in Rome, Italy by No. 2 Canadian Public Relations Group in 1944; An Italian cartoon with the caption L’OSTACOLO ALLA PACE ED AL RITORNO A CASA– I TEDESCACCI! (Translation: The obstacle to peace and to our return home– the Germans!), measuring 20 cm (w) x 13 cm (l); An Anglo-Allied Propaganda Leaflet, 1944, claiming to tell the truth about the catastrophic German retreat south of Rome, and pushing German soldiers to surrender; A Luftpost Ausgabe Süd Propoganda Leaflet, 18 August 1941, sharing the news of German defeats and Allied advancement in Paris and East Prussia; A Posted illustrating British air victories over German raiders through images of Nazi planes shot down by British fighters, when fully opened measuring at 73 cm (w) x 49 cm (l); A Nazi Jahrbuch for the Year 1941, pages not attached to the book cover, binding still intact; A Manual on Machine Gun Training, 1925, printed in London, issued with Army Orders for January 1927; A Manual on the regulations to be observed by Corps and Rifle Associations using Rifle Ranges at Hamilton, Ontario, Toronto, 1907; A Wehrmacht Instruction Book 'Pionierdienst aller Waffen' 1936, front cover detached from the spine. All items ranging from fine to extremely fine condition. 

Footnote: Sergeant William “Bing” Coughlin participated in the invasion of Sicily and served through four months of the Italian campaign before joining the Maple Leaf Newspaper staff in 1944.