August 2021 Catalogue

Magnificent Limited Edition Of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer 51. ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Lithographic broadside [“D-Day Prayer”]. Washington, Christmas 1944. Broadside, measuring 14 by 21 inches, printed in black gothic type, capital letters and portions of the heading in red and blue ink, one large capital “A” in blue and gold, a single sentence in red ink; matted and framed, entire piece measures 19 by 25-1/2 inches. $18,000. Limited edition of this rare broadside of the “D-Day Prayer,” one of very few—believed to be only 50— exquisitely printed copies issued by President Roosevelt for his close friends, handsomely printed in gothic type with red- blue- and gold ink textual embellishments. This limited edition broadside is quite rare: very few copies have appeared at auction in the last 40 years—one of the copies notably belonging to Eleanor Roosevelt. On June 6th, 1944, while American and Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, Roosevelt released the text of a prayer in the afternoonwhich he then delivered by radio to the nation at 10:00 p.m., Eastern time. It is estimated, according to AndrewMalcolm, that as many as 100 million people listened to it. A beautiful copy in fine condition. “Direct Service To Scotland” 52. (SCOTLAND) (ANCHOR-DONALDSON LINE) (CUNARD LINE). Lithographed poster [“Anchor- Donaldson Line. Direct Service to Scotland”]. Canada, 1925. Broadside, lithograph measures 21 by 26 inches; in contemporary wooden frame, entire piece measures 24-1/2 by 29-1/2 inches. $3500. Charming 1925 Canadian lithographed travel poster advertising the Anchor-Donaldson Steamship Line’s direct service to Scotland. The Anchor-Donaldson Line offered transatlantic steamship passenger services between the ports of Glasgow, Moville, and Liverpool in the U.K., the Canadian ports of Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, and St. John, and Portland, Maine. Near-fine condition, in contemporary frame. F r a m e d ! 2 0 2 1 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s 43 42