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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. BIRLEY, Oswald H. (1880-1952). Great War Christmas Lithograph with facsimile message of good wishes for 1918 from General Howe. [London, 1917]. Lithographic print, 190 × 230 mm, signed in the plate lower left O.H.B. 1917. The image depicts a British soldier in winter uniform. Incorporated within the design is a printed (facsimile) inscription:'Wishing you good fortune in 1918. J. Howe, General. Christmas 1917'. The sheet appears to have formed the front panel of a folding Christmas card or presentation piece, now detached; light evidence of former mounting. Very good.  The verso bears a contemporary newspaper cutting of Rudyard Kipling's poem 'Justice' (from The Times, 24 October 1918), neatly pasted in place, indicating later personal use as a commemorative or memorial object at the end of the war. Oswald Birley was one of the leading British portraitists of the First World War, later President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and produced numerous images of the Great War.…

A large photographic reproduction of the 1951 Trinity House portrait by Sir Oswald Birley. Inscribed to the lower margin in black ink by Winston Churchill during his second term as British Prime Minister "With many thanks / from your old friend / Winston S. Churchill / 1952". Measuring 37 x 30 cm. In excellent condition with minor creasing to the corners and toning to the margin edges, the inscription and photograph bright and without fading. Contemporary dark wood frame, glazed. A scarce image in inscribed state. In April 1951 the maritime authority Trinity House commissioned the distinguished portrait painter Oswald Birley to depict Winston Churchill as an Elder Brother of the Corporation. Churchill had held this prestigious association since his service as First Lord of the Admiralty before and during the First World War. His connection with Trinity House remained a visible and symbolic one: Churchill was frequently photographed wearing the distinctive Trinity House cap or uniform, particularly during naval inspections and maritime visits throughout the Second World War. The recipient of this particularly warm prime-ministerial presentation was the eminent Australian statesman Lord Casey (Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey, 18901976). One of the most distinguished figures in twentieth-century Australian public life, Casey enjoyed a remarkable career in imperial and international service. He served as an army officer in the First World War, later entering politics as a cabinet minister and subsequently representing Australia as Ambassador to the United States. During the Second World War he sat in Churchill's War Cabinet and later held the office of Governor of Bengal. His long career of public service culminated in his appointment as the 16th Governor-General of Australia, serving from 1965 to 1969. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. …