Visit of Ambassador Halifax and Lady Halifax to Alabama, U.S.A. April, 1943
Includes typed, signed letter from Thomas Martin. Birmingham, ALA: Birmingham Publishing Company, 1955.
First Printing. Soft cover. Oblong soft cover. 8.5" x 11". 68 pages. Illustrated with several black and white photographs. Cream paper covers with title on the front. Light soiling and toning to the front cover. The back cover has a small brown stain. Interior contents in very good condition. This copy includes a typed, signed letter from Thomas Martin. The letter is dated July 28, 1955 and is addressed to Mrs. P. G. Shook, Jr. Shades Mountain Birmingham, Alabama. Halifax was England's Ambassador to America during World War II. Contents cover the various places the Ambassador and his wife toured in Alabama including Montgomery, Birmingham, Tuskegee, etc. Publication also covers the dinner proceedings of Newcomen Society. From wikipedia: The Newcomen Society is an international learned society that promotes and celebrates the history of engineering and technology. It was founded in London in 1920 and takes its name from Thomas Newcomen, one of the inventors associated with the early development of the steam engine and who is widely considered the "father of the Industrial Revolution" Good. Item #23830
Price: $150.00