1947 NY Times Feb 16-28 Bound 13 Issues India Transfer Cold War Army Library For Sale

This is an especially interesting post-World War II newspaper collection because this two-week period falls during a pivotal moment in early Cold War and decolonization history. The date range encompasses contemporary reporting surrounding Britain’s February 20, 1947 announcement that power in India would be transferred to Indian hands, as well as the developing Greece and Turkey crisis that directly preceded President Truman’s March 1947 Truman Doctrine announcement.

Rather than a modern compilation or reproduction, these are original-period newspaper pages professionally bound together for institutional library use.

The volume also retains compelling library provenance. An interior bookplate is marked:

THE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE LIBRARY

and includes a library class symbol and accession number. The binding itself also bears institutional library markings. This appears to be a former Command and Staff College library volume, adding an additional military and institutional-history connection to an already fascinating collection of original 1947 newspapers.

No attempt has been made to assign modern interpretations or reconstructed headlines to the newspapers. The photographs show actual pages, markings, binding, and contents from the volume being sold.

• Publication: The New York Times
• Date Range: February 16–28, 1947
• Era: Post-WWII / Early Cold War
• Format: Original newspapers bound into a hardcover institutional library volume
• Binding: Black hardcover library binding
• Language: English
• Country: United States
• Provenance: Command and Staff College Library markings and bookplate

This date range encompasses major international developments including:

• Britain’s February 1947 announcement setting a timetable for the transfer of power in India
• The escalating Greek political and economic crisis
• Britain’s decision that it could no longer continue its previous level of support for Greece and Turkey
• The developing U.S. response that would culminate shortly afterward in the Truman Doctrine
• Continuing postwar tensions involving the Soviet Union and Western powers
• Ongoing international developments involving Europe, Palestine, Asia, and the postwar world order

These historical references describe the significance of the period represented by the volume and are not intended to imply that every listed subject appears as a specific front-page headline in the included newspapers.

The volume is bound and labeled for the period February 16–28, 1947.

The newspapers have not been individually collated page-by-page or section-by-section against archival copies, so no guarantee is made that every page, supplement, advertising section, or Sunday insert originally issued with each day\'s newspaper remains present.

Please review all photographs carefully for the exact contents and condition of the volume being offered.

The item shown is the actual item you will receive.

Used vintage condition.

This is an approximately 79-year-old institutional library newspaper volume and shows expected age and handling wear.

Condition characteristics may include:

• Age toning and yellowing of newspaper pages
• Small edge tears, chips, wrinkles, folds, or creasing
• General surface wear and handling marks
• Period library stamps, labels, accession markings, or writing
• Wear, scuffing, rubbing, and marks to the black hardcover binding
• Typical aging associated with vintage newsprint
• Evidence of long-term institutional storage and use

The volume remains a substantial and visually impressive historical artifact.

No attempt has been made to professionally conserve, restore, clean, or alter the newspapers.

Because vintage newsprint can become brittle with age, the volume should be handled carefully.

Please review all photographs closely, as the photographs are considered an important part of the condition description and show the actual item being offered.

This bound newspaper volume will be carefully and securely packed to protect the binding, corners, and fragile vintage newspaper pages during shipment.

The volume will be shipped using a tracked ground shipping service appropriate for its packed size and weight.

We do not recommend bending, rolling, or otherwise compressing the volume during shipment.

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