AFFECTIONATELY, F.D.R.: A SON'S STORY OF A LONELY MAN
by ROOSEVELT, James
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- Hardcover
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1959. ROOSEVELT, James. [With Sidney Shalett]. AFFECTIONATELY, F.D.R.: A SON'S STORY OF A LONELY MAN. NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company, [1959]. 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. James Roosevelt's informal and untouched portrait of his father, containing much previously unknown material about F.D.R. Signed presentation from Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page, to her personal secretary: "To Maureen, With love and every good wish for a happy Xmas. E.R. 1959." Maureen Corr of Eleanor's personal secretary from 1953 until Eleanor's death in 1962, when Corr helped with the funeral arrangements. She then worked for the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation, the Asia Society, and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. She died in 2009 and this book is from her Manhattan estate. A great association copy and probably rare to find Eleanor's presentation in this particular title! Very Good (minor edgewear; contents clean & tight); moderate soil (couple of tiny chips & short tears; $5.75 price is present) d/j. $1,850.00.
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- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1590
- Title
- AFFECTIONATELY, F.D.R.: A SON'S STORY OF A LONELY MAN
- Author
- ROOSEVELT, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1959
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