The Democratic Book 1936

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Signed Book, "The Democratic Book", 1936. Limited edition, numbered 1146 of an unspecified limitation, believed to be 2500. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, silk endpapers, gilt top edge. 11.5" x 14.5", 384 pages. Signed on the beautifully designed colophon in fountain pen by Roosevelt as "Franklin D. Roosevelt" below a watercolor vignette of the White House. The original owner's name, "H.W. Rohl", is also stamped on the cover. Minor edgewear to leather, overall near fine condition and boldly signed. Accompanied by a matching custom-made clamshell box. Hans Wilhelm Rohl, was a German spy who collaborated with American officer Col. Theodore Wyman, Jr., to receive numerous contracts for US Army construction projects, including installations at Pearl Harbor. In 1944, a Congressional committee found that Rohl's possibly deliberate "mismanagement" had delayed the installation of an aircraft warning system that would have detected the approach of Japanese planes in the Pearl Harbor attack. An impressive and substantial book with a gorgeous signed page and an interesting WW II association. Book #vC2510. $2395. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.