F. D. R. My Boss
by Grace Tully
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Good
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Black cloth hardover boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt lettering is bright, binding is tight, and tet is very clean. Text block with deckled edges. S;ight age toning to pages.
DJ has some chipping and general edgewear. Some scratches to DJ spine. General edge toning to DJ. Original price of $3.50 still intact. First edition as per the letter 'A' on Copyright page for Charles Scribner.
As FDR's secretary, Grace Tully enjoyed a strategic position in the inner family for 17 years, a [position which she filled with loyalty and affection. Her book is an informal account and filled with numerous anecdotes and glimpses of the important people at the time.
Forewrd by William O. Douglas, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11-28-2023-04
- Title
- F. D. R. My Boss
- Author
- Grace Tully
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, First Printing, 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 391
- Size
- 8 3/8" x 5 11/16"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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