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FDR's Splendid Deception: The Moving Story of Roosevelt's Massive Disability and the Intense Efforts to Condeal It From the Public
by Hugh Gregory Gallagher
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0918339502
- ISBN 13
- 9780918339508
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Arlington, VA: Vandamere Press, 1999 Vandamere Press, Arlington, VA. 1999. Hardcover. Stated FDR Memorial Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($19.95). Gray marbled paper boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Off-White endpapers. 242 pp 8vo. This an intensely personal view of FDR as a look at the complex inner Roosevelt. This book is a moving story of his massive disability and the intense efforts to conceal it from the public. This an intimate, compassionate reappraisal of America's most successful disabled person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013872
- Title
- FDR's Splendid Deception: The Moving Story of Roosevelt's Massive Disability and the Intense Efforts to Condeal It From the Public
- Author
- Hugh Gregory Gallagher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Memorial Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0918339502
- ISBN 13
- 9780918339508
- Publisher
- Vandamere Press
- Place of Publication
- Arlington, VA
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- polio, infantile paralysis, disability, braces, crutches, president of the united States, FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Warm Springs Georgia, March of Dimes,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Price Clipped
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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