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LIFE AND WORKS OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE AND HER SISTERS. Theodore Roosevelt's Set Signed by Him in Two Volumes
by [ROOSEVELT, Theodore (Teddy ROOSEVELT)] BRONTE, Charlotte
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- There are tears and some chipping to scattered pages, not very many, due to the cheap quality of the paper. Contents Very Good;
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1883. Hardcover. There are tears and some chipping to scattered pages, not very many, due to the cheap quality of the paper. Contents Very Good; bindings Fine. Complete in seven volumes. Recently rebound in half polished red calf with matching corners and marbled boards and endpapers, gilt-lettered and decorated spines with five raised bands, top edges gilt; illustrated with plates. The first and fourth volumes are SIGNED by the future president and dated 1885 on the front blanks. The second and third volumes have written on the front blanks in the same, unknown hand Christmas 1885 presentations to Christine Griffin Roosevelt, one from C. K. G. and the other from Aunt Lucie. Christine Roosevelt was the wife of William Emlem Roosevelt, first cousin and frequent advisor to President Roosevelt.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014910
- Title
- LIFE AND WORKS OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE AND HER SISTERS. Theodore Roosevelt's Set Signed by Him in Two Volumes
- Author
- [ROOSEVELT, Theodore (Teddy ROOSEVELT)] BRONTE, Charlotte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - There are tears and some chipping to scattered pages, not very many, due to the cheap quality of the paper. Contents Very Good;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- Signed, Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Roosevelt Library, Americana, Sets, Presidents, Charlotte Bronte, Presidential Autographs, 19th Century British Literature, Fine Bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Presidents;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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