The Public Papers And Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt; With A Special Introduction and Explanatory Notes by President Roosevelt. In Five Volumes
by Roosevelt, Franklin D
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1938. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. The limited edition of the Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, published in 1938.. Thick octavo, [five volumes], xliii, 911pp; xxi, 622pp; xx, 564pp; xix, 675pp; xxiv, 721pp. Gray leather, title in gilt on spine. A few points of wear to tips of spine, solid text blocks. Top edge gilt. From a limited edition of 500 copies, many of which were signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This copy was not inscribed. Published without dust jackets or slipcase. (Halter T-656) A beautiful set, scarce in this condition. This limited edition was published simultaneously with the first trade edition in 1938. It was compiled by Samuel I. Rosenman. Later editions, also issued in gray leather, would cover the years 1937-1940, then 1941-1945.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14571
- Title
- The Public Papers And Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt; With A Special Introduction and Explanatory Notes by President Roosevelt. In Five Volumes
- Author
- Roosevelt, Franklin D
- Illustrator
- The limited edition of the Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, published in 1938.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- President Roosevelt, Hyde Park, This Is My Story, Its Up To The Women, This I Remember, Great Depression, United Nations, President Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Sunrise at campobello, Warm Springs, Equal Rights Amendment, Women in defense, Franklin
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- 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...