Quentin Roosevelt: A Sketch with Letters
by Roosevelt, Kermit
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. 282pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles. Very good. The edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The front endsheet has a former owner's bookplate and name in pen. There is a 1/2 inch split in the front endsheet along the hinge. The rear hinge is a little weak. The pages are slightly browned. Quentin Roosevelt was the youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt. On July 14, 1918, he was shot down by two German flyers while on active duty in WWI at the age of 20.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26544
- Title
- Quentin Roosevelt: A Sketch with Letters
- Author
- Roosevelt, Kermit
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Octavo
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- Edges
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