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ADDRESSES OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM JULY 19, 1940 TO JANUARY 20, 1941
by ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Slight browning to gutters. Close to Fine in a Very Good slipcase lacking most of the top edge
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
[Washington]: The White House (Government Printing Office), Christmas 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight browning to gutters. Close to Fine in a Very Good slipcase lacking most of the top edge. Small slim quarto (7" x 10") bound in parchment-backed marbled boards, printed paper title label to spine, top edge gilt; vignette on title partly printed in red and blue, initials printed in red; 24, [1] pages. Copy #20 of only 75 INITIALED by the President "F.D.R." on the colophon page, this a Presentation copy also INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the President on the front endpaper: "For Harry H. Woodring/With a Happy Christmas from/Franklin D. Roosevelt." An especially poignant inscription to Roosevelt's former Secretary of War just days after the invasion of Pearl Harbor.
Harry Hines Woodring (1887-1967) served as Governor of Kansas from 1931 to 1933 at which point he was appointed Assistant Secretary of War under Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1936 he was promoted to Secretary of War by Roosevelt, serving until 1940.
Harry Hines Woodring (1887-1967) served as Governor of Kansas from 1931 to 1933 at which point he was appointed Assistant Secretary of War under Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1936 he was promoted to Secretary of War by Roosevelt, serving until 1940.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021115
- Title
- ADDRESSES OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM JULY 19, 1940 TO JANUARY 20, 1941
- Author
- ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight browning to gutters. Close to Fine in a Very Good slipcase lacking most of the top edge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The White House (Government Printing Office)
- Place of Publication
- [Washington]
- Date Published
- Christmas 1941
- Keywords
- Limited, Franklin Roosevelt, Signed, Inscribed, FDR, Presidents, Association Copy, Presidential Autographs, Christmas Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christmas Book; Presidents;
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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- Fine
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