California Addresses by President Roosevelt (First Edition) by Roosevelt, Theodore; - 1903

San Francisco, CA: The California Promotion Committee / The Tomoye Press, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Only. Octavo. Paper over grey boards (7 7/8 in. x 5 1/2 in.) with book cloth covering spine (on old repair, most likely) White label paste-on with red lettering within green outline of railroad car on the tracks, to front board. scuffing, soiling and staining to boards, worn corners and general shelf-wear and sunning. Replacement paper label to spine, sunned, cracked and only partially there. Last letters of Roosevelt's name ("SEVELT") in pen. The text of fifty-two addresses delivered in the State of California on a major state tour during much of May, 1903.Frontis photo of the President at mid-term. (Tissue guard torn out and missing). Nineteen photographic illustrations. Age toning to text. Bookseller's ticket (Newbegin's, San Francisco) to rear pastedown.

San Francisco: The California Promotion Committee, 1903. First edition of this collection of speeches delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt throughout California. Octavo, original half cloth with paper title label to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. In excellent condition. A notable orator, Theodore Roosevelt was known for his distinctive and resounding low timbre. He was one of the first Presidents whose voice was recorded for posterity and several of his recorded speeches survive. His California Addresses include Remarks on Raymond, Modesto, and Truckee, an Address at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Y.M.C.A. of Vallejo, and an Address to the Service Men of the Spanish War.