Memo to F.D.R. (FDR) - Signed and Inscribed By Author to Cycling Champion William "Torchy" Peden
by Smythe, Ray (Signed)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Washington, D.C.: Columbia Publishers, 1935. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 188 pages. "To Torchy Peden with Best Wishes, Ray Smythe, July 1 1935" written boldly upon front free endpaper. A newspaperman's close-up of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) - subtitle. "Offers the first constructive close-up of the people who are administering the National Housing Act, and the banking, industrial and employment problems with which this group is dealing so effectively." - from dust jacket. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 116G0585
- Title
- Memo to F.D.R. (FDR) - Signed and Inscribed By Author to Cycling Champion William "Torchy" Peden
- Author
- Smythe, Ray (Signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Columbia Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Memo to F.D.R. - Signed and Inscribed By Author to Cycling Champion William "Torchy" Peden Ray Smythe Canadian Franklin Delano Roosevelt Great Depression 1930s National Housing Act Banking Industry Employment Unemployment FHA Federal Housing Adm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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