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STATE OF NEW YORK. PUBLIC PAPERS OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT FORTY-EIGHTH GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1929
by ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with wonderful inscription
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine with wonderful inscription. Original full red crushed levant morocco leather with gilt-lettered maroon calf label on the spine, recently and neatly rebacked retaining the original spine. Halter T-482. James Roosevelt's copy with his name in gilt on the front cover. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front blank: "For my own boy Jimmy/from his affectionate Pa/Franklin D. Roosevelt." Roosevelt had copies of this book specially bound for his children. James, eldest son of FDR, would become an assistant to his father in the White House and a decorated Marine brigadier general in World War II. As a ten-year member of the House of Representatives, he was one of the first politicians to attack the tactics of Joseph McCarthy and was the only member of the House to vote against giving the House of Un-American Activities money.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013391
- Title
- STATE OF NEW YORK. PUBLIC PAPERS OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT FORTY-EIGHTH GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1929
- Author
- ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with wonderful inscription
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lyon Company
- Place of Publication
- Albany
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- New York, Franklin Roosevelt, Signed, Inscribed, FDR, Rare, Americana, New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographs; Association Copy; 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
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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