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F. D. R. My Boss
by Grace Tully
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Good
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Black cloth hardover boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt lettering is bright, binding is tight, and tet is very clean. Text block with deckled edges. S;ight age toning to pages.
DJ has some chipping and general edgewear. Some scratches to DJ spine. General edge toning to DJ. Original price of $3.50 still intact. First edition as per the letter 'A' on Copyright page for Charles Scribner.
As FDR's secretary, Grace Tully enjoyed a strategic position in the inner family for 17 years, a [position which she filled with loyalty and affection. Her book is an informal account and filled with numerous anecdotes and glimpses of the important people at the time.
Forewrd by William O. Douglas, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11-28-2023-04
- Title
- F. D. R. My Boss
- Author
- Grace Tully
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, First Printing, 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 391
- Size
- 8 3/8" x 5 11/16"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
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Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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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