456234. F D ROOSEVELT. SIGNED: The Democratic Book 1936.
Beskrivning
Hardcover. First Edition. Folio (11" x 14") in the original full brown leather with gilt lettering on the front cover and the original pictorial wraps bound in; 384 pages.
SIGNED by the President beneath a color image of the White House on the limitation leaf, #1964 of an unstated limitation of 2500 copies,
A voluminous book of information and advertising (many liquor ads) that was used as a fund raiser for the Democratic Party. Containing FDR's acceptance speech, the Democratic Platform of 1936, and biographies of all the Cabinet members as well as articles on Congress, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet departments, and reproductions of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
This is a presentation copy, as a number of copies were, with the recipient's name in gilt at the bottom of the front cover, in this case "C F Pettersson".
Konditionsrapport
Some light and scattered foxing with the typical discoloration to the edges of the endpapers. The page with FDR's signature is Fine. The binding has some wear to the spine tips with slight loss of leather at the heel and light wear to the corners.
456234. F D ROOSEVELT. SIGNED: The Democratic Book 1936.
Beskrivning
Hardcover. First Edition. Folio (11" x 14") in the original full brown leather with gilt lettering on the front cover and the original pictorial wraps bound in; 384 pages.
SIGNED by the President beneath a color image of the White House on the limitation leaf, #1964 of an unstated limitation of 2500 copies,
A voluminous book of information and advertising (many liquor ads) that was used as a fund raiser for the Democratic Party. Containing FDR's acceptance speech, the Democratic Platform of 1936, and biographies of all the Cabinet members as well as articles on Congress, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet departments, and reproductions of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
This is a presentation copy, as a number of copies were, with the recipient's name in gilt at the bottom of the front cover, in this case "C F Pettersson".
Konditionsrapport
Some light and scattered foxing with the typical discoloration to the edges of the endpapers. The page with FDR's signature is Fine. The binding has some wear to the spine tips with slight loss of leather at the heel and light wear to the corners.
