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Eleanor Roosevelt's A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty; In the rare original dust jacket
ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR [MRS. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT].
A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.
New York: Dodge Publishing Company 1935.
Rare second large printing of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 142053
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Rare Visiting Card Collection; Inscribed by Alfred Dreyfus, Emile Zola, Colonel De Gaulle and Theodore Roosevelt
DREYFUS, ALFRED; COLONEL DE GALLE; THEODORE ROOSEVELT; EMILE ZOLA; [ELEANOR ROOSEVELT]; [ILYA TROTZKY].
Visiting Card Collection.
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Rare collection of seven printed visiting cards. The collection includes: Alfred Dreyfus, inscribed by him in ink, “avec tous les remerciements,” n.d., 2.25 inches by 3.8 inches; Colonel De Gaulle as Commandant le 507e Regiment de Chars, inscribed by him in ink, “Merci, mon cher ami…” n.d. but after December 1937 when he was promoted to Colonel, 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches; Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, L.I., inscribed by him in ink, “Mr Roosevelt greatly regrets that he can not accede to your courteous request,” n.d., 1.5 inches by 3 inches; Emile Zola at Rue de Bruxelles, Paris, inscribed by him in ink, “Avec mon bien vifs remerciements” and dated in pencil in another hand, “29 avril 1887,” bearing collection label numbered ‘329,’ 2.5 inches by 4 inches; Mr. Theodore Delano Roosevelt at Forty-nine East Sixty-fifth Street, n. d., 2 inches by 3.3 inches; Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt [Eleanor Roosevelt] at the Executive Mansion, n. d., 2.5 inches by 5 inches; Ilya Trotzky, ‘Redakteur-Correspondent der Moskauer Freitung ‘Russkoje Slowo’ at Berlin-Charlottenburg, bearing collection label numbered ‘346’, n.d., 2.6 inches by 4.3 inches. In near fine to fine condition with a closed tear to Theodore Roosevelt’s inscribed card which has been expertly repaired, slight scuffing to the top right corner of Dreyfus’ card where it had been mounted by a previous owner. Accompanied by a typed information card about Ilya Trotzky’s card.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 146844
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“We should constantly be reminded of what we owe in return for what we have": No Ordinary Time; Warmly Inscribed by Doris Kearns Goodwin
KEARNS GOODWIN, DORIS.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II.
New York: Simon & Schuster 1994.
First edition, early printing of the historian’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original blue boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bonnie, With best my best wishes, Doris Kearns Goodwin.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 143772
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Limited First Edition of Joseph P. Lash's A World of Love; Signed by Him
LASH, JOSEPH P.
A World of Love: Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962.
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1984.
Signed limited first edition of this moving biography-in-letters, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, bound in full top-grain leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt decoration to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk ribbon laid in, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt by Peter Fiore specially commissioned by The Franklin Press for this first edition, illustrated with black and white photographs and a genealogical table. Signed by Joseph Lash on the front flyleaf. In near fine condition with a small abrasion to the top edge.
Price: $65.00 Item Number: 146857
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"Eleanor had defended over the years, that the money spent on arms would be much better spent on education & medical care": First Edition of No Ordinary Time; With a full page inscription by Doris Kearns Goodwin
KEARNS GOODWIN, DORIS.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II.
New York: Simon & Schuster 1994.
First edition of the historian’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original blue half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed with a quote by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John, ‘Eleanor had defended over the years, that the money spent on arms would be much better spent on education & medical care.’ With my warmest wishes, Doris Kearns Goodwin.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony. A unique example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147095
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"'Where is God?' Said the black girl to the missionary who had converted her?": First edition of George Bernard Shaw's The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God; Inscribed by him and wife Charlotte to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his wife Eleanor
SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD.
The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.
Constable & Company Limited: London 1932.
First edition of George Bernard Shaw’s short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, designed and illustrated with engravings by John Farleigh. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Eleanor and Theodore Roosevelt this Visiting Card after a memorable day at Government House, Manila from Charlotte F. Shaw and G. Bernard Shaw 9th February 1933.” Mr. and Mrs. George Bernard Shaw stopped at Manila on a round-the-world cruise where they were invited to lunch with Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the eldest son of Theodore Roosevelt, and his wife Eleanor Butler Alexander-Roosevelt where they enjoyed lunch and Shaw assisted in editing one of Theodore’s reports to the war department. Laid is is a small copy of a selection of pages from Eleanor Butler Alexander-Roosevelt’s 1959 autobiography ‘Day Before Yesterday’ which describes the visit in detail and also mentions the occasion upon which they received the current inscribed volume in the mail after the Shaw’s visit. In near fine condition. In the original glassine which is in very good condition. Rare and desirable with exceptional provenance.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96134
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"This is a book which I hope will be read by every American" (Eleanor Roosevelt); The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir; Inscribed by Daisy Bates
BATES, DAISY.
The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir.
New York: David McKay Company 1962.
First edition, second printing of this powerful work by the NAACP activist behind the successful integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes to Kay & Earl Davis, Daisy Bates, March 16, 1963.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. Books signed and inscribed by Bates are rare.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 142048
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"This is a book which I hope will be read by every American" (Eleanor Roosevelt); The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir; Inscribed by Daisy Bates
BATES, DAISY.
The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir.
New York: David McKay Company 1962.
First edition, early printing of this powerful work by the NAACP activist behind the successful integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed twice by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best Wishes Daisy Bates, God Bless you Daisy Bates 6-8-63.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. Books signed and inscribed by Bates are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146037