Tisza Tales.

SCHWIMMER, Rosika [Eleanor Roosevelt].

$600.00

Item Number: 147722

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc, 1928.

First edition of this enchanting work of Hungarian folklore. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and detailing to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece with an additional illustrated title page, illustrated with color plates and black and white plates by Willy Pogány. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt for her White House Juvenile Library with admiration for her activities on behalf of children Rosika Schwimmer March 1933.” The recipient, Eleanor Roosevelt was a political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms as president from 1933 to 1945. Through her travels, public engagement, and advocacy, she largely redefined the role. Widowed in 1945, she served as a United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952, and took a leading role in designing the text and gaining international support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1948, she was given a standing ovation by the assembly upon their adoption of the declaration. President Harry S. Truman later called her the “First Lady of the World” in tribute to her human rights achievements. In very good condition with light rubbing.

Rosika Schwimmer was a pioneering Hungarian feminist, pacifist, and suffragist who played a significant role in early 20th-century international peace movements. Born in 1877, she was an outspoken advocate for women's rights and world peace, co-founding organizations such as the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Schwimmer became the world's first female ambassador when she was appointed to represent Hungary in Switzerland in 1918. While she is best known for her activism, The Tisza Tales demonstrates her literary contributions and her efforts to connect Hungarian traditions with broader audiences. Rooted in Hungarian folklore, the tales reflect Schwimmer's interest in cultural preservation and her commitment to promoting social values through literature.