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Eleanor Roosevelt. ON MY OWN. Harper & Bros, New York, 1958.
Price: US$17.47 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue binding, gold title on navy blue background. 241 pages, includes index. Black/white photo section. A clean, straight, unmarked book. Scan available.
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own: The Years Since the White House. N.Y.: Harper & Bros., 1958.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition stated. Boards show a touch of wear to corners and spine ends; binding tight; pages clean. Unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket shows foxing stains to spine and back cover and light edgewear. Roosevelt's sequel to 'This Is My Story' and 'This I Remember.' 242 pages.
Seller: Washington Square Autographed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$28.12 + shipping
Description: 241, illus., index, small sticker residue inside front flyleaf, DJ soiled & stained: small tears, small pieces missing.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper & Brothers, 1958.
Price: US$39.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small chips to edges of jacket. Price-clipped. Bookplate.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition (stated) Very good/very good (not price-clipped; no owner marks)
Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. ON MY OWN. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$46.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 241 pages in good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with a section of black and white plates throughout. Deckle page edges, lightly darkened. Endpapers are splotchy and darkened. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Faded and worn around the edges and spine. A small stain on the upper board. Boards are lightly scuffed. 1ST EDITION. G/- -
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Eleanor Roosevelt. On My Own. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$47.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Stated First Edition, $4.00 on unclipped jacket. Some chipping and small tears to the dust jacket. Interior is clean, good binding.
Seller: A Different Chapter, Cairo, NY, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own.. Harper & Brothers, 1958.
Price: US$49.08 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: xii, 241p. Ex-library. Covers & spine discolored.
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing, "L-H" on copyright indicating November, 1959 printing. Octavo. xii, 241pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Significant offsetting on front endpapers through to the title page, contemporary owner gift inscription on front fly, cloth edges lightly sunned, corners slightly bumped, else a very good copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with spine sunned, short tears and nicks along the extremities.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Eleanor Roosevelt. ON MY OWN. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$144.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Gift inscription FEP. Bookstore sticker REP. Owner stamp top of text block. Jacket soiled and heavily chipped with tears. Spine sunned. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo, xii, 241pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt over blue ink on spine, black signature on front panel. Lacking "first edition" statement on copyright page, with "L-H" date code. Solid text block, faint sunning along top edge, previous ownership bookplate remnants to front endpaper. In the publisher's very good dust jacket, $4.00 on front flap, toning to spine, a very good example. (Edens B24) Signed on the title page by the author in black pen. On My Own, by former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, follows her life after the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1945. It details her time as a delegate to the United Nations, chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and a political activist for Democratic causes throughout the United States. It was one of the last publications of Mrs. Roosevelt, before her death in 1962.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, blue cloth lettered in gilt and black; with slightest fading to spine. One of an undetermined number of advance presentation copies signed by Roosevelt on a special inserted leaf. A handsome copy in lightly sunned publisher's slipcase.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. ON MY OWN: THE YEARS SINCE THE WHITE HOUSE. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with rubbing to edges & along spine, spine is faded, 1 small chip to head of spine, mild soiling to rear cover else still bright and intact. Book is signed/inscribed by First Lady on 1/2 title page. Book appears to be a later printing as it does not state FIRST EDITION on copyright page. The L-H code on the copyright page denotes a November 1958 printing.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: JB's Book Vault, Buffalo, WY, U.S.A.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Roosevelt's last book of autobiography. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Inscribed for V____Â M_____ by Eleanor Roosevelt." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Ben Feder. "Convinced that when you cease to make a contribution, you die, she remained at the center of American and global politics for nearly two more decades She became a fearless international champion of progressive causes and perhaps the most influential American woman of the 20th century" (ANB).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor [Edith Rosenwald Stern]. On My Own. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo, xii, 241pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt over blue ink on spine, black signature on front panel. Lacking "first edition" statement on copyright page, with "K-H" date code. Solid text block, sunning to spine, a few spots on the cloth covers. In the publisher's very good dust jacket, $4.00 on front flap, short closed tears, bright illustrations. (Edens B24) Inscribed on the half title: "Inscribed for Edith + Edgar Stern with good wishes. Eleanor Roosevelt." Edith Rosenwald Stern (1895-1980) was a philanthropist and a close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt. Stern was the daughter of businessman Julius Rosenwald, who was a part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck, and Company. Stern dedicated her life to various philanthropic pursuits, greatly influenced by her father's commitment to charity. Her efforts were diverse, ranging from supporting African-American education to Jewish causes and the arts. Her husband, Edgar B. Stern, was an active businessman in New Orleans.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This copy is one of those signed by Mrs. Roosevelt for advance presentation to friends of the author and the publisher. Dust jacket shows minor wear at the edges and book shows minor shelf wear. A Bright, clean and tight copy.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor. ON MY OWN. Harper & Brothers (1958), New York, 1958.
Price: US$937.50 + shipping
Description: Illustrated with photographs. Her third volume of memoirs: The Years Since the White House. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Browning to gutters; faded spot at heel of spine where part of dustwrapper is lacking. Near Fine in a Good dustwrapper with edgewear, a long closed tear at the rear, and a large chip at the heel of the spine
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Advance presentation copy signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on tipped in sheet, stating "This copy of On My Own is one of those signed by Mrs. Roosevelt for advance presentation to friends of the author and publisher." Laid in is the business card of Lynwood Giacomini, an American publishing representative and bibliophile. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles blocked in dark blue on spine. Near Fine with sunning to spine cloth and light soiling, pages toned. In acetate wrapper which is slightly shrunken, wavy and has an edge-chip; lacking the slipcase. A lovely copy. First Edition, Advance Presentation Copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$1050.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Roosevelt's last book of autobiography. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. One of the advance signed presentation to friends of the author signed by Eleanor Roosevelt. In near fine condition with the original acetate dust jacket. "Convinced that when you cease to make a contribution, you die, she remained at the center of American and global politics for nearly two more decades She became a fearless international champion of progressive causes and perhaps the most influential American woman of the 20th century" (ANB).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. Harper and Brothers Publishers, New York, 1958.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, xii, 241pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt over blue ink on spine, black signature on front panel. Faint dust remnant along top edge of text block, otherwise fine. Lacking acetate dust jacket. From a limited edition advance presentation set, signed by former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Limitation reads: "This copy of On My Own is one of those signed by Mrs. Roosevelt for advance presentation to friends of the author and the publisher. Eleanor Roosevelt." An exceptional copy. On My Own by former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt follows her life after the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. It details her time as a delegate to the United Nations, chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and a political activist for democratic causes throughout the United States. It was one of the last publications from Mrs. Roosevelt before her death in 1962.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Roosevelt (Eleanor).. On My Own. Harper & Brothers, [1958], 1958.
Price: US$1285.05 + shipping
Description: Very nice copy in slightly soiled and edgeworn dust-wrapper. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title: "Inscribed for William ???? With warm affection Eleanor Roosevelt" and further inscribed by the recipient to Bertram [Rota] "who alone deserves this "second" which I have ERs permission to give but I use my own discretion as to recipient ." First Edition, Later Printing with "H-H" on the verso of the title-page.
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom