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Roosevelt, Franklin D.. Happy Warrior. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1928.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Tight and square first edition bound in black cloth with orange paper paste-on title on spine, front and rear covers. Ex-library copy, with worn forecorners, head and foot of spine. Catalog numerals on spine, card pocket and sticker on pastedown, jacket blurb pasted to second ffep. Interior unmarked and securely bound. Roosevelt takes Smith's nominating speech at the Houston convention as keynote, painting an intimate portrait. 40 pages.
Seller: AFTER WORDS OF ANN ARBOR, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Happy Warrior: Alfred E. Smith. Houghton Mifflin, 1928.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good copy in hardcover. Rubbing and edge-wear. Small 8vo. 40 pages. Black cloth with orange paper title band.
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ] Hardback, small octavo, appx 4 3/4 x 8 inches, orange printed label on prussian green (black?) cloth, vi + 40 pages, Near VG/no dj. Corners bumped, minor rubbing, dusty edges. Inscribed enthusiastically (FFEP) as a gift by a Minnesota delegate to the 1928 Democratic National Convention, Neil M. Cronin from Minneapolis' 5th District. The book contains FDR's nominating speech for Alfred E. Smith made at that convention. RWR5 American Presidents Politics United States Government
Seller: Reiner Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.. The Happy Warrior: Alfred E. Smith. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1928.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Slim octavo, 40pp. A crisp, clean copy, very near fine, lacking the scarce jacket. Nice copy of FDR's endorsement of 1928 Democratic nominee Al Smith. Smith would lose to Hoover, who in turn lost re-election to the author just four years later.
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.. The Happy Warrior: Alfred E. Smith. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1928.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: , corners sl worn, sl bent. Paper sl yellowed. Former owner's name stamp inside front. ; 40 pages
Seller: Liberty Book Shop, Avis, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. This book measures approximately 8" x 4.75", with 40 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners. Minor sun-fading to spine. "The Happy Warrior: Alfred E. Smith" by Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt wrote this in support of Smith's presidential run in 1928, only four years before Roosevelt would win his very own nomination for president. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N1-21).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, a Study of a Public Servant by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1928. Very good plus, first edition book in very good minus dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards. Orange paper with black text label on front panel and wrapped around to back panel. Outermost edges at head and tail of board spine are lightly rubbed as are fore-edge corner tips. Book is internally clean and text block is snug. Dust jacket is fragile and soiled overall. Spine and fore-edge folds are sunned. Loss along most of upper front and back edges and lower back edge with adjacent closed tears and creases. Upper edge of front panel has 3/4" closed vertical tear above the first "o" in Roosevelt. Back corner at tail of jacket spine has 7/8" closed vertical tear along the back fold. Not price clipped, "75 cents" on upper corner of inside front flap. Please use close up options for best inspection. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.. The Happy Warrior. Alfred E. Smith. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1928.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: P/O bookplate affixed to inside front, hinges solid and firm, corners remain sharp with a touch of wear to tips. Clean and shiny black boards with black and orange paper wrap-around label in fine condition. DJ has light wear to corners and spine but remains bright and flashy in black and orange colors. Written in 1928 by FDR. Very handsome copy in Good+ DJ. BP/Non-Fiction Cabinet
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.. The Happy Warrior: Alfred E. Smith. Houghton Mifflin, 1928.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing; closed tears and staining to fragile dust jacket with "75 cents" price intact; shallow chip on top of spine extending onto top of rear panel of dust jacket; light wear to book with no markings; o/w VG+/VG; pictures available on request
Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.. The Happy Warrior, Alfred E. Smith.. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1928.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 40 pp. 12mo, publisher's cloth with printed paper label, in dust jacket. First edition. A fine copy in a very attractive jacket with a few tiny nicks.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$435.32 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans etc. On request. ; 40 pages; Physical desc.: 40 p. Subjects: Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944. Presidential candidates--United States. Notes: "Presentation address nominating Governor Smith at the Democratic National Convention in Houston, June 1928"--P. [25] to end. Of Roosevelt's first book. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$484.00 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans etc. On request. ; 40 pages; Physical desc.: 40 p. Subjects: Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944. Presidential candidates--United States. Notes: "Presentation address nominating Governor Smith at the Democratic National Convention in Houston, June 1928"--P. [25] to end. Of Roosevelt's first book. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$8500.00 + shipping
Description: vi,40pp. Original publisher's cloth, printed paper label. Corners rubbed. Bookseller's label on lower inner corner of front pastedown. Author's presentation inscription on front fly leaf. Internally clean. Very good plus. In dust jacket with minor wear, price clipped on upper and lower corners. In a blue half morocco and cloth slipcase, gilt. Roosevelt's speech supporting Alfred E. Smith for the Democratic presidential nomination. Smith was the out-going governor of New York, an office in which Roosevelt succeeded him. This copy is signed boldly on the fly leaf by Roosevelt, with a presentation inscription to a collector: "For Mr. H.D. Trevillian / from Franklin D. Roosevelt / Albany March 4th 1932."
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.