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Description: 11 pp. 8vo, presentation binding in gilt blue ribbed cloth with presidential seal. First edition; Presentation Copy. Very fine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "For the Speaker from his old friend Franklin D. Roosevelt." A second Roosevelt signature appears at the conclusion of the text.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
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Description: VETO MESSAGE ON THE ADJUSTED COMPENSATION ACT, 1935. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering and the Presidential Seal in gilt on the front cover; [2], 11 pages. Franklin Roosevelt's first Christmas book (there would be seven more), issued in an edition of only 50 copies. SIGNED by the author at the conclusion of the text. In addition, on the front endpaper is the following INSCRIPTION in Roosevelt's hand: "For Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr./with love from Father" and below that also in FDR's hand: "One of 50 copies." From the text: "A government, like an individual, must ultimately meet legitimate obligations out of the production of wealth by the labor of human beings applied to the resources of nature. The herculean task of the United States Government today is to take care that its citizens have the necessities of life. We are seeking honestly and honorably to do this irrespective of class or group." While never achieving the renown of his father, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. was a successful congressman (1949-1954) who twice ran for governor of New York and who was a close friend and early backer of John F. Kennedy. He later became a successful businessman. Obviously a very scarce book on the market, this is an Association Copy of the highest order. Some mild foxing to the endpapers and the title page, not affecting the inscription. Very Good
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.