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Roosevelt, Franklin D.. WHITHER BOUND. Houghton Mifflin Co: NY, 1926.
Price: US$2300.00 + shipping
Description: 8.75 x 6, embossed blue cloth, 34 pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities lightly bumped and fraying, hinges loose, pp (esp endpapers) toned, but still a nice, little book; Roosevelt's lecture for the Alumni Military Foundation at the Milton Academy. FIRST ED, INSCRIBED "For Elizabeth. . . Spring 1927" AND SIGNED "F.D.R." BY THE AUTHOR, FUTURE PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Whither Bound?. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1926.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Inscribed by Roosevelt. ""For Will Davis / in appreciation of / his grand job! / Franklin D Roosevelt / Christmas 1941" in black fountain pen. William Davis was the Chairman of the War Labor Board (WLB) in the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt's first book from a lecture at Milton Academy on the Alumni War Memorial Foundation May 18, 1926. Dark Blue Hardcover in No DJ. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and free of writing or marks.
Seller: Earl The Pearls, Edmond, OK, U.S.A.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first book, being the text of a lecture delivered by him at Milton Academy on the Alumni War Memorial Foundation on May 18, 1926. Octavo, original cloth. One of one thousand copies printed. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page on the occasion of publication (and within a month of the delivery of the lecture) to his son, "For my son Elliott Roosevelt This copy of his Dad's first book Franklin D. Roosevelt June 1926." Additionally signed by Roosevelt on the title page, "Franklin Roosevelt." Elliott was the fourth of Roosevelt's six children, and Eleanor's acknowledged favorite. His future career included military service, involvement in aircraft procurement, and roles as author, rancher, radio station owner, and Mayor of Miami Beach. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and half morocco slipcase. Small bookplate to the pastedown. An exceptional association. American statesman and political leader Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party after 1932 as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and war.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.