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F.D.R.: His Personal Letters: Early Years 1905-1928
by Roosevelt, Franklin D.; Roosevelt, Elliott (editor); Roosevelt, Eleanor (foreword)
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This was editor Elliott Roosevelt's own copy (FDR's son), in a full blue morocco presentation binding, spine with raised bands and compartments bordered with twin gilt rules, covers bordered with twin rules in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (slight wear; very lowermost edges of text dampstained). 543pp Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. Edited by Elliott Roosevelt.Illustrated by B/w illus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00548513
- Title
- F.D.R.: His Personal Letters: Early Years 1905-1928
- Author
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.; Roosevelt, Elliott (editor); Roosevelt, Eleanor (foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Biography FDR Roosevelt, Franklin biography american presidents history american history world war II great Depression QTZ18, , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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