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The Naval War Of 1812; Or The History Of The United States Navy During The Last War With Great Britain, to which is appended an account of The Battle of New Orleans
by Roosevelt, Theodore
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. Sagamore Series. Leather bound. Near fine. Signed by President Theodore Roosevelt, in both volumes, the Sagamore Series of The Naval War of 1812, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1900.. Twelvemo, [two volumes], [3], 337pp, [32]; [8], 278pp, [30]. Three quarter red morocco, marbled boards, title in gilt with decorative raised bands. Gilt inscription at lower edge of spine reads: "For Dr. A.J. Woodcock / Riverside Farm." Marbled endpapers in both volumes. Dust jacket remnant affixed to rear endpapers of both volumes. Housed in custom red cloth slipcase. Offsetting from newspaper clippings, now held separately. Original White House mailing envelope affixed to endpaper of Volume II, original letter of provenance from Roosevelt secretary in facsimile. Both volumes are signed on the front endpaper, with photograph of Roosevelt affixed below signature. Roosevelt began writing this book during his senior year at Harvard. He later noted that the first chapters he wrote at Harvard "...were so dry that they would have made a dictionary seem light reading by comparison." Over the next two years, he refined this narrative and published the book at the age of 23.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15311
- Title
- The Naval War Of 1812; Or The History Of The United States Navy During The Last War With Great Britain, to which is appended an account of The Battle of New Orleans
- Author
- Roosevelt, Theodore
- Illustrator
- Signed by President Theodore Roosevelt, in both volumes, the Sagamore Series of The Naval War of 1812, published by G.P. Putnam'
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sagamore Series
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- first edition Theodore Roosevelt, signed book Theodore Roosevelt, limited edition Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Bull Moose Party, The Rough Riders, History of the Naval War of 1812, African Game Trails, The Winning of the West, Ou
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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