Nov 24, 2014 14:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
The Roosevelt Book: Selections from the Writings of Theodore Roosevelt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. First edition, inscribed on the front blank: "To the/MacDowell Club/with the regards of/Theodore Roosevelt/Jan 19th 1909." Publisher's brick red cloth stamped in black. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18 x 12 cm); 189 pp., 12 photographic plates. Some thumbsoiling to endpaper and inscribed leaf, a few scuffs to binding but overall a fine copy.
The MacDowell Club was a New York City women's arts organization that supported the MacDowell Colony, an artist's retreat in New Hampshire. This uncommon compilation of Roosevelt's writing includes essays on hunting wild animals, the Battle at San Juan Hill, the Rough Riders, etc.
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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
The Roosevelt Book: Selections from the Writings of Theodore Roosevelt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. First edition, inscribed on the front blank: "To the/MacDowell Club/with the regards of/Theodore Roosevelt/Jan 19th 1909." Publisher's brick red cloth stamped in black. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18 x 12 cm); 189 pp., 12 photographic plates. Some thumbsoiling to endpaper and inscribed leaf, a few scuffs to binding but overall a fine copy.
The MacDowell Club was a New York City women's arts organization that supported the MacDowell Colony, an artist's retreat in New Hampshire. This uncommon compilation of Roosevelt's writing includes essays on hunting wild animals, the Battle at San Juan Hill, the Rough Riders, etc.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Nov 24, 2014
