(ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN D) The Democratic Book 1936

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LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY FDR (ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.) The Democratic Book, 1936. Numerous illustrations. [40], 384 pages. Folio, contemporary morocco gilt, front hinge starting, otherwise minimal wear, with original illustrated wrappers bound in; copy #73, with limitation page signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; cover stamped with name of original owner. (TFC) Np, [1936]

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A lavish report on the administration's activities in the past year, with essays by many department heads, sketches of other party leaders, a history of the White House, and much more. President Roosevelt contributed a foreword in addition to his signature. The original owner of this copy, Alben W. Barkley, was then a senator representing Kentucky; he later served as Truman's vice-president.