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    THE ROOSEVELT ERA: SELECTIONS FROM THE ROOSEVELT FAMILY

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    14 - 15 February 2001

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    • [ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.]. Amer
    Lot 117

    [ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.]. American Guide Series. Dutchess County. Sponsored by The Women's City and Country Club of Dutchess County New York. Philadelphia: The William Penn Association, 1937.

    Price realised

    USD 2,820

    Estimate

    USD 5,000 - USD 7,000

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    [ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.]. American Guide Series. Dutchess County. Sponsored by The Women's City and Country Club of Dutchess County New York. Philadelphia: The William Penn Association, 1937.

    8vo. Folding maps and illustrations in text, some photographic. Original pictorial quarter cloth, reverse calf boards (some light soiling).

    FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT TO HIS SON on the front flyleaf: "For John with much love from his father Franklin D. Roosevelt 1937." A guidebook to the county most identified with the President's family. On page 88 is listed a description of Crum Elbow, the estate of Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt and the birthplace and home of the President. Photographic illustrations of the estate face the description.

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