Description
Deluxe limited edition of The Democratic Book 1936, signed by President Franklin Roosevelt.
Folio, a-z, aa-oo, 2-384pp, [2pp ads]. Full mottled brown steerhide, gilt-lettered title on cover. Cosmetic restoration to brown leather along top edge, conservative color restoration. Silk endpapers, gilt top edge. Dampstain to lower right corner of the first three chapters, no impact to signed limitation page. Five leaves with some fraying within the dampstain, otherwise minimal impact to the text block. Multiple color advertisements throughout.
Signed on the limitation page by President Franklin Roosevelt, below a watercolor portrait of the White House, with tissue cover. This is number 838 of 2500 signed copies.
An attractive example.
This book was published by the Democratic National Committee to raise funds for the party. It was sold for $250, which marked the first time a sitting president had actively helped raise funds for a political party. It created a minor scandal at the time, with Republicans attempting to exploit it to their political advantage during the 1936 election. (Halter T-119) According to Halter, it was likely printed in 1937 and mailed to supporters who contributed.
