Description
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt with Love: A Centenary Remembrance by her son, Elliott Roosevelt, with a personal inscription to his wife, Patricia Peabody Roosevelt.
Octavo, 166pp, [2]. Brown hardcover, red cloth spine. Stated “first edition” with a full number line. Publisher’s near fine dust jacket, with a trace of wear to tips of spine.
Inscribed on the front free endpaper: “To my Patricia Peabody: Who has agonized and been so frustrated throughout her life because of a mistaken inferiority complex. All the time, I and the rest of the world have been fascinated and uplifted by her effervescent and loving nature, to say nothing of her driving determination to accomplish everything she sets her mind to – Your loving and admiring husband, Elliott Roosevelt / September, 1984.”
Elliott Roosevelt (1910-1990) was the son of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. He served as a U.S. Army Air Corps officer during World War II, earning the rank of Brigadier General. Elliott had a tumultuous personal life marked by multiple marriages and struggles with alcoholism. Despite his familial connections, he often found himself at odds with his parents, particularly his father, due to their differing political views and his own rebellious nature. Elliott Roosevelt authored several books, including a series of detective novels and memoirs recounting his experiences in the military and his relationship with his famous parents. Eight of the novels were published during his lifetime, with the remaining sixteen after his death in 1990, which were completed by his friend, William Harrington.
