Description
Deluxe limited edition of The Democratic Book 1936, signed by President Franklin Roosevelt. From the library of Roosevelt confidant, Otto Bremer.
Folio, a-z, aa-oo, 2-384pp, [2pp ads]. Full mottled brown steerhide, gilt-lettered title on cover. Silk endpapers, gilt top edge. Occasional toning to leaves, bookplate removed from front free endpaper. Presidential newspaper articles affixed to the rear endpapers. 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 962 of 2500 signed copies. An attractive example.
From the library of Roosevelt confidant and German-American banker, Otto Bremer (1867-1951), who served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. At the 1932 Democratic National Convention, Bremer (with James Farley) brought Franklin D. Roosevelt’s nomination to the floor, helping secure Roosevelt’s first presidential nomination, and later his presidency. 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.
