Description
The Naval War of 1812 by Theodore Roosevelt, signed by Helen R. Roosevelt.
Octavo, xxxviii, 549pp, [2pp ads]. Brown cloth spine, green cloth boards, title in gilt on spine. Some fraying at hinges at spine. Top edge gilt. Bookplate of Henderson House affixed to front pastedown endpaper, a popular respite for the Roosevelt family. Signed by Helen R. Roosevelt and dated July, 1903.
Helen R. Roosevelt was the daughter of James Roosevelt Roosevelt, the half-brother of President Franklin Roosevelt. Helen was close to both Franklin and Eleanor growing up, with Eleanor being a bridesmaid in her wedding. She married Theodore Douglas Robinson, the eldest nephew of President Theodore Roosevelt, in 1904.
