Description
First edition of The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, a fine example.
Octavo, xi, [1], 298pp. Olive cloth, title in gilt on spine, medallion on front cover. Top edge gilt, uncut edges. Light sunning to spine, bright gilt lettering. Frontispiece portrait of Colonel Roosevelt with tissue cover. Complete with 42 full-page plates; a mix of photography and illustrations. Clean text throughout. Bookplate of Walter Rutherford Peterson, the former Governor of New Hampshire, on the front pastedown.
A full account of Roosevelt’s military exploits in Cuba, written as he assumed the governorship of New York. (Wheelock, 11) (Cole & Vail, A18a)
A fine example, the best we’ve encountered.
The first edition of The Rough Riders was issued on May 20, 1899 at a price of $2.00, consisting of 5000 copies. The book was reprinted twice in 1899. It was issued with a dust jacket, but none are known to exist. A second and third issue were published in 1899, both identical to the first state. This copy is from the library Walter R. Peterson Jr. (1922-2011), who served as the 72nd Governor of New Hampshire from 1969-1973.
