Description
The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: Memorial Edition, from a limited edition set, signed by Edith Kermit Roosevelt. The complete 24 volume set.
Octavo, [24 Volumes]. Publisher’s maroon cloth, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, uncut edges. Decorative endpapers, free of any bookplates or ownership marks. Sunning to the spines, variable across the 24 volume set. Some staining and soiling to side panels. All with solid text blocks, a few hinges have been stabilized. Most volumes appear unread.
From a limited edition of 1050, of which 1000 are for sale and 50 are for presentation by former First Lady Edith Kermit Roosevelt.
This set is number 377 of 1050, signed by Edith Kermit Roosevelt on the limitation page.
The original purchase price of this set was $240.00 in 1927, but after strong demand, it was raised to $360.00. This is a complete collection of all his writings, in 24 separate volumes, produced after his death in 1919.
