Signed book: The Democratic Book: 1936. Gilt-stamped leather (including “L. E. Dixon,” the original owner), 11.5 x 14.5, 384 pages. Limited edition (limitation unspecified; this copy is numbered 1179), signed by Roosevelt on the colophon beneath a watercolor vignette of the White House. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG-/None. Brown leather-covered boards with gilt title, gilted upper textblock edge, and silk moiré endpapers. Edges worn, with small tears at corners and spine-ends; rubbing along spine-edges and few scratches/scuffs to front; slight discoloration to textblock edges (more noticeable along edges of moiré endpapers); insect damage to first two pages. A lavishly produced promotional ‘year book’ for the Democratic Party, the publication of The Democratic Book in the Spring of 1936 was assailed by Republicans as a violation of the Corrupt Practices Act which prohibits corporations from contributing to national campaigns. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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