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Message of the President of the United States Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Sixtieth Congress
de Roosevelt, Theodore
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near fine
- Librería
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1907 . First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. SIGNED by President Theordore Roosevelt in ink at the end of the speech on p. 63. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering to the upper cover, top edge gilt, others uncut and unopened. 9 1/2 x 6 inches (24 x 15.25 cm); 63 pp. Some toning to binding, hint of wear to extremeties, The signature is fine, dark and bold. A handsome copy.
A rare signed copy of outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt's December 1907 State of the Union address to the nation - an important work which ushered in the Progressive Era. Of note within this message are the call for labor reforms such as the eight-hour work day and compulsory investigation of strikes and lockouts (p. 21), new child labor laws (p. 23), and stringent physical fitness standards for general officers (p.49). Other topics include the establishment of the National Gallery of Art, comments on the new state of Oklahoma and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, as well as closing comments on China and the International Bureau of American Republics. Major addresses signed by Roosevelt as President are rare
A rare signed copy of outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt's December 1907 State of the Union address to the nation - an important work which ushered in the Progressive Era. Of note within this message are the call for labor reforms such as the eight-hour work day and compulsory investigation of strikes and lockouts (p. 21), new child labor laws (p. 23), and stringent physical fitness standards for general officers (p.49). Other topics include the establishment of the National Gallery of Art, comments on the new state of Oklahoma and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, as well as closing comments on China and the International Bureau of American Republics. Major addresses signed by Roosevelt as President are rare
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- Librería
- Coconut Rose Rare Books and Manuscripts
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 5983350
- Título
- Message of the President of the United States Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Sixtieth Congress
- Autor
- Roosevelt, Theodore
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Government Printing Office
- Lugar de publicación
- Washington DC
- Fecha de publicación
- 1907
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- ABAA-VBF
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- First Edition
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- Unopened
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Fine
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- New
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
