BIG STICK AND SOFTY WERE ASSISTANT-SECRETARIES OF THE NAVY. [Being a Self Published Scrap Book of Correspondence, Articles, Autographed Letters, Illustrations Etc. Pertaining to Both Presidents Roosevelt]

A UNIQUE AND VERY PERSONAL COLLECTION, containing SIGNED correspondences from Theodore Roosevelt Jr., governors of New York, Eleanor Roosevelt and other political leaders and, extracted magazine articles and many illustrations from various sources. Extracted articles are extensively illustrated by Frederick Remington and others, also included are an abundance of illustrations from drawings and photographs either extracted or reprinted from other sources. 8vo, (230x167mm, all articles, letters, programs, photographs and etc. are professionally bound together in blue cloth covered boards, the spine lettered in gilt. 119 leaves including blanks, and including photographs of Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt and many other illuminaries. A very well preserved and unique item.

Edizione: a fascinating collection of materials. includes: a superb typed letter signed concerning the nomination process for president by theodore roosevelt jr. on doubleday, doran stationary addressed to compiler of this work, john boos and dated 1936; a typed letter signed and with manuscript notations by eleanor roosevelt addressed to hon. george graves on new york state democratic committee stationary dated 1928 concerning a political appointment; a typed letter on state of new york executive chamber stationary signed by william loeb jr. (teddy?s secretary while president) dated 1899; a 1929 typed letter signed from soon to be governor herbert lehman to franklin roosevelt on state of new york stationary; a typed letter on state of michigan stationary to franklin roosevelt from governor fred w. green, signed and dated 1930; theodore roosevelt?s article phases of state legislation extracted complete from the century, vol. 29, iss. 6, april 1885; a menu from the dinner of the democratic state committee, wednesday, april 15th 1936 at the hotel ten eyck in albany; theodore roosevelt?s story the home ranch extracted complete from the century, vol. 35, issue 5, march 1888, which is extensively illustrated by frederick remington; also ranch life in the far west from the century vol. 35, number 4, february 1888, also illustrated by remington and frontier types and ranchman?s rifle on grag and prairie and sheriff?s work on a ranch each extracted complete from unidentified issues of the century; theodore roosevelt?s mad anthony wayne?s victory from an unknown issue of harper?s new monthly; theodore roosevelt. a character sketch by ray stannard baker, extracted from an unidentified magazine; the handout of the first reformed church of albany for the commemorative service for theodore roosevelt, january 12, 1919.