Franklin D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945) His signature, “Franklin D. Roosevelt” as President, accomplished beneath a charming color engraving of the White House 365 x 285 mm. (14 1/2 X 11 1/2 in.), bound in a limited edition volume THE DEMOCRATIC BOOK 1936. ([Philadelphia, 1936]) 384 pp., quarto, bound in soft brown leather with gilt lettering and the original pictorial wraps bound in. Limited Edition #2,120 of 2,500 copies.

A voluminous book of information and advertising (many liquor ads) that was used as a fundraiser for the Democratic Party containing FDR’s acceptance speech, the Democratic Platform of 1936, and biographies of all the Cabinet members as well as articles on Congress, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet departments, and reproductions of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

 
The Democratic National Committee published the volume with fund-raising for the 1936 campaign in mind, charging $2,500 for full-page advertisements. Republicans, observing that many of the sponsors, which included General Electric, General Motors and U.S. Still, had pending business before the government, immediately accused the D.N.C. of violating the Corrupt Practices Act.

Boards and spine rubbed at edges and especially at corners, interior pages and signed White House print is pristine and other pages quite clean.

(EXA 6006) $2,650