Eleanor and Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers

Lash, Joseph P.; foreword by Arthur Schlesinger; introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.

Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1981

About this Item

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Limited Edition, and Signed by author Joseph P. Lash on the fourth free endpaper (third flyleaf), with tissue guard. Accompanied by the its original 22-page "Notes From the Editors" pamphlet. Foreword by Arthur Schlesinger; introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Illustrated from photographs and other sources. As New; pristine. Never read - nor handled, except to scan and store. Ribbon bookmark is, in fact, still in its original position. Large octavo, and a rather mammoth xxviii + 897 pp.; full rich very dark navy leather - virtual black - gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, black silk moire endpapers with navy satin page-marker ribbon. Franklin's as-always lavish binding of Lash's rich 1971 biography of the relationship between Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, based on his many years of experience as their chronicler. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. Handsomely preserved. Please review scans. With the author's "A Special Message to Subscribers from Joseph P. Lash" (prefacing the novel) and the separate original 22-page "Notes From the Editors". A pristine, flawless example of a famous biographical epic. Please review scans. L-franklin2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eleanor and Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers
• Publisher: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Signed, Limited Edition
• Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • Fine and Decorative Bindings