$1,875
Autographed book signed by Herbert Hoover and over 190 members of his administration during his term in the White House (1929-1933). 48 pp., 8vo, quarter leather over elaborately decorated boards with gilt wood-relief and etching of a young girl to central medallion of upper board, decorative leather strap to spine. The signatures in the book were compiled by Paul N. Peck, a White House staff administrator during Hoover's Presidency. Signatures include: Herbert Hoover (President), Charles Curtis (Vice President), Henry L. Stinson (Secretary of State), Andrew W. Mellon (Secretary of the Treasury), Patrick Hurley (Secretary of War), Douglas MacArthur (Army Chief of Staff), Charles F. Adams (Secretary of the Navy), and numerous others, including the ten Supreme Court Justices at the time. Some rubbing and chipping to boards; leaves toned.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-08-05
