$7,380
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) The Winning of the West , Daniel Boone Edition, with a Leaf of the Author's Original Manuscript. New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, Knickerbocker Press, 1900. Limited edition, number 156 of 200 copies, four quarto volumes in contemporary half green morocco and marbled paper boards, portrait frontispiece with facsimile signature in volume one, illustrated throughout, with frontispieces in each volume, folding maps, and other plates; t.e.g. other edges left rough; spines slightly faded, minor scuffs, joints dry and starting to crack, shelf wear, 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (4) The manuscript page in this copy contains the text that can be found in volume four, page four, the chapter St. Clair's Defeat , the text beginning with "of Holland willed to take possession" and ending with "devoted their energies to colonization".
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-27
