[Rarebooks] FS: Eleanor Roosevelt Inscribed U.N. book for children

[Charles Agvent]

One of a number of fine signed Presidential items that will be part of our 
latest catalogue to be posted on a website coming to your neighborhood soon: 
http://www.erols.com/agvent.  Also included will be important signed and 
association copies of FDR and Teddy Roosevelt books and lots more Eleanor.

ROOSEVELT, Eleanor and FERRIS, Helen. PARTNERS. THE UNITED NATIONS
AND  YOUTH. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., Inc. (1950). First  Edition.
Illustrated  with  photographs. "The first book to tell  the  dramatic
story  of  the United Nations in action for and with the youth of  the
world."  SIGNED and INSCRIBED by both authors on the half-title  page,
with  the inscription and date in Ferris's hand: "To/Walter O'Keefe/in
appreciation  of our many/years together in the Junior/Literary  Guild
and  with  our/best   wishes/Eleanor  Roosevelt/Helen  Ferris/November
1950."  Mrs.  Roosevelt had been on the Editorial Board of the  Junior
Literary  Guild  for 21 years, and Mrs. Ferris was Editor in Chief  of
the  Junior  Literary Guild. This title is rarely seen  inscribed  and
the  association  is  an attractive one. Small rough erasure  spot  on
front  endpaper;  dustwrapper with some light chipping and rubbing  to
the rear. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper.               $1500.00

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