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Roosevelt, Theodore African Game Trails. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910 2 vols., 8vo (250 x 165 mm). Half-titles, titles printed in red and black, photogravure frontispieces and 47 plates, being reproductions of photographs by Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt, and drawings by Philip R. Goodwin, captioned tissue guards; some offsetting, light toning to several plates. Original half brown pigskin over tan paper covered boards, spines stamped in blind; spines lightly sunned, a few scuffs to boards, extremities lightly rubbed. First edition, 440 of 500 deluxe copies, signed by Roosevelt ﻿African Game Trails records the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition, which is how Roosevelt spent the majority of his post-White House years. With their route taking them through British-held portions of the continent, the party bagged 512 big game animals and numerous other specimens for the Smithsonian Institution and the American Museum of Natural History.

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roosevelt, theodore | a deluxe copy of theodore roosevelt's african game trails

Fine Books and Manuscripts including Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE Autograph letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt"), as U.S. Civil Service commissioner, to Herbert Welsh, regarding the Indian Rights Association 4 pages (6 1/8 x 3 7/8), on a single folded sheet. Written on Roosevelt's personal letterhead, stamped "Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y." and "Sagamore Hill" in upper left and right, dated 19 May [1889]. A letter from Roosevelt to the founder of the Indian Rights Association Roosevelt took office as Civil Service Commissioner in May 1889, and within a week he was in communication with Herbert Welsh, a founder of, and driving force behind, the Indian Rights Association. At this time, the Association was the most influential organization working in the field of Indian affairs. In May 1889, Welsh was engaged in a campaign to secure John Oberly's position of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and approached Roosevelt for his support in this matter. Roosevelt responded to Welsh's request for help by telling him that he would not oppose Oberly, but neither could he endorse him. Roosevelt had been prejudiced against Oberly by George Bird Grinnell, the editor of Forest and Stream, who objected to Oberly's failure to remove an incompetent Indian agent. Roosevelt writes: "My Dear Mr. Welsh, Immediately on receiving your first letter, I wrote to two or three men with long practical experience concerning Indians, and thoroughly conversant with Mr. Oberly's work in the west; I did so because the only experience I had had with official proceeding had not influenced me in his favor, though I had concluded from is said in the paper that my experience must be exceptional. I regret to say that [...] my corespondents were very strongly adverse to Mr. Oberly. Can you not get over to Washington? The letters to me were confidential, but I would like to show you parts of them, and to tell you in full the reasons why I am by no means satisfied with the Oberly course [...]. I hate to have to write this to you; I don't think I need say how sincerely I wish I could agree with you [...]. Yours sincerely[,] Theodore Roosevelt P.S. Of course I am tooth and nail against Rutter." Ultimately, Welsh's support of Oberly ceased. He attributed his change of heart to information from Roosevelt, as well as one of his colleagues on the Civil Service Commission, that Oberly had engaged in what Welsh termed "underhanded and improper methods."

roosevelt, theodore | autograph letter signed ("theodore roosevelt"), as u.s. civil service commissioner, to herbert welsh, regarding the indian rights association

(Roosevelt, Theodore) Six works by or about Theodore Roosevelt Henry Cabot Lodge. Theodore Roosevelt. Boston and New York, 1919. Photographic frontispiece, partially unopened. Cloth-backed paper boards, printed paper label to spine; a few chips to spine label, wear to head- and tail-piece. Limited edition, one of 575 copies signed by Henry Cabot Lodge — Theodore Roosevelt. The Wilderness Hunter. An Account of the Big Game of the United States... New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. 8vo. Frontispiece and plates; light spotting. Publisher's pictorial red cloth; spine lightly sunned. First edition — Theodore Roosevelt. American Statesman, Thomas Hart Benton. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. 8vo.; toned. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt; spine sunned — (Theodore Roosevelt). Campaign Banner, Progressive Battle Flag, 1912 (23 x 24 inches). Framed — Theodore Roosevelt. Hoofs, Claws, and Antlers of the Rocky Mountains. Denver, Colorado: Frank S. Thayer, 1894. 35 photographic plates; library stamp to title, scattered marginal soiling and wear. Publisher's morocco-backed orange paper covered boards; edgewear, hinges cracked but holding. Edition de Luxe, number 687 of 1,000 copies — Theodore Roosevelt. Orotone Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt. Np., likely Oyster Bay, NY, circa 1912 (300 x 240 mm, sight). Matted and Framed. Together 4 works in 4 volumes, with 2 framed works. Sold as a group lot, not subject to return.

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(roosevelt, theodore) | six works by or about theodore roosevelt

Roosevelt, Theodore The Rough Riders. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899 8vo (210 x 141 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt and 39 photographic plates; frontispiece foxed, title-page torn at top of inner margin. Army green cloth, front cover and spine gilt-lettered, front cover also gilt with a facsimile of the bronze service medal awarded to the regiment, plain endpapers, top edges gilt, others uncut; spine darkened, extremities rubbed, a few stains, front free endpapers loosening. Green cloth slipcase. First edition, inscribed and signed by Roosevelt on the front free endpaper, 27 May 1899, with a lengthy extract from the first chapter, "Raising the Regiment": "With hardly an exception they entered upon their duties as troopers in the spirit which they held to the end, merely endeavoring to show that no work could be too hard, too disagreeable, or too dangerous for them to perform, and neither asking nor receiving any reward in the way of promotion or consideration." Roosevelt's exploits in the Spanish-American War, and his publication of this memoir, played a significant role in his being chosen to replace Garret Hobart as William McKinley's running mate after Hobart died in office. PROVENANCE Alfred Paul Bay (book label) — Maurice Neville (Sotheby's New York, 24 April 2017, lot 100)

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roosevelt, theodore | first edition of the rough riders, inscribed by teddy roosevelt with a long quotation from the book

American Manuscripts & other Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang

Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang

Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang THEODORE ROOSEVELT PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED ("THEODORE ROOSEVELT"), CIRCA 1918 Photogravure print (11 x 8 1/8 in.; 277 x 208 mm), photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Fifth Avenue, New York City, signed along lower margin within the platemark; small chip to upper right and lower margins not affecting image, a bit of handling wear, small spot of accretion to Roosevelt's right lapel; overall a very clear impression. A beautifully executed photographic portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, featuring the bespectacled twenty-sixth President in a three-piece suit gazing intently at the camera. This portrait was featured in a number of memorial works dedicated to Roosevelt.

theodore roosevelt | theodore roosevelt. photograph signed ("theodore roosevelt"), circa 1918

Roosevelt, Theodore The Winning of the West. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900 4 vols., 4to (252 x 165 mm). Manuscript leaf, written on lined paper with several strike-throughs and edits, partially folded and mounted to a preliminary leaf in volume 1, five folding maps and 103 plates with captioned tissue guards, notice from the publisher on the care of the books laid in to vol. 1; endleaves toned, dampstaining to the second half of vol. 1. Full green morocco with gilt floral cornerpieces to covers, gilt-lettering and tooling to spines, raised bands, gilt turn-ins, red suede doublures and free endpaper, top edge gilt, others uncut; extremities lightly rubbed, a few scuffs, spines a trifle sunned. Limited Daniel Boone edition, number 42 of 200 copies printed, with a manuscript leaf in Roosevelt's hand ﻿The manuscript leaf picks up with "small marauding parties were met and scattered, with some loss, by the hunters. But, on the whole. very little could be done at first to parry or revenge the strokes of the Indians" from volume 2, pp. 349–350 from chapter XI, "Robertson Founds the Cumberland Settlement, 1779–1780." It concludes with "These accumulated disasters wrought the greatest discouragement among the settlers; many left the country, and most of the remainder, when," and includes numerous emendations in Roosevelt's hand.

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roosevelt, theodore | limited daniel boone edition, with a manuscript leaf in roosevelt's hand

Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang THEODORE ROOSEVELT PROOF SPREAD FEATURING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC FRONTISPIECE OF ROOSEVELT IN HIS ROUGH RIDERS UNIFORM, SIGNED "THEODORE ROOSEVELT," FROM BIG GAME HUNTING IN THE ROCKIES AND ON THE GREAT PLAINS. NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS (THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS), 1899 2-page spread (11 x 16 in.; 280 x 406 mm), photographic portrait with signature below, and additional manuscript "T" at lower left, photograph by George G. Rockwood, copyright 1898, pencil instructions in another hand ("Please sign about where we have written your name, that is inside the plate mark (level). If, however, there is not sufficient space for you to do this effectively, please sign about where we have placed the two stars." Title-page blocked out in pencil on right side "Title page to be printed here." Addressed to George Haven Putnam, 27 West 23rd Street, New York City on the verso. Horizontal and vertical creases, some handling wear, small spots of adhesive residue to verso. An interesting glimpse into turn-of-the-century publishing processes, featuring a striking portrait of Roosevelt Title page and frontispiece portrait sent to Roosevelt by the publishers for Roosevelt's signature. The "T" in the margin evidently written by the author, would indicate he had been testing his pen before placing his signature under the portrait, as instructed by G. P. Putnam's Sons in the two-page spread.

theodore roosevelt | proof photographic frontispiece of roosevelt in his rough riders uniform from big game hunting in the rockies, 1899

Roosevelt, Theodore Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1899 4to (280 x 200 mm). Photogravure frontispiece of Roosevelt in his Rough Riders uniform, title printed in black and red, 55 plates by Remington, Frost, Beard, and others, captioned tissue-guards; minor wear. Publisher's pictorial beige cloth, black and brown morocco title labels, top edge gilt, others uncut; minor soiling, chips to spine labels, front hinge starting. Number 854 of 1000 copies signed by Roosevelt below the frontispiece ﻿"My object in writing these books was not only to give a full account of the chase of every kind of big game proper to the United States, but also where possible to touch on their life histories. … I write for my fellow ranchmen and fellow hunters, and for the young men of America, in whose veins the red blood of life runs lustily, and who joy in the strenuous pleasure that comes only as the prize of toil and exposure in the open" (ANB).

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roosevelt, theodore | limited, signed edition of roosevelt's account of big game hunting

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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("THEODORE ROOSEVELT") TO HIS NEPHEW THEODORE ROBINSON ("DEAR TEDDY") CONGRATULATING HIM ON HIS NOMINATION AS A PROGRESSIVE PARTY CANDIDATE FOR THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE One page (7 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.; 194 x 146 mm) on a bifolium, first page on Sagamore Hill letterhead, [New York], 2 October 1916; previously folded, very minor soiling, water damage at gutter not affecting text. Roosevelt congratulates and encourages his nephew's political progress; Robinson had already served several terms, but firmly denied direct help from his uncle, who at this time had declined a second Presidential nomination by the "Bull Moose" Party. "Your nomination was an extraordinary personal triumph. Nothing in the campaign has please me so much. By character, experience, and sympathetic understanding of your fellow men, you are peculiarly fit to render good service in the State at Albany."

roosevelt, theodore. autograph letter signed to his nephew theodore robinson, sagamore hill, [new york], 30 oct 1916

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Roosevelt, Theodore 2 typed letters signed and one autograph letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") as twenty-sixth President, to William Hooper ("Dear Billy"), discussing his presidential portrait and his reelection 2 typed letters, each one page (225 x 183 mm) on a bifolium of White House letterhead, Washington, 29 December 1902 and 2 January 1903 and one autograph letter signed, 2 pages (175 x 113 mm) on a bifolium of White House letterhead, Washington, 13 November 1904, each accompanied by its original typed or autograph manuscript, respectively; each with a horizontal fold, some other minor creasing and finger-soiling. A Presidential portrait—and a square deal. In September 1902, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was thrust into the White House by the assassination of President William McKinley. In the earliest letter of this group, written just three months after he took the oath of office, Roosevelt responds with some uncertainty to a suggestion made by his Harvard classmate William Hooper regarding his official White House portrait: "I hardly know how to answer you. I suppose the fact of being President, even in the way in which I became President, will prevent the painting of a portrait from being an absurdity; on the other hand, I do not exactly feel as though I was quite entitled as yet to have my portrait as you suggest. Will you let me think over the matter for two or three days? [Attorney General Philander Chase] Knox has been anxious for the Frenchman [Théobald Chartran] who painted Mrs. Roosevelt paint me. I do not know whether he is going to give me the portrait or not. If he does perhaps I could give it to Harvard." Less than a week later, Roosevelt has relented, writing to Hooper on 2 January 1903, "All right. The pictures shall be made, but will you let me think for a few days as to how it shall be done?" That year, President Roosevelt began short sittings for John Singer Sargent's powerful portrait, which Teddy liked "enormously." The final letter in this series was written just five days after Roosevelt secured a presidential term in his own right, handily defeating, with his running mate Charles Fairbanks, the Democrat ticket of Alton Parker and Henry Davis. Roosevelt thanks Hooper for his assistance in the campaign and references his principal campaign slogan: "I am greatly obliged for your letter, old fellow; and I want you to understand how much I have appreciated the support of my old friends. Yes, we won out in fine shape; and now I shall do my best to give a 'square deal' administration."

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roosevelt, theodore | teddy roosevelt wants a "square deal"—but isn't so sure about a presidential portrait

Roosevelt, Theodore Hunting Trips of a Ranchman. Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1885 4to (280 x 205 mm). Illustrated with 4 Japan proof etchings by R. Swain Gifford, 7 engravings after J.C. Beard, and 20 full-page illustrations by A.B. Frost, Fannie E. Gifford, and Henry Sandham; a few early ownership signatures, scattered offsetting to a few plates, mostly marginal. Publisher's pictorial brown cloth, gilt, uncut; recased, preserving original spine. First Edition, Medora Edition, No. 115 of 500.

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roosevelt, theodore | the medora edition of roosevelt's hunting trips of a ranchman, limited to 500 copies

THEODORE ROOSEVELT TYPED LETTER SIGNED ("THEODORE ROOSEVELT") AS TWENTY-SIXTH PRESIDENT, TO PAUL DANA, COMPLAINING TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK SUN ABOUT ONE OF HIS REPORTERS 2 pages (8 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.; 224 x 180 mm) on a bifolium of blue-embossed blue White House letterhead, Oyster Bay, 30 July 1902; lightly discolored at edges. Theodore Roosevelt and Paul Dana were friends and political allies, both members of prominent New York families and both graduates of Harvard. But a few days after entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Dana at his Oyster Bay home, which was doubling as a summer White House, the President judiciously takes Dana to task for printing unfounded stories. "There are all kinds of ridiculous stories faked continually by the different newspaper people here, The Associated Press and Scripps-McRae people have not been doing it. After some hesitation, I think I ought to tell you that your man ha been doing it. None of the newspaper men come around the house or ever see me, and the stories they send out are for the most part sheer inventions. Your man does not seem to be malicious in his inventions, but he deliberately makes up stories which ["never" originally typed here but crossed out in ink] might [underlined in ink] have happened, but which as a matter of fact do not happen. … I do not know that there is much harm in the stories, but still they have not a word of truth in them, and they lean towards the ridiculous. It seems to me that they are not proper stories to be told about the President or the members of his family, and are not proper to appear in the columns of a paper like the Sun—being for the most part without any foundation in fact." Roosevelt, however, does not simply make a complaint to Dana; he also offers a solution to the situation. "Next week I shall have a day's target practice on the [presidential yacht] 'Mayflower,' and I should like to take the representatives of the three press associations. But I very much wish you would send instead of your present man at Oyster Bay some one who will tell the fats as they are and will not try to make up for the fact that nothing is happening here by having recourse to invention." In closing, the President explains that he is not trying to conceal anything from the press: "The plain truth of course is that I am living here with my wife and children just exactly as you are at your home; and there is no more material for a story in one case than in the other!" It is likely that Roosevelt was objecting to "human interest" coverage of his family, whose activities he insisted were "out of bounds" for the press, according to Sun reporter David S. Barry (see Harold Holzer, The Presidents vs. The Press, p. 99).

theodore roosevelt | a vacationing teddy roosevelt decries the proliferation of "faked" news

Roosevelt, Theodore The Works of Theodore Roosevelt. Memorial Edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923-1926 24 vols., 8vo (228 x 150 mm). Frontispiece portrait. Uniform blue morocco, spine gilt-lettered and tooled in compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers; spines very lightly sunned. Limited edition, number 269 of 1050 sets signed by First Lady Edith Kermit Roosevelt —a handsomely bound set ﻿PROVENANCE Bonham's New York, 11 June 2008, lot 2451

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roosevelt, theodore | a handsomely bound, limited edition set signed by first lady edith kermit roosevelt

Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation. 

Roosevelt, Theodore Inaugural Address of President Roosevelt March 4, 1905. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905 Large 8vo (256 x 172 mm). Title-page, 12 pp. of type, signed (“Theodore Roosevelt | March 4th, 1905”) at foot of the last page, blank leaves bound in following the text; very minor stray spots. Bound by Stikeman for Charles Scribner’s Sons in half blue morocco over blue cloth, spine with 2 raised bands and gilt-lettered, top edge gilt, blue endpapers; font pastedown with evidence of bookplate removal, very light rubbing at extremities. A rare, large-paper copy signed by President Roosevelt on the day of his inauguration. Given that Roosevelt assumed the presidency following the assassination of William McKinley, there was no inaugural event for his first term; the inauguration at the beginning of his second term served as the occasion for this address. With great optimism, he discusses America’s advantages and responsibilities to the world: “My fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with gratitude to the Giver of Good who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of well-being and of happiness. To us as a people it has been granted to lay the foundations of our national life in a new continent. We are the heirs of the ages, and yet we have had to pay few of the penalties which in old countries are exacted by the dead hand of a bygone civilization. … Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with the other nations of the earth, and we must behave as beseems a people with such responsibilities. Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship. We must show not only in our words, but in our deeds, that we are earnestly desirous of securing their good will by acting toward them in a spirit of just and generous recognition of all their rights.” Though in addition to this statement of friendship and mutual beneficence, Roosevelt firmly declares the United States’ resoluteness and self-determination: “While ever careful to refrain from wrongdoing others, we must be no less insistent that we are not wronged ourselves. We wish peace, but we wish the peace of justice, the peace of righteousness. We wish it because we think it is right and not because we are afraid. No weak nation that acts manfully and justly should ever have cause to fear us, and no strong power should ever be able to single us out as a subject for insolent aggression.” Rare. We can trace no other copies of this volume offered at auction since 1921. The present copy was sold in 1997 by Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, who noted in a slip included here, “In cataloguing the large paper copy for the Roosevelt collection at Harvard, R.W.G. Vail described it as rare,” and further claimed the volume to be “Arguably one of the most extraordinary inaugural items ever on the market place.” Among the seven copies institutionally held, we can locate only one other signed by Roosevelt. REFERENCE: Not in the OCLC PROVENANCE: Doyle New York, Monday 24 November 2014, lot 435

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roosevelt, theodore | his inaugural address, signed on the day of his inauguration

(Roosevelt, Theodore) — Alphonse Jouault

(Roosevelt, Theodore) — Alphonse Jouault Abraham Lincoln. Sa Jeunesse et sa Vie Politique. Histoire de L'Abolition de L'Esclavage Aux Etats-Unis. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1875 8vo (170 x 108 mm). In French, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece portrait of Lincoln; scattered foxing, a few small marginal stains. Green pictorial publisher's cloth; lightly rubbed, front hinge starting. Housed in a cloth clamshell box. Theodore Roosevelt's copy of the first biography of Abraham Lincoln in French — signed by Roosevelt on the half-title. Roosevelt revered Lincoln, referring to the latter as his "great hero." As president he hung a portrait of him on his office wall in the White House, and told friends that Lincoln meant "more to me than any other of our public men." Much of Roosevelt's extensive library remains intact at his home in Sagamore Hill, and at the Roosevelt birthplace in Manhattan. As such, books from his library are scarce on the market. PROVENANCE Theodore Roosevelt (bookplate, signature) — Rev. William Grant Fritz (small stamp to title) — Forbes Collection (Christie's New York, 14 June 2018, lot 144) REFERENCE Monaghan 3833

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(roosevelt, theodore) — alphonse jouault | theodore roosevelt's copy of the first biography of abraham lincoln in french — signed by roosevelt on the half-title

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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE Through the Brazilian Wilderness. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914 Large 8vo. Photogravure frontispiece, 48 half-tone plates, one folding and 2 full-page maps. Publisher's cloth, upper cover and spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. Housed in a red morocco box. First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Roosevelt to Lola Edith Lowther, dated 13 May 1915 After losing his bid for a third term in the White House, Roosevelt accepted an invitation from the Brazilian government to accompany explorer Candido Rondon on an expedition to descend the River of Doubt (now named Rio Roosevelt) through an unexplored region of the Amazon. This work recounts his harrowing 1913-1914 journey, in which Roosevelt nearly died. The expedition would prove to be Roosevelt's last great adventure and Through the Brazilian Wilderness among the final works published in his lifetime. Interestingly, this volume was inscribed in the midst of Roosevelt's 1915 libel trial, having been sued for calling New York Republican leader William Barnes "a political boss of the most obnoxious type." The trial, held in Syracuse (it being deemed a more neutral jurisdiction than Albany), lasted from 19 April, to 22 May 1915, when the jury found in Roosevelt's favor. Roosevelt would later write that the toll which the trial took on him ensured the end of his active participation in politics. During the course of the trial, Roosevelt stayed at the home of his friend Horace Wilkinson, the founder of Crucible Steel. The present volume is inscribed to Horace Wilkinson's wife's niece, Lola Edith Lowther. PROVENANCE: Lola Edith Lowther (presentation inscription)

roosevelt, theodore | through the brazilian wilderness. new york: charles scribner's sons, 1914

Roosevelt, Theodore Hon. Theo. Roosevelt. New York: Rockwood, 1898 Cabinet card (photograph to sight: 138 x 99 mm). Photograph mounted on card, signed by Roosevelt ("Theodore Roosevelt") on the image; minor smudging or soiling to mount. Matted, framed, and glazed; not examined out of frame. A striking cabinet card portrait of Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform, boldly signed by him.

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roosevelt, theodore | cabinet card, signed by roosevelt

Roosevelt, Theodore A collection of ten typed letters signed, including four by Theodore Roosevelt, regarding the founding of the Progressive Party 10 typed letters signed, 1912–1924, all to Paul A. Ewert, 5 by Roosevelt, 2 by Hiram Johnson, and one each by Warren G. Harding, George W. Perkins, and Herbert S. Hadley, many with autograph emendations, a few accompanied by original envelopes; together with 5 retained typed copies of letters by Ewart, the Ewart copies browned and brittle. Housed in a red morocco portfolio gilt, within a half red morocco folding-box. The Foundation of the Progressive Party, one of the earliest and most successful third-party launches in American political history. The Progressive Party, also popularly known as the Bull Moose, was founded by former president Theodore Roosevelt when he decided that he wanted another term in the White House after all, after stepping aside in 1908 in favor of his Secretary of War, William Howard Taft. Taft refused to relinquish control of the Republican convention, which selected him as the GOP standard bearer. Taking Governor Hiram Johnson of California as a running-mate, TR ran as a third-party candidate, and while he outpolled Taft, in doing so he split the Republican vote and threw the election to Democrat Woodrow Wilson. The most significant of these letters, all of which were directed to Paul Ewart, a Progressive Party organizer in Missouri, is from Roosevelt, 5 July 1912, and runs to six heavily corrected pages. In this letter Roosevelt defends both his decision to bolt the Republican party and his personal behavior. As to the first charge, Roosevelt argues that his challenge had less to do with securing the nomination for himself than with making sure the convention delegates had been purged of Taft's political cronies. He points out that other party leaders, including Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin, had expressed similar concerns. He then moves on to address at greater length the "criminal libel" of his drinking to excess. "On the day I spoke at Osawatomie I did not touch a drop of anything stronger than coffee or tea; I know this because on those trips I do not drink at all. On the Mississippi trip it is possible, although not probable, that if they had white wine at dinner on the boat, I may have taken a glass. … I never drink beer; I never touch whisky; I have never drunk a highball or cocktail in my life. I never, at St. Louis or anywhere, drank any whisky unless it was on a prescription. … I usually have sherry or Madera or white wine at my table if there are guests. … And I always have it when Methodist bishops visit me, just because I don't want anyone to think that I am hypocritical." After continuing in this vein for another half page, Roosevelt concludes, "There! I don't know how I could make that point any straighter," before adding in holograph, "I have never been in the slightest degree under the influence of liquor." Roosevelt next offers a frank assessment of his candidacy. "Nothing has touched me more than the willingness of men in whom I earnestly believe to leave their offcial positions and come out in this fight. But in such a case I feel that the sacrifice ought not to be made unless the good that will be done out weighs the damage that will also be done. It is a good deal now as it was when I went to the war—I refused to take into my regiment any married man who was depending on his own exertions for the livelihood of his wife and children. … I did not feel that the emergency justified the sacrifice of the man's family. In the same way, just at present I do not feel that our cause is sufficiently bright to warrant me in having men like you … come out for me. … The probabilities are against success." In a later letter after the election, 11 November 1912, Roosevelt seems to reflect on the future of the Progressive Party: "We must organize now, and get together. We must try to get newspapers; but, my dear fellow, all that means money, and whether we can get any money I don't know."

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roosevelt, theodore | the bull moose candidate defends his political and personal records

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Property from the Sporting and Travel Library of Arnold “Jake” Johnson

Property from the Sporting and Travel Library of Arnold “Jake” Johnson ROOSEVELT, THEODORE Manuscript Harvard theme paper, "A Trip to the Adirondacs [sic]," signed twice ("Theodore Roosevelt"). [Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1877] 4 pp. (7¾ x 9⅞ in.; 196 x 251 mm), pen and ink on 2 folded sheets of ruled paper, cover sheet inscribed "A Trip to the | Adirondacs | Theodore Roosevelt | Class of '80 | Division IV | Theme I" and docketed in pencil in another hand, "From the Old Hasty Pudding Building on Holme's Field."; old folds, minor chipping to fore-edge, light ink stains. In quarter brown leather over cloth folding case. A remarkable 400-word Harvard theme paper by Theodore Roosevelt, written at the beginning of his sophomore year Roosevelt first visited the Adirondacks in 1871 as a twelve-year-old, and it was during this trip that the sickly child was teased by a band of vigorous boys. Following that formative moment, Roosevelt vowed to conquer his physical weakness. The present composition takes the shape of the well-worn "what I did over the summer" essay, but given Roosevelt's connection to the sublime mountain range, this account offers an early glimpse into what would become a life-ling interest in nature and the American landscape. The essay opens: "Last summer I spent a fortnight in the Adirondacs [sic], where judging from my success on a fishing expedition two years ago I expected to have capital sport." The fish, however, were not biting. This proved problematic for the young Roosevelt, who had brought little by way of provisions. "Although I had brought my rifle with me, I had not intended to shoot, game being out of season; but after subsisting for 24 hours on two trout and a few biscuits, my resolution gave way, and I determined, in spite of the game laws, to shoot a deer...They come down at night to feed on the lily pads which grow in shallow water, and are then hunted by means of 'jack' or dark lantern." A sensational essay, documenting Roosevelt's development as a naturalist and sportsman

roosevelt, theodore | manuscript harvard theme paper, "a trip to the adirondacs [sic]," signed twice ("theodore roosevelt"). [cambridge, massachusetts: 1877]

Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin

RARE CARVED, PARCEL GILT, AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED WOOD COMMEMORATIVE NATIONAL SEAL FOR PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

RARE CARVED, PARCEL GILT, AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED WOOD COMMEMORATIVE NATIONAL SEAL FOR PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY With standing bears holding an American shield with thirteen stars and laurel wreath with ribbon. Height 43 in. by Length 24 in.

rare carved, parcel gilt, and polychrome paint-decorated wood commemorative national seal for president theodore roosevelt, early 20th century

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE TYPED LETTER SIGNED ("THEODORE ROOSEVELT") TO CURTIS GUILD, JR., LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMENTING ON CORRUPT INDIVIDUALS IN WHAT WAS THEN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT One page (8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.; 225 x 183 mm) on a bifolium, fist page on White House, Washington, letterhead, handwritten postscript, 17 June 1903, with engraved portrait; very minor soiling, two areas of mounting residue, previously folded. "...nothing whatever in the way of scandals occurred during my two months absence...i have...cut out iniquity which came down to me from previous administrations" The two-month absence Roosevelt refers to was an excursion to the West in early 1903. He notes during that time there was an ongoing investigation into the corrupt behavior of several previous appointments to the Post Office Department, naming their Presidential appointees as well.

roosevelt, theodore. typed letter signed to curtis guild, jr., washington, 17 june 1903

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE AFRICAN GAME TRAILS: AN ACCOUNT OF AFRICAN WANDERING OF AN AMERICAN HUNTER-NATURALIST. NEW YORK: SCRIBNERS, 1910 2 vols. 8vo. Half-titles, titles in red and black, map, 49 plates, being reproduction of photographs by Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt, and drawings by Philip R. Goodwin, captioned tissue guards; some minor offsetting to endpapers. Original half pigskin and tan boards; corners of first volume starting to expose and some very minor rubbing at spine ends, but nevertheless much better than often found, the pigskin has not dried out. First edition, number 446 of 500 deluxe copies, signed by Roosevelt African Game Trails records the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition, which is how Roosevelt spent the majority of his post-White House years. With their route taking them through British-held portions of the continent, the party bagged 512 big game animals and numerous other specimens for the Smithsonian Institution and the American Museum of Natural History.

roosevelt, theodore. hunting big game with the former president. signed and limited

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2

Property of a New York Collector Roosevelt, Theodore Typed letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") as New York City Police Commissioner, to William C. Sanger, arguing that the police entrance exam is necessary to keep "Blockheads" off the force 8 1/4 pages (255 x 200 mm), first page on Police Department, of the City of New York letterhead, 5 February 1897, page 6 with seven words of autograph emendation, page 8 with one emended word and two corrections; minor toning and soiling, rust stain at top of several sheets where previously paperclipped. A deeply humorous letter in which Theodore Roosevelt, as Police Commissioner, defends his civil service reforms, including his implementation of an entrance exam for candidates: "We have appointed sixteen hundred patrolmen under these examinations ... If they were strong, hardy young fellows of good character and fair intelligence they got their appointments. As a whole, they form the finest body of recruits that have ever been added to the New York police force.” Roosevelt became New York Police Commissioner in 1895, inheriting a force weakened by widespread Tammany Hall corruption and patronage; promotions were often doled out based on political affiliation, or sold. With his customary zeal for reform, Roosevelt sought to reinvent the NYPD, promoting the idea of policing as an ethical and honorable profession. The present letter was written to address concerns raised by Mr. Abraham Gruber relating to the scope of the new entrance examination drafted by Roosevelt. "I have read with interest the four pages of questions quoted from the Police Civil Service examinations, under the heading 'The Reign of Roosevelt,' and apparently gathered by or for Mr. Abraham Gruber. He refers to these questions as if they were in some way improper and not such as should be asked candidates for the position of patrolman," Roosevelt writes to Sanger, a member of the New York State Assembly. "Mr. Gruber’s contention apparently is that questions which it is proper to ask a man before he becomes a citizen are improper when asked him upon his seeking to become the official representative of all citizens and, in a peculiar sense, the guardian of the laws and the upholder of the government." Roosevelt then goes on to cite specific examples of questions and answers given in the exam: "one question we asked was to name five of the States that seceded from the Union in 1861. One answer was 'New York, Albany, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Delaware.' Another question was 'Name five of the New England States?' One answer to this question was 'England, Ireland, Scotland, Whales and Cork.' Another answer was 'London, Africa and New England.' Another question was: 'In what State and on what body of water is Chicago?' One competitor answered 'New York State on the Atlantic Ocean,' and another, 'California on the Pacific Ocean.' … Another question was 'Upon what written instrument is the government of the United States founded?' The conclusion one bright competitor reached was expressed in the brief word 'Paper.'" Roosevelt, having no shortage of examples, continues in the same vein. "Yet another question was 'Into what three branches is the government of the United States divided?' Rather a common answer to this during the heat of the last campaign was 'Democrats, Republicans and Populists.' Another question on this line recently asked was 'What is the highest branch of the Judiciary Department of the United States?' This drew a fine crop of replies, which included 'Fiar Department,' 'Sir Pream Coart,' 'Senitar,' 'Exzegitive,' 'General Secession,' 'The Postmaster,' and 'The Juryman.'" Roosevelt pauses here to put the question, "I will ask any thoughtful man … whether it is not likely that a man of sufficient intelligence and public spirit to know a little about the government and its history is not apt to make better public employe [sic], especially in the police force, than the blockhead who is incapable of understanding what the words 'government' and 'history' mean, or the man who so lacks any sense of regard for the country that he does not care to know the simplest facts in relation to its history and administration?" Returning to failed exam answers, Roosevelt relates that an essay question about Abraham Lincoln "brought out the information from a number of candidates that he was the president of the Southern Confederacy. One man had him assassinated by Thomas Jefferson, another by Garfield, and yet another by Ballington Booth. … Another said that he 'faught one of the worst battels doing the war that of Bauker Hill.' … Another applicant wrote: 'He was a man of good moral caraktor have you a copy of his life if so you pliase lend to me for a week or so.'" At the end, Roosevelt summarizes his position: "The above are fair samples of the answers given by the men who failed to pass our examinations. They are more amusing than the average, but they are not much more unintelligent. If intelligence is regarded as relevant to the duties of a policeman, then questions to test that intelligence are also relevant, and there could be no better questions for that purpose devised than those we have used. … The best proof of the system is the way it has worked." William C. Sanger was born in Brooklyn, educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Harvard College, and Columbia Law School, and became a New York City lawyer. Roosevelt and Sanger were both members of the Boone and Crockett Club, an important wilderness preservation advocacy group. PROVENANCE: The Forbes Collection of American Historical Documents (Christie's New York, 22 May 2007, lot 104)

View 1 of Lot 1153: Roosevelt, Theodore | "It is the duty of Congressmen to look after their constituents and see that such get good positions."

roosevelt, theodore | "it is the duty of congressmen to look after their constituents and see that such get good positions."

Property from Joseph Rubinfine, American Historical Autographs

Property from Joseph Rubinfine, American Historical Autographs ROOSEVELT, THEODORE TYPED LETTER SIGNED ("THEODORE ROOSEVELT") TO CURTIS GUILD, JR., LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMENTING ON CORRUPT INDIVIDUALS IN WHAT WAS THEN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT One page (8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.; 225 x 183 mm) on a bifolium, fist page on White House, Washington, letterhead, handwritten postscript, 17 June 1903, with engraved portrait; very minor soiling, two areas of mounting residue, previously folded. "nothing whatever in the way of scandals occurred during my two months absence...i have...cut out iniquity which came down to me from previous administrations" The two-month absence Roosevelt refers to was an excursion to the West in early 1903. He notes during that time there was an ongoing investigation into the corrupt behavior of several previous appointments to the Post Office Department, naming their Presidential appointees as well.

roosevelt, theodore. a letter to curtis guild, jr., commenting on corrupt individuals in the post office department

Property of a New York Collector Roosevelt, Theodore Typed letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") to the Hon. Richard Campbell ("My dear Judge"), downplaying his prospects for the 1916 Republican presidential nomination One page (253 x 178 mm), Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, 13 May 1916; light fold creases. Following William McKinley's assassination, Teddy Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency in the midst of the Philippine-American War, during which time he perhaps made the acquaintance of Richard Campbell, judge of the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila. He here thanks Campbell for some recent correspondence, but tempers the judge's expectation that the GOP might again choose Roosevelt as its presidential standard-bearer. "That’s an awfully nice letter of yours! I will see Judge Moreland as soon as possible. Now, I wish I could see you and go over this situation. "I do not believe that the Republicans have any intention of nominating me. I only hope they will give us some man who will be the antithesis of Wilson. What a trump General Barry is!" Thomas Henry Barry—who had earlier been appointed by President Roosevelt as commander of the Army of Cuban Occupation and Pacification and had also served as Superintendent of West Point—was at the time the commander American troops in the Philippines and China. Roosevelt's 1912 third-party challenge to his former close ally and Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, put Woodrow Wilson in the White House. With the looming prospect of American involvement in the war in Europe as the central issue of the 1916 campaign, the Democrats nominated incumbent Wilson while the Republicans nominated Charles Evans Hughes of New York, then a sitting associate justice on the Supreme Court. Although the Progressive Party—popularly known as the Bull Moose party—nominated him again, Roosevelt, his disdain for Wilson even greater than before, and all too aware of the consequences of another split Republican vote, withdrew his candidacy and threw his support behind Hughes. By narrow margins in both the popular and Electoral College votes, Wilson was elected to a second term. Roosevelt continued his opposition to Wilson's policies, helping the Republicans gain control of both houses of Congress in the 1918 midterms and, with Henry Cabot Lodge, playing a significant role in keeping the United States out of the League of Nations, which Wilson was instrumental in founding.

View 1 of Lot 1154: Roosevelt, Theodore | "I only hope they will give us some man who will be the antithesis of Wilson."

roosevelt, theodore | "i only hope they will give us some man who will be the antithesis of wilson."

Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang THEODORE ROOSEVELT CORRECTED PRINTER'S GALLEY PROOF, ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT CAIRO, ILLINOIS, 3 OCTOBER 1907 Thirteen sheets (8 1/2 x 23 7/8 in.; 216 x 606 mm), with corrections and lengthy manuscript additions in Roosevelt's hand; horizontal folds, general handling wear, scattered marginal tears, separation at folds of first sheet. Roosevelt addresses a crowd at Cairo, Illinois, about international and domestic affairs, and governmental regulation on the eve of the Panic of 1907 Delivered well into his second term, Roosevelt's address at Cairo, Illinois, is perhaps best remembered for its succinct articulation of his theory of reform at the close of the speech: "Men forget that constructive change offers the best method of avoiding destructive change; and that reform is the antidote to revolution; and that social reform is not the precursor but the preventive of Socialism." Roosevelt appears to have put a great deal of care into the development of this speech, with the present galley proof being the third example with corrections to appear at auction, although it is the only example to appear since 1970. He opens the speech by addressing the "Men of Illinois, and you, men of Kentucky and Missouri..." before going on to invoke common mythologies of the American Midwest using Dickens’s Martin Chuzzlewit as a foil, stating: "It is curious and amusing to think that … a man normally so free from national prejudices as Charles Dickens, should have selected the region where we are now standing as the seat of his forlorn 'Eden' in Martin Chuzzlewit … but a score of years after Dickens wrote, it was shown to be a breeding ground of heroes, of soldiers, and statesmen of the highest rank." The present galley proof bears a number of extensive additions in Roosevelt's hand, including the lengthy addition following his discussion of Dickens: "This was the region that brought forth mighty Abraham Lincoln, the incarnation of all that is best in democratic life; and from the loins of the same people, living only a little farther south sprang another of our greatest Presidents, Andrew Jackson, 'Old Hickory' — a man who made mistakes, like most strong men, but a man of iron will and incorruptible integrity, fearless, upright, devoted to the welfare of his countrymen, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, a typical American if there ever was one." As the subject turns to domestic affairs, Roosevelt turns his lens towards industrial regulation, stating "It is not in accordance with our principles that literally despotic power should be put into the hands of a few men in the affairs of the industrial world. Our effort must be for a just and effective plan of action which, while scrupulously safeguarding the rights of the men of wealth, shall yet, so far as is humanly possible, secure under the law to all men equality of opportunity to make a living...” With the manuscript addition toward the close: "The average citizen, the plain man whom we meet in daily life, is normally capable of taking care of his own affairs, and has no desire to wrong any one else; and yet that in the interest of all there shall be sufficient power lodged somewhere to prevent wicked people from trampling the weak under foot for their own gain."

theodore roosevelt | roosevelt addresses a crowd at cairo, illinois, about international and domestic affairs, and governmental regulation on the eve of panic of 1907

Roosevelt, Jr., Theodore and H.D. Minot The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y. Np, nd [Salem, 1877] Bifolium (234 x 152 mm). 4pp. printed verso and recto; lightly browned, stray spots. Unbound. Housed in a blue quarter morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Theodore Roosevelt's first separate publication, at the age of eighteen, being a numbered catalogue of ninety-seven bird species. The birds were observed by Roosevelt and Minot from 22 June to 9 July 1877, during their first summer vacation while in college at Harvard. In the introduction, Roosevelt states that Minot has "been with me only during the last week of June. Each of us has used his initials in making a statement which the other has not verified." The list was printed privately, and though it was issued in a very small run, it was reviewed favorably by scientific organizations. Rare: We trace only five copies offered at auction in the last 40 years. REFERENCE: Litchfield 50

View 1 of Lot 1069: Roosevelt, Jr., Theodore and H.D. Minot | Roosevelt's exceedingly rare first separate publication

roosevelt, jr., theodore and h.d. minot | roosevelt's exceedingly rare first separate publication

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The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks From an Important Estate

The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks From an Important Estate Miguel Covarrubias 1904 - 1957 Impossible Interviews - No. 19: Theodore Roosevelt vs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt ﻿ signed Covarrubias (lower right) gouache on paper laid down on board 13¾ by 12⅞ in. 35 by 32.7 cm. Executed circa 1933.

View 1 of Lot 367: Impossible Interviews - No. 19: Theodore Roosevelt vs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

impossible interviews - no. 19: theodore roosevelt vs. franklin delano roosevelt

(Roosevelt, Theodore) — Charles G. Washburn

(Roosevelt, Theodore) — Charles G. Washburn Theodore Roosevelt. The Logic of His Career. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916 8vo (196 x 124 mm). Publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt; a few spots of soiling, light rubbing to extremities. Inscribed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Washburn on the front free endpaper. Washburn's inscription reads: "Mr N. A. Jennings | with the compliments of C. Washburn | Worcester | April 10. 1916." Roosevelt's inscription underneath reads: "Good luck to you; and very sincere thanks for all the information you have given me about Mexico. Theodore Roosevelt | April 15th 1916. "

View 1 of Lot 416: (Roosevelt, Theodore) — Charles G. Washburn | Inscribed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Washburn 

(roosevelt, theodore) — charles g. washburn | inscribed and signed by theodore roosevelt and charles washburn

One page (10 x 6 7/8 in.; 253 x 172 mm), Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, 13 May 1916; light fold creases.

typed letter signed ("theodore roosevelt") to the hon. richard campbell ("my dear judge"), downplaying his prospects for the 1916 republican presidential nomination

Eight pages (7 x 24 in.; 178 x 610 mm, final page trimmed to 7 x 8 in.; 178 x 205 mm), signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") in pencil in upper margin of first page, with approximately 43 pencil annotations or corrections in Roosevelt’s hand; minor toning, a few splits to folds, a number of which neatly reinforced on the verso, old marginal rust stains where previously paper clipped, a few stray spots. 

printed proof sheets of his “address delivered to the illinois state bar association,” 29 april 1916, with more than 40 pencilled corrections in roosevelt’s hand

3 1/2 pages (10 1/2 x 8 in.; 266 x 202 mm) on The White House letterhead, Washington, 24 January 1906, with several autograph emendations; light marginal browning and soiling.

typed letter signed ("theodore roosevelt") as twenty-sixth president to the rev. franklin c. smith, avowing that "no man who is both intelligent and decent can differ with" him on the subject of birth control

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