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June 21, 07:35 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
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[ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D]
Moby Dick by Herman Melville. London: Jonathan Cape, 1925
8vo. Rebound in half morocco, gilt Groton arms to cover; some rubbing to joints.
Inscribed by Roosevelt for the winner of the 1942 Groton Debating Society Prize. Groton was of course Roosevelt's alma mater.