Item #149704 Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936. Bernhardt Wall.
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936
Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936

Following Franklin D. Roosevelt to Argentina in 1936

Lime Rock, Conn. Bernhardt Wall, 1937. Hardcover. Light gray cardboard boards with dark gray cloth tape as spine; light gray paper dust jacket, [30 pp.], 28 color etched plates. VG- (Substantial wear to edges and spine of dust jacket; has bookplate from previous owner Jean Hersholt; includes correspondence from Bernhardt Wall to Jean Hersholt; a unique item.). Item #149704

Book handmade by American etcher Bernhardt Wall (1872-1956), containing 28 of his original etchings related to this FDR trip. Most of the etchings are signed in pencil beneath. Includes a copy of the thank-you letter FDR sent to Wall upon receiving his own handmade copy of this book. Also includes the typed letter that Wall sent with this book to actor-collector Jean Hersholt. Additionally included is a two-page booklet advertising Wall's published stock, and containing 3 etchings itself. A fabulous find, for fans of Wall, Roosevelt, Hersholt, or the laborious technique of making a book of etchings by hand. #17 of 100 copies.

Price: $750.00

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