ROOSEVELT, THEODORE The Rough Riders . New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First edition in book form, inscribed on the front blank to the American sculptor "J[ames] E[dward] Kelly/with regards of the author/Theodore Roosevelt/June 1901." Modern full burgundy morocco by D.R. Sandy, the original front cover and spine inserted at rear, the top edge gilt. 8 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (21.5 x 14 cm); frontispiece and all plates, half-title, 298 pp. Spotting to frontis and occasionally elsewhere. Roosevelt's memoir of his time with the Rough Riders is rarely encountered signed. This copy is inscribed to James Edward Kelly, a sculptor of many American military monuments. In 1902, Kelly created an equestrian statue of Roosevelt at San Juan Hill titled The Crowded Hour. The archive at Sagamore Hill contains letters between the two, including one from August 1901 in which Roosevelt loans Kelly his saddle and bridle ridden at San Juan Hill for modeling purposes. C
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE The Rough Riders . New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First edition in book form, inscribed on the front blank to the American sculptor "J[ames] E[dward] Kelly/with regards of the author/Theodore Roosevelt/June 1901." Modern full burgundy morocco by D.R. Sandy, the original front cover and spine inserted at rear, the top edge gilt. 8 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (21.5 x 14 cm); frontispiece and all plates, half-title, 298 pp. Spotting to frontis and occasionally elsewhere. Roosevelt's memoir of his time with the Rough Riders is rarely encountered signed. This copy is inscribed to James Edward Kelly, a sculptor of many American military monuments. In 1902, Kelly created an equestrian statue of Roosevelt at San Juan Hill titled The Crowded Hour. The archive at Sagamore Hill contains letters between the two, including one from August 1901 in which Roosevelt loans Kelly his saddle and bridle ridden at San Juan Hill for modeling purposes. C
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