Signed book: The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents. Limited edition #757. Washington, D. C. Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1901. Leatherbound hardcover, 16.5 x 20. With portraits of the presidents Washington through Theodore Roosevelt (all unsigned) and with inserted folio pages to accommodate documents, and additionally with an unsigned portrait of William H. Taft; a signed photogravure of Woodrow Wilson by G. Prince, New York; a 9.5 x 13 matte-finish Pach Bros. portrait of Calvin Coolidge, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Frederick S. Peck, with kindest regards of Herbert Hoover”; and an 8 x 11 photo of a crayon sketch of Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen to the artist who made the sketch. Presentation bookplate to Frederick S. Peck, dated March 20, 1906, is affixed to an opening page. In fine condition, with mild toning to edges of pages, some light mirroring to a few interior pages, and some scattered light wear to covers and spine. A most imposing volume. RRAuction COA.
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