The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt (COMPLETE THIRTEEN VOLUME FIRST EDITION SET) Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Edited & Compiled by Samuel I. Rosenman; with A Special Introduction and Explanatory Notes by President Roosevelt American History,European History: Modern,Political Science / Theory

Complete 13-Volume Set of FDR's Public Papers & Addresses published by three different publishers between 1938 and 1950, all are First Printings, 12 in excellent unclipped dust jackets (only Vol 1 lacks the jacket), all are in uniform gilt-stamped blue cloth with spine titles blocked in dark blue with facsimile signature to front panel (with the exception of the Harper volumes), all are tightly bound & without markings, pages clean & unfoxed with the page block edges slightly toned, Vol 1 graded as VG due to darkeninbg of the spine (titles clear & legible), the rest are Near Fine; the cream-colored jackets are VG to Near Fine, with varying degress of minor chipped edge wear and/or darkening to the spines and toning to the edges, Vol 4 has two large closed tears to the front panel but they are largely impreceptible in the mylar protector, else a clean tight truly exemplary set; Volumes 1-5 were released together by Random House in 1938, Volumes 6-9 by Macmillan in 1941, and volumes 10-13 by Harper in 1950 (and stated First Edition with the appropriate M-Y Harper code); 13 large thick 8vos: xliii + 911pp; xxi + 622pp; xx + 564pp; xix + 675pp; xxiv + 721pp [Random House volumes]; lxxii + 659pp; xxxiii + 686pp; xl + 633pp; xxxi + 741pp [Macmillan volumes]; xxxvi + 632pp; xxv + 552pp; xxvii + 593pp; lxxi + 634pp [Harper volumes]; all are individually indexed; illus with photos & facsimiles. THE SET WEIGHS 38 LBS AND WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE WELL BEYOND OUR DEFAULT RATES (International customers please inquire for a shipping quote BEFORE ORDERING as the cost will be significant); Detailed Contents list: Vol 1: The Genesis of the New Deal 1928-1932; Vol 2: The Year of Crisis 1933; Vol 3: The Advance of Recovery and Reform 1934; Vol 4: The Court Disapproves 1935; Vol 5: The People Approve 1936; Vol 6 (1937 Volume): The Constitution Prevails; Vol 7 (1938 Volume): The Continuing Struggle for Liberalism; Vol 8 (1939 Volume): War - and Neutrality; Vol 9 (1940 Volume): War - and Aid to Democracies; Vol 10 (1941 Volume): The Call to Battle Stations; Vol 11 (1942 Volume): Humanity on the Defensive; Vol 12 (1943 Volume): The Tide Turns; Vol 13 (1944-45 Volume): Victory and the Threshold of Peace