Heading: (Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr.)
Author:
Title: Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Brigadier General, United States Army: Beyond the Call of Duty
Place Published: [San Francisco]
Publisher:[Privately printed at the Press of Dorothy and Frank. Shields]
Date Published: [1947]
Description:

[36] pp. With 2 woodcut illustrations including the frontispiece portrait. 30.5x23 cm (12x9), half faux alligator & boards, slipcase. No. 21 of 150 copies.

Memorial tribute to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, who led the first wave of troops at Utah Beach during the Normandy landings in 1944, earning the Medal of Honor for his command. He died in France 36 days later, holding the rank of Brigadier General. Presentation copy inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Luis from Eleanor, 1948". The inscription is by Roosevelt's widow, Eleanor Roosevelt (not to be confused with the widow of Franklin Roosevelt). The recipient was Luis de Florez, naval aviator and rear admiral in the United States Navy. The book was given by Suzanne de Florez, daughter-in-law of Luis, to the current owners, who were her neighbors and friends.

Slipcase with some wear and stainining; volume with a little shelf wear, the cords or ribbon used in binding the book together are not present (as usual), else very good or better.