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Herbert Hoover: Signed & Numbered Limited First

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 650.00 USD
Herbert Hoover: Signed & Numbered Limited First
<B>Herbert Hoover: Signed & Numbered Limited First Edition of <I>A Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes</B></I>.</B></I> (New York: Huntington Press, 1930), first edition, numbered 676 of 990 copies, 41 pages plus limitation page, gorgeous marbled paper boards shelf-backed in green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, 8vo (6.25" x 9.5"), original slipcase additionally housed in a custom quarter leather slipcase with gilt titles & five raised bands on the spine. Most page gatherings uncut along the top edge. A rose petal from Hoover's grave is laid-in along with a snapshot of Hoover's and his wife Lou Henry's headstones. Boldly inscribed and signed "<I>The good Wishes of Herbert Hoover</B></I>" on the front free endpaper. The book is in very good condition. Upon release, this book was not signed; a collector obtained Hoover's signature at a later date, making this rare book even more desirable as it is surely one of the only signed versions of this particular release.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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