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ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919). Pair of First Editions, including: State of New York / Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt Governor 1899. Albany, NY: Brandow Printing Company, 1899. 8vo. 342 pp. Publisher's full brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt (spine toned and edgeworn, some edgewear, soiling to boards, hinges starting, gutter facing title-page starting, marginal soiling to front endleaves and presentation slip). Very good. FIRST EDITION, WITH ROOSEVELT'S “COMPLIMENTS" SLIP WITH HIS FACSIMILE SIGNATURE. And: [BISHOP, Joseph Bucklin, editor]. Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children. London: John Murray, 1919. Illustrated with frontispiece of Roosevelt and his children, and facsimile of one of Roosevelt's personally illustrated letters inserted. 240 pp. Publisher's full green cloth, front board and spine lettered in gilt (spine toned and edgeworn, light soiling to boards, small ownership signature on ffep.) Very good. THE UNCOMMON PRESUMED FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, PRINTED WITH AMERICAN SHEETS. This posthumously published book became an instant bestseller and reflected a previously-unknown facet of Roosevelt's character – his playful, loving side, and a man who never patronized his children, but treated them as equals.