"AS I WRITE THIS I FEEL CONFIDENT OF THE VICTORY OF A UNIFIED DEMOCRACY AND THAT, AS LEADER OF IT, I SHALL BE PRESIDENT"

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Typed Manuscript "How I Am Going to Conduct My Responsibilities—My Personal Attitude" No place, circa August-October 1932.

Important 1932 16-page FDR typescript with copious autograph corrections and emendations in Roosevelt's hand, entitled "HOW I AM GOING TO CONDUCT MY RESPONSIBILITIES," subtitled by FDR by hand in pencil "My Personal Attitude," outlining his platform that would go on to become "The New Deal," written shortly after FDR's nomination for President. Offered with an exacting facsimile of the annotated typescript, one of only 100 copies published by Donald S. Carmichael at The Steinhour Press—this manuscript and the published facsimile are both from Carmichael's renowned FDR collection. $97,500.

ONE OF "THE GREAT DOCUMENTS OF HUMAN FREEDOM"

LINCOLN, Abraham. Emancipation Proclamation. Washington, circa January 5, 1863.

One of earliest official printings of Lincoln’s final Emancipation Proclamation, the State Department circular letter edition (Eberstadt No. 11), “printed for dissemination to the foreign service posts of the Department of State.” Exceedingly rare—one of only three known copies of this edition complete with its transmittal letter. This is the fourth separately-printed edition, one of the earliest obtainable printings of the final version, issued only a few days after the Proclamation became law on January 1, 1863.

EXCEEDINGLY RARE LARGE PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, WITH 140 FOLIO MOUNTED ALBUMEN PRINTS OF PRESIDENT GRANT’S FUNERAL PROCESSION, DISTINGUISHED IN PUBLISHER’S MOROCCO-GILT BOARDS

(GRANT, Ulysses S.). Seven Mile Funeral Cortege of General Grant. Boston, 1886.

Rare first edition of this beautiful large folio album of 140 mounted albumen prints, in publisher’s morocco-gilt boards. $23,000.