A New Birth of Freedom (INSCRIBED)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Later printing. Association copy, INSCRIBED by Nicholas Roosevelt to Judge Mary Margaret Bartelme (1866–1954), the pioneering Chicago jurist and social reformer. Bartelme became nationally known for her work with the Chicago Juvenile Court and was a major figure in the development of modern juvenile justice and social welfare. Octavo; x, 274pp. A Very Good copy (lower corners gently bumped, corners gently bumped, foxing along rear dust jacket edge) in publisher's blue cloth, with gilt spine; in Very Good dust jacket with extremity wear, foxing along rear dust jacket flap edge. Item #23428
Nicholas Roosevelt (1893 – 1982), American diplomat and journalist, writes a forceful critique of the expansion of federal power and the economic and political policies of the New Deal. Roosevelt argues for a return to the federal principle and greater decentralization in government and business, warning against collectivism, planned economic controls, the expansion of executive authority, and the concentration of governmental power. This is a great association copy linking Roosevelt—journalist, diplomat, and commentator on American democratic institutions—to pioneering Illinois judge Mary Margaret Bartelme.
Price: $150.00