{"product_id":"big-game-hunting-by-theodore-roosevelt-signed-first-limited-edition-700-1000-1899","title":"Big Game Hunting by Theodore Roosevelt, Signed, First Limited Edition #700\/1000, 1899","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoosevelt, Theodore. Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons\/ Knickerbocker Press, 1899. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Limited First Edition, numbered 700 \/ 1000. Thick 4to. Rebound in ¼ brown leather and cloth, with gilt-embossed facsimile signature to the front board, raised bands, gilt titles and gilt stamps to the spine. Fifty-five Illustrations. With a new archival slipcase. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented is a limited first edition copy of \u003cem\u003eBig Game Hunting in the Rockies and On the Great Plains\u003c\/em\u003e numbered 700 out of a total of 1000. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt below his portrait, this book was published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons and Knickerbocker Press in 1899. Included in the book are fifty-five illustrations from Remington, Frost, Beard, Gifford, Sanford, and other well-known artists of the time, with printed tissue-guards. The book is presented rebound in ¼ brown leather and cloth, with gilt-embossed facsimile signature to the front board, raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt stamps and tooling to the spine. It is accompanied by a new archival cloth slipcase. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition to serving as the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, explorer, soldier, author, naturalist, and reformer. His 1899 \u003cem\u003eBig Game Hunting\u003c\/em\u003e comprises two earlier books written by Roosevelt during his time in the Dakota Badlands. Originally titled \u003cem\u003eHunting Trips of a Ranchman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wilderness Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e, the two publications were first published before Roosevelt’s time in the White House. These early writings provide a unique insight into the young life of the president and the inspirations for his conservationist policies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in 1885 and 1893 respectively, \u003cem\u003eHunting Trips of a Ranchman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wilderness Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e describe young Roosevelt’s exploits in the west as he recovered from losing both his mother and wife in 1884. Full of exciting stories and intriguing descriptions, Roosevelt’s \u003cem\u003eBig Game Hunting\u003c\/em\u003e provides his personal thoughts, advice, and tales of hunting in the United States. This intriguing book combines Roosevelt’s memoir with a travelog and combines accounts of hunting lore and culture with academic descriptions of grizzly bears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFine condition. Thick 4to. First and limited edition, #700\/1,000 numbered copies, signed by Theodore Roosevelt on frontispiece. Rebound in ¼ brown leather and cloth, with gilt-embossed facsimile signature to the front board, raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt stamps and tooling to the spine. Internally, clean and bright. New marbled endpapers. Very light toning along text edges. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt and 54 plates. Previous owner's inked name \"Alfred L. Harrison Jr.\" on endpaper. Presented with a new archival cloth slipcase with inlay and gilt signature on the front. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Dimensions:  11 3\/8\" H x 8 5\/8\" W x 2 1\/2\" D. Slipcase Dimensions: 11 3\/4\" H x 9'' W  x 3\" D. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eREF: Wheelock 7. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccompanied by our company's letter of authenticity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Great Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49900879249637,"sku":"BK1343","price":10750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/3070\/files\/big-game-hunting-by-theodore-roosevelt-signed-first-limited-edition-7001000-1899-7483440.jpg?v=1783006635","url":"https:\/\/www.great-republic.com\/products\/big-game-hunting-by-theodore-roosevelt-signed-first-limited-edition-700-1000-1899","provider":"The Great Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}