Woodard Lipe Winter Auction
Sat, Feb 28, 2026 12:00PM EST
Lot 1
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (American, 1882-1945). The Presidents Mystery Plot (1967, Prentice-Hall, Inc.). Hardcover Book with Original Dust Jacket. Or
Estimate: $50 - $100
Starting Bid
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| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Height 8.5 in., Depth 6 in., Width .75 in. First edition of The Presidents Mystery Plot, published in 1967 by Prentice-Hall. The volume presents a collaborative mystery narrative attributed to Franklin Delano Roosevelt alongside noted literary figures including Rupert Hughes, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Anthony Abbot, Rita Weiman, S. S. Van Dine, and John Erskine, with additional contribution by Erle Stanley Gardner. The book features original illustrations by Arnold Roth. Bound in original publishers cloth and retaining its original dust jacket, the work combines political and literary history with mid-20th-century graphic illustration.
Condition
Former Library Book with Plastic Protective Cover Over Original Dust Jacket. Library Withdrawn Stamps on Two Pages.
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