Theodore Roosevelt. "History as Literature." 29 pages. The original manuscript of Roosevelt's December 27, 1912 annual presidential address to the American Historical Association. The heavily revised typescript address with additions, deletions and corrections in Roosevelt's hand in both pencil and ink; housed in a cloth-covered board clamshell case and green leather slip case. Case: H: 11.625 in., W: 9.25 in., D: 1.5 in. Provenance: The Dingman Collection, Hampton, New Hampshire.

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11.625 x 9.25 x 1.5 in