Rare SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PRESIDENT GARFIELD Wife Son Lot of 3 Antique Books

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Rare SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PRESIDENT GARFIELD Wife Son Lot of 3 Antique Books:
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A rare lotof 3 antique books from President James A. Garfield\'s family with various signatures.
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his assassination later that year. Garfield had served nine terms in the House of Representatives, and had been elected to the Senate before his candidacy for the White House, though he declined the Senate seat once he was elected President. He is the only sitting House member to be elected president.He married Lucretia Rudolph in 1858. Lucretia Garfield returned to her former residence in Ohio after being widowed, living in what is now the James A. Garfield National Historic Site. She spent much of the rest of her life preserving her husband\'s papers and other materials, establishing what was effectively the first presidential library.James Rudolph Garfield (October 17, 1865 – March 24, 1950) was an American politician, lawyer and son of President James A. Garfield and First Lady Lucretia Garfield. He was Secretary of the Interior during Theodore Roosevelt\'s administration. On July 2, 1881, at the age of 15, he witnessed the shooting of his father by disgruntled office-seeker Charles J. Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac railroad station in Washington.
This book lot includes:
If Not the Saloon What? by James E. Freeman. Inscribed by the author on front endpaper: To Mr. James R. Garfield with the sincere regard of the author - James E. Freeman Feb. 25(?) 04. The apparent signature of James Rudolph Garfield is on the inside cover.The book is 5\" by 7 1/4\" hardcover (cloth). 117 pages. James E. Freeman, Rector of St. Andrew\'s Memorial Church, Yonkers NY. The Baker & Taylor Co., New York Published March 1903. Scarce. Very good.
The Works of James Abram Garfield Edited by Burke A. Hinsdale. Volume I. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston 1883. Inscribed on front endpaper: To Leonard P. Ayres with very cordial regards (SIGNED) James R. Garfield. Dec 15/31Limited Edition - No. 197 of two hundred and fity copies printed. copyright 1882 by Lucretia R. Garfield.7 1/2\" by 11\" hardcover (plain paper over boards, paper title label on spine). 779 pages. Frontispiece portrait of the President.Cover detached from textblock. Front endpapers and last several pages detached but present. Page edges rough cut, light age-toning. A rebinding candidate.
The Spell of the Yukon and other verses by R W. Service. Inscribed to Lucretia R. Garfield from Com. J.J. Hunker 1910. U.S. Navy Commander Jacob John Hunker card laid in.Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer who has often been called \"the Bard of the Yukon\".Published by Edward Stern & Co. Philadelphia 1910. 6th printing. 5 1/4\" by 7 1/2\" hardcover (cloth, gilt lettering on front & faded on spine, illustration on front). 99 pages. Endpapers age-toned, light rubbing at extremities. Very good.
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