London / New York: The Chesterfield Society, 1908. Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. Special Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Centenary Edition Deluxe. Copyright date 1908 by the Lincoln Centenary Society. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. Three-quarter dark-red morocco leather binding with off-white cloth boards and gilt lettering and Art-Nouveau style floral decoration on the spine. Gilt-covered top edge. Marbled endpapers. xxiv + 417 pages. Untrimmed page edges. Frontispiece portrait of Lincoln protected with tissue and eight other b/w illustrations on glossy plates. Large and heavy book measuring 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" x 1 5/8" and weighing 2 pounds. In VERY GOOD condition. Top edge of spine chipped away with loss of lettering. Heavy wear to the leather joints and cracking to the inner hinges but still secure. Light surface wear to the spine but with gilt remaining very bright and unworn. Rubbed leather corner tips. Otherwise Fine. Bright and clean, tight and square, with no bumping or sunning. Nearly immaculate interior with bright, clean, flawless pages. No previous owner signature or bookplate..

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Bookseller: Odysseus Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2478
Title: The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln
Author: Abraham Lincoln
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Special Edition
Publisher: The Chesterfield Society
Place of Publication: London / New York
Date Published: 1908
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: COLLECTIBLE, 1ST EDITION
Bookseller catalogs: History; Biography; First Printings;

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...