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Clinton, MD: The Surratt Society, 1989. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff grey pictorial wrappers. v, 53pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine. Subtitled on outer wrapper "The Restoration of Historic Surratt House 1964-1989," this fine and tight keepsake features rear colophon noting limitation of 300 numbered copies (this #212) with gold-foil embossed seal. In addition, this copy bears tipped to title page a small slip signed by main compiler and former Surratt Society president Joan Chaconas.
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25th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet 1964 to 1989
by CHACONAS, Joan L., GWYNN, Thomas S. Jr., and VERGE, Laurie (compilers)
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"A Good Definition of the Word Liberty": Abraham Lincoln and the Preservation of Democratic Government
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Redlands, CA: Lincoln Memorial Shrine, 1996. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff speckled salmon wrappers. 15pp. Fine. Tight and pristine first edition of this "Sixty-Fourth Annual Lincoln Dinner" talk, delivered at Redlands on February 12, 1996.
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A. Lincoln: The Crucible of Congress
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth spine and brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 270pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Endpapers ever-so-slightly age toned, as usual. A tight, handsome first edition of this study by a west central Illinois congressman ("from Lincoln's District," no less) covering (to quote the jacket's front panel) "The Years Which Forged His Greatness." Fine autograph accompaniment: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a "Congress of the United States" business-size envelope containing a 1-page Typed Note Signed from Findley, 8½" X 11", Washington, DC, 10 September 1980. Addressed to noted Lincoln and Civil War authority Ralph G. Newman (1912-98), founder of Chicago's famed Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Near fine. Light original folds. On "Congress of the United States" letterhead, Findley (born 1921) thanks his old friend for campaign help -- in part:…
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A. Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours
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Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with white lettering. vii, 232pp. Near fine. Wonderfully tight, handsome copy of this study, boldly inscribed and signed by the author in blue ballpoint on the front flyleaf: "To... / with best wishes / W Emerson Reck / 4/16/89." Reck (1903-95) was a noted Ohio historian and vice president of Wittenberg College. This publisher does NOT indicate edition in any verifiable manner. Small press release laid in.
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A. Lincoln -- Riverman / Lincoln and the Idea of Total War / The Danger in Claiming That Abraham Lincoln Had the Marfan Syndrome
by OSTENDORF, Lloyd, NEELY, Mark E., Jr., and LATTIMER, John K.
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[Madison]: The Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin, 1991. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed wrappers. 52pp. Illustrations. Fine. istorical Bulletin No. 46 -- Ostendorf, Neely and Lattimer's speeches given 8 April 1990 at this group's annual meeting -- their fiftieth. First edition.
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A. Lincoln, LL.D.
by McCLELLAND, Stewart W.
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Harrogate, TN: Lincoln Memorial University, 1939. Paperback. Small 4to. Wrappers. Unpaginated (5pp). Illustrations. Good. Some cover soiling. Inscribed by McClelland. Essay on the three honorary Doctor of Laws degrees conferred upon Lincoln. McClelland inscribes the front wrapper to noted collector George Truman Carl, "who has been educated / in the heart as well as the head," and dated May 5, 1942. MONAGHAN 3689.
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A. Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours
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Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1994. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. vii, 232pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine. An unusually pristine, tight 'n' bright first paperback edition of this 1987 study.
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A. Lincoln -- Riverman / Lincoln and the Idea of Total War / The Danger in Claiming That Abraham Lincoln Had the Marfan Syndrome
by OSTENDORF, Lloyd, NEELY, Mark E., Jr., and LATTIMER, John K.
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[Madison]: The Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin, 1991. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed wrappers. 52pp. Illustrations. Fine. First edition. Historical Bulletin No. 46, being Ostendorf and Neely and Lattimer's speeches delivered on 8 April 1990 at this group's annual meeting -- their fiftieth.
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Abe Lincoln: Frontier Boy (Abridged)
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Tokyo: Kenkyusha, n.y.. Paperback. Illustrations by Clotilda Embree. Edited by Fumi Kimura. 12mo. Stiff glossy yellow wrappers, dust jacket with wraparound band. v, 64pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Tight, handsome and most unusual Japanese condensed edition of this 1932 Bobbs-Merrill title -- undated, but late 1950s vintage. Not the usual side-by-side English-Japanese text, but English fills the top half of each page and Japanese the bottom half. Truly uncommon and in exceptional condition.
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Abe Lincoln Grows Up
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1954. Hardcover. Illustrations by Al Schmidt. 8vo. Tan cloth with black lettering and black and brown pictorial stamping. 217pp. Line drawings. Very good. Tight and nice later printing of these excerpts (first published 1926 with James Daugherty illustrations) of the opening chapters from Sandburg's "Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years," intended for a juvenile readership. See Monaghan 2878.
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois: A Play in Twelve Scenes
by SHERWOOD, Robert Emmet
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Hardcover. Foreword by Carl Sandburg.Small 8vo. Burgundy cloth, gilt lettering. xii, 250pp. Very good. A tight and quite attractive first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner by the American playwright and screenwriter (1896-1955). Pages vii and viii list the original stage cast from the Playwrights' Company production of 1938, with of course Raymond Massey leading the way as Lincoln -- which leads to this copy's fun autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is an Autograph Note Signed penned by the third and last wife of Massey, Dorothy Whitney Massey, writing and signing on behalf of her husband. 1p, 6" X 7", n.p., 1939 September 15. Addressed to Arnold Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln scholar). Very good. On "Raymond Massey" letterhead, it notes: "Thank you so much for your kind note. I appreciate your interest in my work, and I hope you will find the picture 'Abe Lincoln in Illinois' which I am now making as enjoyable as you found the play...." Signed…
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Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
by CAVANAH, Frances
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Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1959. Hardcover. Illustrated by Paula Hutchison. Small 4to. Green cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 92pp. Frontispiece, drawings, map endpapers. Very good/very good. First edition of this juvenile biography.
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Abe Lincoln Digest
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Vandalia, IL: Abe Lincoln Cafe, 1930. Paperback. 24mo. Pink wrappers. 4pp. Fine. Curious little promotional piece outlining 'Outstanding Events in Lincoln's Life' (divided into 'Domestic,' 'Political,' 'Business' and 'Executive').
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Abe Lincoln in Indiana
by BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
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Fort Wayne, IN: Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1953. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 80pp. Illustrations. Near fine. A tight, quite attractive first edition of this excerpt from Beveridge's 2-volume 1928 opus "Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858" -- second chapter of the first volume. Uncommon.
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Abe Lincoln in Indiana
by BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
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Fort Wayne, IN: Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1953. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 80pp. Illustrations. Near fine. First edition of this excerpt from Beveridge's 1928 two-volume "Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858," being the second chapter of the first volume. Uncommon.
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Abe Lincoln and Nancy Hanks: Being One of Elbert Hubbard's Famous Little Journeys -- To which is added for full measure a Tribute to the Mother of Lincoln
by HUBBARD, Elbert
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East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1928. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan boards covered in loose-woven burlap with front board paper pictorial label, pictorial dust jacket, original 2-part presentation box. Frontispiece, illustrations, red/black/silver checkerboard endpapers. Fine/near fine/very good. Only presentation box shows the most minor of wear. Eccentrically beautiful, tight and bright later printing of this 1920 production (originally published in a 1909 periodical), reissued in this funky but fascinating form. Rather scarce in such pristine condition and with jacket and presentation box present and nice. MONAGHAN 2459 note.
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Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858
by BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. Hardcover. Complete 4-volume set. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. xxvi, 297pp; vi, 310pp; vi, 361pp; vi, 381pp. Frontispieces, illustrations. Very good. Faintest binding edgewear only -- internally tight and fine; Lincoln-theme bookplate on each front pastedown with collector's tiny name neatly excised. "Standard Library Edition" of Beveridge's hefty biography incomplete at the time of his death. This copy bears choice autograph addition: Tipped facing the first volume half-title page is a Typed Letter Signed from Beveridge, 1p, 8" X 10", Indianapolis, IN, 17 October 1899. Addressed to Adrian H. Joline (1850-1912), a New York attorney and devoted autograph collector who authored such books as "Meditations of an Autograph Collector" (1902) and "Rambles in Autograph Land" (1913). Very good. Faint original folds. On "United States Senate" letterhead, the just-minted senator who'd only…
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Abraham Lincoln: A Vast Future -- Selected Articles Published Over More Than a Century Reflecting the Foresight and Influence of the Great Illinois Lawyer and President
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Champaign: Jos. Kuhn & Co, 1946. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth. 50pp, 4pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Likely sole printing of this company published compilation of writings.
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Abraham Lincoln: With the Immortals
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N.p., 1928. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff green wrappers. 12pp. Frontispiece. Fine. Address delivered over WGL radio on February 12, 1928. MONAGHAN 3028.
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Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865: A Lincoln Reading List
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Columbus: Ohio Lincoln Sesquicentennial Committee, 1959. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 12pp. Fine. Selective list based on Ralph G. Newman's and other lists.
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