Abraham Lincoln (Profusely illustrated with Contemorary Cartoons, Portraits and Scenes) [2 volumes] by Shaw, Albert - 1929

The Review of Reviews Corporation, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume One: His Path to the Presidency. Volume Two: The Year of His Election ""Our Presidents and other foremost leaders in cabinets, in Congress, and on the Bench, have as a rule made their way through years of gradual advancement. Abraham Lincoln was no exception; and he became a presidential possibility by virtue of a thirty-year period of testing and maturing, through experiences that lifted him to the rank of a well-seasoned statesman, as he turned his fiftieth year. ...The first volume relates to the process of Lincoln's preparation... (His Path to the Presidency). the second volume deals with the affairs of politics and government in 'The Year of His Election'. ...the year in question begins in March, with Lincoln's return from his speaking adventure in New York and his tour of New England. It ends the fourth day of the following March, thus including the occurrences of the four months during which Buchanan was rounding out his term, while Lincoln was waiting in the capacity of President-Elect."" [Preface, page vii] Pages are good, tight bindings, some slight chipping at top and bottom of spines. Some fading to spines. [Please check shipping costs for larger format books and multi-volume sets.]