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News-Advocate Print, 1903. Hardcover. Fair. Convention held at Urbana , Illinois , Jan. 6 - 8 , 1903. Compiled by George Caven. Stenographic report by Miss E. Emma Newman. Wear to boards. Water stain shows to front board and bottom page edges. No damage to text.

Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Chips and rubbing to dust jacket. Stamp of previous owner on inside front board.

Crown Publishers, Inc., 1979. Hardcover. Fine. SIGNED by by Congressman Findley on the front endpaper.Ab excellent copy . The book is clean , no marks pother than the author's signature . The hinges are tight on the large volume . The cloth on the boards is fresh . The graphics on the spine are bright . Illustrated -- some rare pictures . The very nice dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Foxing to endpapers.

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. This is the fourth edition of the Chronology , expanded and revised . Harry Pratt edited the original edition in 1955 . James T. Hickey edited two later editions . Illustrated

Illinois Bankers Life Assurance Co., 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Public Affairs, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. As new . First Printing . ISBN : 987-1-58648-676-1 . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

H. W. Rokker , Publisher, 1889. Hardcover. Good. Gives special attention to the funeral in Springfield and then to the building of the Lincoln National Monument. Front hinge is beginning to loosen. There is a tear to the cloth at the top of the spine. The bookplate of the Lincoln Home , SIGNED by Mr. Edwards , the Custodian , is on the inside front board.

The Reader's Digest Association, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Illustrated Edition A nice copy with some rubbing to the boards and small chips to dust jacket.The book is clean , no marks of any kind . The hinges are tihjt on the large , heavy volume . The decorative graphics on the front board and spine are bright . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Marshal Field & Company, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Includes selections from Lincoln's writings and a Bibliography of books relating to Abraham Lincoln .The hinges are tight . The interior is clean , no marks .

The Viking Press, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. James Daugherty. Illustrated by lithographs in two colors by Daugherty.

Longman, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Printing . Map endpapers . This copy is in excellent condition . Illustrated .

G. P. Putnam and Sons, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. First Printing . An excellent collection of twenty-two essays by Lincoln scholars including Jay Monaghan , David Donald , Arnold Gates , Roy Basler , and Donald Riddle . A second section of the book includes highlights of Lincoln's speeches . his humour , and his letters . A detailed chronology is very useful . The book concludeswith a bibliography of several hundred entries . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

American House Publishers, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Limited Edition . 625 copies . Printed by the Norman Press . Bound by John F. Cumeo Company . Design and typography by Norman W. Forgue . Name of previous omner on front pastedown .

Lincoln Historical Publishing Company, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated . Allinserts are present . Sturdy copy with firm binding . No marks except for gift inscription on front pastedown .

Harper & Row,Publishers, 1984. Hardcover. Fine. An excellent copy of the First Printing . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine. Copyright page states : " First And Second Printings Before Publication " . An excellent copy . The gold graphics on the spine are very bright . The interior is clean , no marks except for a small spot where a bookplate was removed from the front endpaper . The colors on the dust jacket are bright . The dust jacket shows wear at the edges and at the gutters . Dust jacket is now protected with a mylar cover . Knopf did an outstanding job on this volume . The book was composed , printed and bound by the Kingsport Press . The type was set on the Monotype in Scotch , a typeface that has been in continuous service for more than a century . Thomas was Executive Secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association for many years .

Berea College Press, 1923. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Edition limited to 325 copies of which this is number 318. SIGNED by Barton.

National Park Service, 1954. Soft Cover. Good. Softcover is torn at edge of spine. Ink stain at bottom of front cover.

Illinois Bankers Life Assurance Co., 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine.