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The Hidden Lincoln, From the Letters and Papers of William H. Herndon [WITH] Lincoln Talks, A Biography in Anecdote (2 vols.) [SIGNED & INSCRIBED]

The Hidden Lincoln, From the Letters and Papers of William H. Herndon [WITH] Lincoln Talks, A Biography in Anecdote (2 vols.) [SIGNED & INSCRIBED]

The Hidden Lincoln, From the Letters and Papers of William H. Herndon [WITH]
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The Hidden Lincoln, From the Letters and Papers of William H. Herndon [WITH] Lincoln Talks, A Biography in Anecdote (2 vols.) [SIGNED & INSCRIBED]

by Hertz, Emanuel (ed.)

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New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Limited first edition. Hardcover. vg to near fine. 1/150. The Hidden Lincoln: (vii) [2] 461pp. Lincoln Talks: Octavo. (xi) 698pp. Green buckram boards with blind-stamped lettering on the front covers and gilt lettering on the spines. Top edges gilt. Pages uncut and some unopened. Signed and hand-numbered on the colophon, as well as inscribed there and on the front free endpaper by Hertz (both books). Both books from a limited special edition of 150 copies. These works are two of a series of publications based on original material and sources relating to president Abraham Lincoln, assembled and edited by scholar Emanuel Hertz (1870-1940). During the early 20th century, Hertz had assembled the largest private collection of material relating to Lincoln, comprising as many of 4,000 previously unknown items, and release publications on the subject starting in 1924. "The Hidden Lincoln" collects vast amounts of documents relating to Lincoln, by his former law partner and latter biographer William Henry Herndon (1818 - 1891). "Lincoln Talks" assembles from various firsthand accounts of Lincoln.

Bindings with minor to light rubbing to extremities, as well as minor sunning. Hidden Lincoln with damp staining to the gutter of the interior front cover. Bindings in very good, interiors in very good+ to near fine condition overall.

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Bookseller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
48603
Title
The Hidden Lincoln, From the Letters and Papers of William H. Herndon [WITH] Lincoln Talks, A Biography in Anecdote (2 vols.) [SIGNED & INSCRIBED]
Author
Hertz, Emanuel (ed.)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - vg to near fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Limited first edition
Publisher
The Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1939
Keywords
American history, American presidents, Civil War, Military history, biographies,

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Inscribed
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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Gutter
The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Colophon
The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
Unopened
A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
VG
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Buckram
A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Good+
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Fine
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First Edition
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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...
Octavo
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