[Rarebooks] Basler. Complete Works of Lincoln, 9 vols.

[Back Creek Books]

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(No. 2997 )  Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), edited by Roy P. Basler. THE
COLLECTED WORKS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSOCIATION,
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (COMPLETE IN 9 VOLUMES).
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (1953-1955). Full cloth, Octavos, ,
black & white photographs, illus.. Very good, No dust jackets.
      The most comprehensive collection of Lincoln's own words to date, in 8
volumes plus an index volume. History Book Club Edition. This monumental
work catalogued and annotated every discoverable writing or speech by
Abraham Lincoln, and includes nearly twice as many items as appeared in
Nicolay and Hay's 1894 "Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln" or Lapsley's 1905
"The Writings of Abraham Lincoln." Many inclusions came from small private
collections that were overlooked or missed in previous compilations. See
EICHER #405; NEVINS CWB, Vol. II, p. 72; Burkhimer #42. Bound in dark blue
cloth over boards with gilt lettering on dark blue title block on spine.
Some minor rubs to extremities, gilt lettering on spines is well rubbed in
places. Texts clean and bright.    $100.00
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