[Rarebooks] fs: 2 titles on Lincoln's ancestry

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 10813 )  Barton, William E[leazer]. (1861-1930). THE LINEAGE OF 
LINCOLN.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1929). First printing, Full cloth, 
Octavo, [xxviii], 419 pages, black and white photographic plates. Fine in a 
near fine dust jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
      Detailed genealogy of Abraham Lincoln based on painstaking research by 
Dr. Barton in both the United States and England. The first book to fully 
examine the Hanks side of Lincoln's ancestry. Barton's work in this area has 
stood the test of time. MONAGHAN, #3079; ANGLE, SOLB pp. 65-66. Bound in 
green cloth over boards with spine titled in black. Some light extremity 
rubs. Jacket shows some minor edge wear, shallow edge chips, and light soil. 
A handsome copy of this important and uncommon Lincoln title....... $200.00
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(No. 9203 )  Cathey, James H[arrison]. (1866-1929). TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN 
FICTION; OR THE TRUE GENESIS OF A WONDERFUL MAN.
(S.l.): (s.n.), (1899). First printing, Original cloth, Sixteenmo, 185 
pages, Black & White photographs. Very Good.
      Cathey's research and findings regarding the tradition of Abraham 
Lincoln's birth in Western North Carolina from an alleged union of Nancy 
Hanks and one Abraham Enloe. Numerous photographs illustrate the striking 
physical resemblance of Lincoln to the Enloes--particularly to would-be 
half-brother Wesley M. Enloe. Makes an interesting case. Scarce. MONAGHAN 
#1243. Bound in red cloth over boards with gilt-stamped lettering on upper 
board, blind-stamped borders and ornaments on both boards, decorated 
endpapers, marbled textblock edges. Exterior cloth has some faint scattered 
spots, minor extremity rubs, and shallow bumps at spine ends. Spine is 
somewhat darkened and bears the remnants of an old paper label. Prior owner 
bookplate at top fore corner of front pastedown. Frontispiece and title page 
have short, repaired tears at top edge of inner margins. One signature 
slightly protruding from textblock. Overall a sound and bright copy....... 
$175.00
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