Vandalia, IL: Abe Lincoln Cafe, n.y. Paperback. 24mo. Pink wrappers. 4pp. Fine. Curious little promotional piece outlining 'Outstanding Events in Lincoln's Life' (divided into 'Domestic,' 'Political,' 'Business' and 'Executive'). Undated, but circa 1930. More
Columbus: Ohio Lincoln Sesquicentennial Committee, 1959. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 12pp. Fine. Selective list based on Ralph G. Newman's and other lists. More
New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1958. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. (96pp). Extensive color illustrations. Very good. Most minor of wear to outer wrappers; text block mildly age toned per usual, and free of edge chips and edge tears. No. 1 in this comic book series devoted to..... More
N.p. [Chicago]: The Chicago Public Library, 1909. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff grey wrappers. 43pp. Good. Special Bulletin No. 7, a "List of Books and Magazine Articles on Abraham Lincoln...." Interesting bibliography of this institution's Lincoln holdings. Not in Monaghan. More
New York: Gilberton Company, Inc., 1958. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 46pp, (2pp). Extensive color illustrations. Very good. Quite minor edgewear only; text block lightly age toned per usual. Tight, attractive copy of No. 142 in the popular "Classics Illustrated" series, which took classic fiction and nonfiction and..... More
Springfield: The Lincoln Centennial Association, 1913. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Coarse tan cloth, leather spine label. vii, 56pp . Very good. Handsome copy of this annual volume, with speeches by German ambassador Count J. Bernstorff and Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas. MONAGHAN 2089. More
New York: The Eakins Press Foundation, 1976. 24mo. Heavy card stock, folded accordian style. (15pp). Numerous illustrations. Near fine. "Eakins Pocket Album 3" in this series. A selection of famous Lincoln quotations and letters accompanied by well-known images. More
Washington, D.C. [Government Printing Office], 1959. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff wrappers tied with red, white and blue ribbon. 18pp, (4pp). Illustrations. Fine. Program for the elaborate celebration before the joint Houses of Congress, with speakers including Carl Sandburg and Fredric March. More
Washington, D.C. [Government Printing Office], 1961. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff wrappers tied with red, white and blue ribbon. 30pp. Illustrations. Very good. Well-illustrated program for this March 4th observation held on the east side of the Capitol. It even included an elaborate reenactment. More
Washington, D.C. [Government Printing Office], 1965. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff wrappers tied with red, white and blue ribbon. 24pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Companion item to a similar item published four years previous commemorating Lincoln's first inauguration. More
Freeport: Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Society, [1988]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green leatherette with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Fine. A tight, pristine facsimile of the 1930 first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport in 1929 on the 71st anniversary..... More
Freeport, IL: W.T. Rawleigh, 1930. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green textured cloth with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Near fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport on the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas..... More
Freeport, IL: W.T. Rawleigh, 1930. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green textured cloth with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Near fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport on the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas..... More
Freeport, IL: W.T. Rawleigh, 1930. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green textured cloth with gilt lettering. 291pp, xi, (8pp). Illustrations. Near fine. Handsome, quite tight attractive first edition of this history of the creation of sculptor Leonard Crunelle's moving statue of Lincoln, erected in Freeport on the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas..... More
Fort Wayne, IN: The Lincoln Publishing Company, n.y., [ca. 1900]. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 84pp, (9pp). Frontispiece, drawings. Good to fair. Delicate. Fifth edition, second series. Decent copy of this oft-reprinted collection -- hard to find in better condition. MONAGHAN 1147 variant. More
Springfield: State of Illinois, Spring 1954. Paperback. (Volume XLVII, Number 1). Small 4to. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 112pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Very slightest bit of mild rubbing. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Wayne C. Temple's "Lincoln's Fence Rails," Coleman McCampbell's "H.L. Kinney and Daniel Webster in Illinois in the..... More
Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1899. Paperback. 12mo. Stiff tan printed wrappers. 32pp. Good plus. Moderate even age toning, rubbing and edgewear (mainly to outer wrappers). No. 176 in the weekly "Young Folk's Library of Choice Literature" series for young readers -- Volume VI, 28 August 1899. Given the cheap quality..... More
Fort Wayne, IN: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, February 1931. Paperback. 4to. Stiff brown wrappers. 12pp. Illustrations. Very good. Vertical fold. Vol. 12, No. 10, a "Dedication Number" marking the opening of the Lincoln Historical Research Foundation. MONAGHAN 3274. More
Springfield: The Lincoln Centennial Association, 1911. Hardcover. Small 4to. Limp brown suede. 40pp, xv. Frontispiece, 7 full-page sepia-tone portraits. Very good. Faint edgewear only to yapped edges, else internally near fine. Large "Lincoln Centennial Association" themed bookplate on front flyleaf (not filled in). Program of the third annual banquet of..... More
Washington, DC: The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, 1985. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff mustard pictorial wrappers. 24pp. Illustrations. Fine. Pristine first edition of this 50th anniversary thumbnail history, followed by a name/address listing of their coast-to-coast membership. Accompanied by a fine copy of their 1997-98 membership directory. More
New York: Lincoln History Society, [1902]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan pictorial wrappers. (32pp). Illustrations. Very good. Outer wrappers (only) a tad age toned and a bit edgeworn. Nice copy of the elaborate prospectus for Ida M. Tarbell's "The Life of Abraham Lincoln: Drawn from original sources and containing many Speeches..... More
Springfield, IL: The Mid-Day Luncheon Club, 1946. Paperback. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers. (4pp). Very good. Edgar DeWitt Jones delivered the main address at this gathering. More
Winter Haven, FL: Ads Press, 1987. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow pictorial wrappers. a-d, 76pp. Illustrations. Fine. Tight, pristine first edition of this rather homespun production. Promotional leaflet laid in. More
N.p. 1957. Paperback. 85th Congress, 1st Session, H.J. Res. 357. Small 4to. Self-cover. 3pp. Fine. Legislative act, introduced June 11, 1957 by Congressman Mack of Illinois, setting up this commemorative-planning organization. More
Paperback. 85th Congress, 1st Session, H.J. Res. 351. N.p., 1957. Small 4to. Self-cover. 7pp. Fine. Congressman Nimtz introduced this resolution on June 6, 1957. More