Altogether too much that is obscurative rather than illuminating has been written about Abraham Lincoln. That pre-eminent figure of our national history-the most distinctively American Character the country has produced-has been so covered over with speeches and essays, and books and writings and utterances of every kind, that he has come to be almost like a Russian Icon where the representation of Jesus is subordinated and almost extinguished by the layers of ornamentation. Mr. Bacheller has rendered a notable service in ...
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Altogether too much that is obscurative rather than illuminating has been written about Abraham Lincoln. That pre-eminent figure of our national history-the most distinctively American Character the country has produced-has been so covered over with speeches and essays, and books and writings and utterances of every kind, that he has come to be almost like a Russian Icon where the representation of Jesus is subordinated and almost extinguished by the layers of ornamentation. Mr. Bacheller has rendered a notable service in depicting, popularly, what may be called the most American phase of Lincoln's life and character- a life and character that typifies American qualities most perfectly and are unlike those which any other country ever has produced or can produce.
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Illustrated by Ilus. by John Wolcott Adams. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Used VG-(light shelfwear, fading to spine, inscription to endpaper) 8vo DJ 416pp+ads.
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Very Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages clean and unmarked. Very slightly foxed. Bright red boards with gilt lettering show very minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong. COVER MAY NOT MATCH THE PICTURE ON THIS SITE.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Adams, John Wolcott. Good. No Jacket. 8v-Small. Cover bumped, chipped and soiled with edgewear. Pgs clean, tight and browning with age. Signed by owner.
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1919, Good+, 12mo, red cloth binding with black lettering, corners rubbed, spine and top of front cover faded, owner's inscription on front endpaper, a crimp in the bottom corner of 20 pages in the middle of the book, A Story of the Builders of Democracy, Abraham Lincoln, Illustrated by John Wolcott Adams, 416 pages.