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Seller's Description:
Fair. Association copy. 3 volumes. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Front gutter of vol. 1 weak. Scattered staining, mostly in vol. 1. Shelf wear to covers. 20 cm. xx, 638 pages. Some of the plates have marginal wear, one detached (Lincoln's Parlor, Springfield Residence). Howes H-440. Herndon served as Lincoln's law partner in Illinois. "Based on Herndon's intimate, first-hand knowledge, this will always be the most authoritative single source for Lincoln's early period." Depart of State library stamps on versos, dated 1889. Both volumes signed: "Presented to Walter Wellman by Secretary Gresham." Provenance: Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) served as Secretary of State from 1893-1895 during the administration of President Grover Cleveland. During the Civil War, Gresham served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Union Army, and eventually rose to the rank of brevet major general. He served in the Cleveland Administration as a bi-partisan choice for Sec. of State. Early bookseller plate of Chapman's of Washington DC. Walter Wellman (1858-1934) was a noted American journalist and explorer. During Gresham's tenure as Secretary of State, Wellman attempted unsuccessfully both to reach the North Pole and to cross the Atlantic Ocean by powered airship. Includes coloured Tintagel Castle (Cornwall) post card from Elsa B. Wellman (Walter's daughter) to Charlton Chamberlin (later of Waterford, Loudoun Co) dated 1912. I purchased this book from a large collection of Cleveland-era books from an old estate of a former White House correspondent's library in Loudoun Co. Va. Reference Howes H440.
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12 mo, 638 pages, Three volumes, good or better, shows modest wear especially at spine ends. Undated but eary 20th century, published by Herndon's family after first 2 printings.
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VG+ No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Pub by Belford-Clarke & Co., 1890. 3 volumes, complete. NOT exLib. VG+ or better cond. hardcovers, no dj's. Blue cloth over bds w/ bright gilt pict dec & lettering on covers & spines, t.e.g. Very lightest of exterior wear. Green flowered eps. P/O's tasteful bookplate inside front cover of vol. 1, & signature inside front covers vols 2 & 3. Brief poem attributed to Lincoln in ink on ffep of vol 1. Books are clean & unmarked except as noted. Illustrated in b&w. 638 total pages, incl index. Books are square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked except as noted, overall VG+ or better used condition. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
