Pratt Harry E Compiler (7 results)

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: VG/G. First Edition. Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Association. VG/G. 1944. First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., ix,145 pp., Dj browned with some staining on spine . Not Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. ix, 145pp. Near fine. A tight and most handsome first edition. Small Lincoln-theme bookplate (name excised) on front pastedown and small portion of jacket copy neatly affixed to rear pastedown. Tipped to the front flyleaf is an interesting Typed Note (unsigned) from Pratt, 1p, 5½" X 3¼" buff penny postcard, Springfield, IL, 28 August 1939. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln scholar). Fine. On message side, with "The Abraham Lincoln Association" (which he served as executive secretary from 1936 to 1943) preprinted at top, Pratt tells Gates "There will be a charge of 25 cents for the booklet mailed to you as ordered on your recent card." Signed (in type) "H.E. Pratt.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This is an excellent copy of Pratt's compilation of letters depicting Lincoln by his contemporaries . Dust jacket is protected by a mylat cover .

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Here Pratt depicts Lincoln as he appeared to letter writers of his time . The book is in very good condition . The hinges are tight . The interior is clean , no marks . The dust jacket has a chip on the front panel about an inch in length. The dust jacket is now protected with a mylar cover .…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing . Depicts Lincoln as he appeared to letter writers of his time. Light wear to edges of boards. Browning to dust jacket. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. ix, 145pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with spine a bit age toned, Handsome and tight first edition of this gathering of correspondence penned by Lincoln contemporaries making interesting revelations about him. From the collection of Illinois governor and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-65), a well-known Lincoln devotee. He boldly pencils "Ex. Mansion" on front flyleaf -- Executive Mansion, which dates this copy from his residency there between 1949 and 1953.…

Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth, dust jacket. ix, 145pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket just a bit edgeworn, with spine slightly age toned. First edition, tight and attractive -- and bearing a choice autograph addition: Tipped to the inner flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from Pratt, 1p, 8½" X 7¼", Springfield, IL, 1954 September 14. Addressed to noted Lincoln scholar Arnold F. Gates (1914-93). Near fine. On "Illinois State Historical Library" letterhead listing Pratt as State Historian, Pratt comments cryptically about a Civil War matter: "We do have a copy of 'Scenic South' for May, 1954. I do not believe that you did send a copy of the Hancock Brady ad. We would like to have a copy of it." Signed simply "Harry" in blue ink. Pratt (b. 1901) died, ironically, on Lincoln's birthday in 1956, and his is a rather uncommon signature. …