Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln (Signed First Edition)

Rankin, Henry B.; Newton, Joseph Fort (Introduction by);

Published by New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1916

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1916. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON BLANK PAGE. Original cloth, lettered in gilt. Illustrated with portraits. Top edge gilt. 412 pages + ads. Very Good. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; bookplate of Edmund S. Meany - prominent history professor and Lincoln scholar - on front endpaper; another bookplate of David Leroy - a Lincoln expert - on reverse of front endpaper; moderate wear; bumping to top corners. Author was a law clerk under Lincoln and Herndon according to Monaghan. He offers many details of Lincoln's personal life and his relationship with Ann Rutledge. Very scarce signed. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. . Seller Inventory # 16268

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Title: Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln (...

Publisher: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Publication Date: 1916

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition