Description: The Complete Works of Abraham Lincolnin Twelve Volumes - Full Leather Bound SetLINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY - SPONSORS EDITIONby Lincoln, Abraham; Nicolay, John G.; Hay, John; Hill, John Wesley; et alPublished by Lincoln Memorial University, Copyright 1894. Printing circa 1926. Very good full leather bound hardcovers, no dustjackets as issued. Copy #375 prepared for L. J. Surdam with signed limitation page from Lincoln University Chancellor John Wesley Hill opposite limitation page. Tight bindings, some damage to spine extremes (see photos), strong hinges & joints, clean unmarked texts. Wonderful, intricate gilt decoration & titling to spines and front boards, gilt top edges, illustrated, 8vos, fold-out plates. A complete collection of Abraham Lincoln's works, including speeches, letters, biographical writings, etc., with an introduction by John Wesley Hill, chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University, and signed by him, with an embossed University blind-stamp. The editors were Lincoln's private secretary and assistant secretary, and also served in various other governmental roles, Hay going on to become Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt. Nicolay and Hay are perhaps best known for their ten-volume biographical history of Lincoln's administration, originally published serially in The Century Magazine beginning in 1886 -- it remains one of the more exhaustive and personal accounts of the life of the 16th President of the United States, and is notable for the inclusion of facsimiles of original drafts of important documents, most importantly the Emancipation Proclamation. This set includes facsimiles of original correspondence and documents, reproductions of contemporary photographs and engravings, etc.. Loc: BS-FLStoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackPRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN Complete WORKS Speeches Leather 1895 NICOLAY HAY 12vol The Complete Works of Abraham Lincolnin Twelve Volumes - Full Leather Bound SetLINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY - SPONSORS EDITIONby Lincoln, Abraham; Nicolay, John G.; Hay, John; Hill, John Wesley; et alPublished by Lincoln Memorial University, Copyright 1894. Printing circa 1926. Very good full leather bound hardcovers, no dustjackets as issued. Copy #375 prepared for L. J. Surdam with signed limitation page from Lincoln University Chancellor John Wesley Hill opposite limitation page. Tight bindings, some damage to spine extremes (see photos), strong hinges & joints, clean unmarked texts. Wonderful, intricate gilt decoration & titling to spines and front boards, gilt top edges, illustrated, 8vos, fold-out plates. A complete collection of Abraham Lincoln's works, including speeches, letters, biographical writings, etc., with an introduction by John Wesley Hill, chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University, and signed by him, with an embossed University blind-stamp. The editors were Lincoln's private secretary and assistant secretary, and also served in various other governmental roles, Hay going on to become Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt. Nicolay and Hay are perhaps best known for their ten-volume biographical history of Lincoln's administration, originally published serially in The Century Magazine beginning in 1886 -- it remains one of the more exhaustive and personal accounts of the life of the 16th President of the United States, and is notable for the inclusion of facsimiles of original drafts of important documents, most importantly the Emancipation Proclamation. This set includes facsimiles of original correspondence and documents, reproductions of contemporary photographs and engravings, etc.. Loc: BS-FL
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Author: Abraham Lincoln
Book Title: The Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln
Language: English
Topic: Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, US President, Politics, History, Military & War, Speeches, Letters
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Lincoln Memorial University
Genre: Antiquarian & Collectible, Historical, History, Law, Politics & Society, War & Combat, World literature & Classics, Nonfiction, US Presidents, Abraham Lincoln
Book Series: The Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln
Publication Year: 1926
Original Language: English
Features: Illustrated, Leather Bound, Numbered Copy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Type: Hardcover
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Edition: Limited Edition, Sponsors Edition
Signed: Yes
Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults
Vintage: Yes
Inscribed: No
Ex Libris: Yes
Personalized: No
Signed By: John Wesley Hill
Era: 1920s
