August Online Auction (Sale #305)
Lot 474:
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Lincoln and Illinois History Book Assortment
(20) hard cover volumes, mostly illustrated, including 1892 ‘Lincoln and Men of War Times’ by A. K. McClure, 1st trade editions of Carl Sandburg 2-volume ‘The Prairie Years’ and 4-volume ‘The War Years’, Sandburg ‘Lincoln Collector’ having dust wrapper, 1st edition 2-volume ‘The Lincoln Papers’ by David C. Mearns, 1st edition ‘New Letters and Papers of Lincoln’ by Paul Angle, 1st edition ‘Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel’ by L. E. Chittenden, (2) volumes ‘Illinois Historical Collections’ by C. W. Alvord and (6) volumes on Illinois history
Property from: a Private Collector, Roselle, Illinois
Height: 9 1/2 inches, Width: 6 1/2 inches, Depth: 2 inches (tallest)
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use, most lacking dust wrappers if so issued, those present having edge wear, McClure ex-library and having torn title page, an Alvord text block incorrectly bound upside down
Disclaimers: not all items inspected, individual pages have not been inspected, may have previous owners’ names or bookplates, occasional toning or bent corners
Category: Collectibles > Books
Estimated Sale Time: 4:37 pm CST
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Last modified: August 5, 2023, 1:18 pm
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use, most lacking dust wrappers if so issued, those present having edge wear, McClure ex-library and having torn title page, an Alvord text block incorrectly bound upside down
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2 in
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