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Lot 443
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 9, 2022
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[TAFT, William Howard (1857-1930)]. SPARKS, Edwin Erle, editor. Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library. Volume III. Lincoln Series, Vol. I. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Historical Library, 1908.
8vo. Original half morocco (spine, joints and edges repaired, hinges reinforced); slipcase. Provenance: Franklin S. Gatlin (signature on front free endpaper, dated 11 February 1911, bookplate).
SIGNED BY TAFT (“Wm. H. Taft”) on front flyleaf. Additionally signed by twelve members of the Lincoln Centennial Association, including Governor Charles S. Deneen of Illinois, State Senator John T. Denvir. This volume was presented to the members and guests at the banquet given by the Association on the “One Hundred and Second Anniversary of Mr. Lincoln’s birth.”
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota