Indianapolis IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1926. 1926. Very good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WILLIAM E. BARTON - Octavo navy blue cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The binding is lightly rubbed. The spine & extremities are a bit faded & the label is darkened & lightly chipped. 135 & 1 pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Lincoln and a double-page facsimile plate of his letter. Very good. <p>Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "To Betty Tomlinson / With love of / William E. Barton / August 3 1929". Barton's "Library of Lincolniana" bookplate is mounted on the front pastedown.<p>Lincoln wrote his letter to Mrs. Lydia A. Bixby having been informed that all five of her sons had been killed in the Civil War. Later research suggested that she did not have as many as five sons that one of her sons had been wounded not killed and that one had been killed as a prisoner of war or may even have defected to the enemy. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1926). hardcover
Chicago: Trusty Publishing 1900. First Edition Thus. Softcover. softcover in its original paper covers which are ragged and heavily chipped on the edges pages are intact vg in poor covers also includes two original Trusty Publishing bookmarks Trusty Publishing paperback
The Library Of America 1989. Hardcover. Fine. An unused book in a very good slipcase . Ribbon Marker . Chronology . Notes On The Texts . Notes .Don E. Fehrenbacher wrote the notes for this edition . Index . The Library Of America hardcover
2010-10-15. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
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Burin 1969. Board book. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Small bump to top of spine corner. Internally clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Burin unknown