About this title: Occasionally a book that begins as a work of scholarship becomes a great and profoundly moving human document. This life of Lincoln's friend, law partner and biographer is such a book. It has a two-fold focus: on the "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" daysthe days of Lincoln's courting, arguing, and politicking; and on Herndon's long and wracking fight ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The hard cover has some fade to the spine and has some wear...The front has some stain...The pages has yellowing..............The book may have minor flaws that may have gone unnoticed.... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good. First Edition. Ex-Library-First Edition--Ex-library. Interior is clean and tight. Nice overall condition. 378 pages plus index. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: N Y: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948
Description: Good in Poor jacket. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. First Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 378pp. w/ index, DJ has wear w/ chipping and loss w/ soiling. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good in Good jacket. Clean text, slight flaying to boards, dust jacket has heavy edge wear. 1948 printing. Prev. owner's name inside. read more
Description: Good. Intro by Carl Sandburg, no dust jacket, worn covers, pages are very good (no marks or highlighting). In stock, ships same or next day. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1948
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. Lincoln's law partner and sometime mentor is profiled in this biography by famed Lincoln expert. In full blue cloth, spine faded; else solid & tight. W/prev owner's bookplate ffep. No DJ.; 60109; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, NY
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good in Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This apparent first Borzoi Book Club edition hardcover has the date 1948 on the title page, and a "union bug" followed by a 1 in a small box on the copyright page. The book has 378 pages including bibliography plus 23 additional pages of index. The introduction is by Carl Sandburg. Life of Abraham Lincoln's law partner, William Henry Herndon, first part of biography focuses on working with Lincoln in the courtroom, on the campaign trail and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1948
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 392 pgs. plus index. Priced retail edition. Clean. Embossed owner stamp inside and slight expected yellowing to paper. Dj has light to moderate edgewear and a sunned spine. read more
Edition: Book-of-the-Month Club
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, NY
Date Published: 1948
Description: Very Good in Very Good DJ in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book-of-the-Month Club hardcover edition. xiv, 378pp., xxiv [index]. Good-looking dust-jacketed hardcover edition. NO library stamps. Some signs of wear to jacket. read more
Description: Donald, David w/intro by Carl Sandburg., Alfred A. Knopf, 1948, c1948, 1st Edition, blind stamped cloth w/gilt spine titles, vg (no dj), 392 pp w/bibliography +xxiii pp index, B & W photographic illus., tall 8vo, '...a complete book-length biography of W. read more
Edition: Unknown Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780306803536ISBN:0306803534
Description: Good. Brief summary of content available on request by e-mail. read more
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