Lincoln and Springfield

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No date given, but 1929. Cloth spine and lightly faded paper-covered boards. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Published as a keepsake for those attending the Fortieth Annual Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution held in Springfield, Illinois, May 19-23, 1929. Foreword by Clarence Bennett. Contents include: "Abraham Lincoln and Springfield" by A. L. Bowen; "Lincoln and New Salem" by G. E. Nelson, "Journalists Differed in Accounts of Wide-awake Lincoln Rally of 1860" by John E. Vaughn; "The Friendship between Lincoln and Douglas" by Clarence Bennett; seven contributions by the Abraham Lincoln Association: "Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865", "Years in New Salem", "The Springfield Lawyer", "The Resident and Neighbor", "Lincoln and the Old State House", "The President-Elect", "The National Lincoln Tomb", and 5 unattributed entries: "Senator and Mrs. Stephen Douglas", "Chenery House", "A Lincoln Black Hawk Letter", "Historical Sketch Springfield Chapter", and "Springfield Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution". Illustrated with 33 photos: 5 of Lincoln, 2 of a note and letter signed by Lincoln, the rest of buildings, people, and other items associated with him. 56 pages, including two blank pages for autographs. Octavo: 8 3/4" x 5 ¾" (22.35 x 14.5 cm). N° de ref. del artículo 007461

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