1952 · New York
by Thomas, Benjamin P.
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1952. Special edition limited to 500 copies and signed by the author, 8vo, pp. [16], 548, xii, [2]; portrait frontispiece, 28 illustrations, 4 maps; unopened; red and black cloth covers, borzoi design blindstamped on upper cover, gilt rules and title on spine, t.e.g.; light sunning to spine edges, else a fine copy in a clear plastic jacket with closed tear at top of spine. Thomas' biography of Lincoln has been considered the best concise biography available, readable to the layman without sacrificing scholarly rigor. (Inventory #: 48378)