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Springfield, Mass: Gurdon Bill, 1866. First Edition, First Printing. Blind Stamped Leather Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Blind stamped leather; spine with title and author labels with decorated sections. 8.25 inches tall; 544 pages with a page of publisher's advert. Text block marbled. The bindings are tight and square, lower front hinge starting, small opening in upper front joint. Text clean with occasional foxing, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear, upper spine tip abraded.. In 1866, Abraham Lincoln was still emerging as the revered symbol of American leadership and democracy that history would come to recognize. Although not yet the iconic figure he would become, the seeds of his transformation had already been sown. A significant contributor to this evolving narrative was Josiah Gilbert Holland, whose 'Life of Abraham Lincoln' stands as the inaugural comprehensive post-assassination biography of Lincoln. This work served as a trailblazer, imprinting the landscape… Read More