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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023

Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 121

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Two Volumes, Rare Presentation Copies

Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

by Carl Sandberg, New York: Harcourt, Brace, & Company, 1926, two volumes (complete), large octavo, deluxe signed limited first edition, one of only 12 with first state text and one of only 10 reserved for presentation, this numbered 10 and signed by the author for "Burt Massee, May you long go on travels with the phantom tall stranger and friend lurking in these pages", numerous plates and illustrations throughout, blue paper covered boards, half tan cloth spine, printed spine labels, teg, uncut and partially unopened; with original blue dust jackets 

Condition

a nearly fine set remaining in unprinted dust jackets, incidental and only occasional foxing, slight sun toning to spines, minor rubbing at edges; dust jackets with similar slight toning 

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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow