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— Abraham Lincoln
London: James R. Osgood Mc Ilvaine, 1891. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.158 [2]. With illustrations. Publisher's green cloth spine with titles in gilt, beige cloth boards decorated in red and bright gilt to upper, edges untrimmed, decorative endpapers. Contents gently toned throughout, no inscriptions, corners rubbed, some expected handling to covers, cloth bubbling in places. A very good copy of a book that wears easily. Wilde's popular children's collection; only 1000 copies were printed. The book was described by the author to be "intended neither for the British child nor the British public." Item #68024
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Price: £875.00
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