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The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Ida Tarbell (1900) hardcover book in two volumes

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Ida Tarbell - The Life of Abraham Lincoln

New York: McClure, Phillips, & Co., 1900. First edition, later printing (1908). Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth binding; spine lettering, upper textblock edge in gilt. Pp. Xiv, 426; and 475, respectively. Illustrated. Very good condition. Covers rubbed, scuffed at spine ends (see photos). Both volumes immaculate inside.

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