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The Century Co., New York

Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln

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Title: Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln
Author: Helen Nicolay
Publisher: The Century Co., New York
Published: 1912
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 387
Catalogs: Biography, Lincoln, Presidents
Description: Ex-library. Contains eight illustrations, mostly letters, memoranda, and notes. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and front board. Tips are exposed and spine ends are crushed and slightly frayed. Catalog number pasted to spine, bookplate of Congregational Library of Boston on front pastedown, and checkout pocket and due-date slip on rear pastedown. Gilt top edge and deckled fore-edges. Pages are lightly tanned but unmarked. Contents include Lincoln's nature, his anecdotes, his start in life, his attitude toward money, the Eighth Judicial Circuit, his journey to Washington, everyday life at the White House, his family, his receptions of people, Lincoln as a writer, and more. Helen Nicolay (1866-1954) was the daughter of President Lincoln's private secretary, and later diplomat, John Nicolay. She was the author of 21 books, many for children, and including four presidential biographies. Hardcover, good condition. 387 pages, octavo.