Abraham “Jack” Lincoln II Signs A Book Volume With A Lookalike Signature Of His Famous Grandfather
by ABRAHAM "JACK" LINCOLN
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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About This Item
ABRAHAM “JACK” LINCOLN II (1873-1890). Abraham “Jack” Lincoln was the only son of Robert Todd Lincoln. He died in London of blood poisoning, where his father was Ambassador, after unsuccessful surgery to repair a carbuncle; he was just sixteen. He is buried at Arlington in his father’s plot. SB. 303 pgs. No date. No place. A book, Brake Up from the Lake Shore Series, signed “A Lincoln A6” by the grandson and namesake of President Abraham Lincoln. He signed on the first free endpage. “A6” refers to the book catalog number in his private library. The book is bound in brown cloth with gilt stamping. It is in very good condition overall with very light wear to the spine. This volume originally came from Dr. Norman Boas at Seaport Autographs. Of all of the members of the Lincoln family, Jack Lincoln’s autograph is among the rarest due to his early death.
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- Bookseller
- Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (US)
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- 5920
- Title
- Abraham “Jack” Lincoln II Signs A Book Volume With A Lookalike Signature Of His Famous Grandfather
- Author
- ABRAHAM "JACK" LINCOLN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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About Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents strives to bring you the finest in historic documents, autographs, letters, and manuscripts. We specialize in the correspondence of "household famous" people, such as the Presidents, Revolutionary War and Civil War figures, writers, scientists, entertainers, musicians, notable women, African-Americans, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, business leaders, and aviators. We also sell great content letters signed by eyewitnesses now lost to history's dust.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...