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110, [2] pp. Large photographic portrait frontispiece and facsimile of a letter from Robert Lincoln concerning the image; 100 mounted photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln; 3 mounted images of Lincoln at Gettysburg; 4 mounted images of Lincoln's wife and sons; 24 mounted photographs of contemporary politicians, military officers, etc.; large photograph of Lincoln's internment. (4to) 28x22 cm. (11x8¾") original boards, rebacked with original spine material laid down. Number 26 of 100 copies, signed by the author at the colophon.

The mounted images are photographic prints made from original negatives (when available) or from Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Stereoviews, etc. Also includes the four supplements (1917, 1938, 1950, & 1955) containing an additional 30 mounted images of Lincoln. There is a second copy of the first supplement present as well. The copy originally the property of sculptor Daniel Chester French, with his "Chesterwood" bookplate on the front pastedown and with him as the designated recipient of this copy number in the list of subscribers. The volume was then inscribed to Stefan Lorant (author of "Lincoln - His Life in Photographs") by Margaret "Peggy" French Cresson, daughter of Daniel Chester French. Lorant's ownership signature on front free endpaper and his bookplate on the verso. Rare.