James Daugherty / ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1st Edition 1943

  

America's "Mighty Powerful Wrastler And Storyteller". First edition of Dougherty's illustrated Lincoln biography for young adults, issued during World War II. Fine in very good plusjacket. Offut was taking bets from a group of loafers that Lincoln, his store clerk, could outsmart, outrun, outfight, and outwrastle anybody in New Salem.

New York: The Viking Press, 1943. 10.5'' x 7.25''. Original beige and olive cloth. Illustrated with two-color lithographs by Doughterty. Light scuffing and a few small closed tears to jacket with small tape repair to jacket verso. Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures.

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