Buy this book on-line Choate, Joseph H : The Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln: An Address Delivered by Joseph H. Choate, Ambassador to Great Britain, at the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh, November 13, 1900Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, Chicago, IL, 1900
Original publisher's beige wrapper. 5 3/8" x 7 3/4." Thirty pages, complete. Pages and covers are clean and intact. Joseph H. Choate (1832-1917) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and a key figure in the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a lawyer, Choate tried some of the most famous cases in United States history including the Income Tax Suit, Kansas prohibition cases, and Chinese exclusion cases. In this address, Choate retells the events of Abraham Lincoln's life and pays homage to him. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 1279: "Another edition, 38 p., published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Three variants of latter are at [the Lincoln National Life Foundation, Fort Wayne, IN]. A copy with 'Sixth thousand' on title page at [the University of Chicago]; one with "Eighth thousand" at [F. Ray Risdon, Hollywood, CA]; one with "Eleventh thousand" at [the Lincoln National Life Foundation, Fort Wayne, IN]. Two variants, on different stock, entitled: The Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln.". Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Choate, Joseph H : The Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln: An Address Delivered by Joseph H. Choate, Ambassador to Great Britain, at the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh, November 13, 1900. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, rare books, collectables, incunabula and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |