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Special Announcements
2024 Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
The 46th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair opens on Friday, November 8. We have complimentary tickets to the Friday Opening Night festivities. If you'd like to attend, please email the book shop and provide your name and mailing address. There is a limit of two tickets per person. Friday Night 4pm - 8pm ($25) Saturday 12pm - 7pm Sunday 11am - 4pm Admission is ... Read More
Iannelli Bust in Paris!
UPDATE: Our own Bjorn Skaptason visited the Iannelli bust in person. Watch him talk about it! UPDATE: The bust is completed and installed in Paris! Read about the unveiling ceremony. UPDATE: Thanks to Judy Barclay and the Paris-Chicago Sister City Committee the Iannelli bust is being replicated. The replica travelling to Paris! We are thrilled to play a small role in this ... Read More
Announcements
A Look at Lakeside Classics
Richard Robert Donnelley opened his Chicago printing company in 1864. In 1870, he changed the name to Lakeside Printing and Publishing Company. Rising from the ashes of the 1871 fire, by 1901 they moved into their own building. Located in today's Printer's Row neighborhood, the building is architect Howard Van Doren Shaw's very first design of a commercial building. The ... Read More
Quoting Lincoln… or Not…
Abraham Lincoln is one of the world's most frequent victims of misattributed and inaccurate quotes. From the popular and folksy "Whatever you are, be a good one"--probably paraphrased and usually attributed ... Read More
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop Featured in ...
Take a look at today's Chicago Tribune article and accompanying video about Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Owner and President, Daniel Weinberg shares insights about the shop, our new Authors Voice® program ... Read More
Lincoln’s Fly
This morning the media is all "abuzz" about a certain interloper to last night's vice presidential debate. Although much less common than cats on a playing field, the fly is no ... Read More
