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Special Announcements

M. Sylvia CastleMarch 15, 2023

Closed Set at the Shop Today

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. will be closing at 3:30 pm today. We are having a program here at the shop and need the sales floor for a set. Please join us Live on Facebook for A House Divided. Edward ... Read More

Special Announcements

M. Sylvia CastleJanuary 16, 2023

Closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Day

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. will be closed on Monday, January 16th, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. The shop will have resume regular business hours the following day, (10am - 6pm). If you're looking for something special, it is ... Read More

Special Announcements

albs_SUPAdminOctober 13, 2022

The Latest Book List, Catalog & Bibliographies February 2023

We endeavor to offer a new Book List every month, depending on our workload in the shop. The link to the February list is below. The Catalogs are below the Book List. Below that, you will find our Bibliographies. Join our ... Read More

Announcements

albs_SUPAdminOctober 8, 2020

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 stranger to photobombing politicians. Even Abraham Lincoln was not exempt. ... Read More

Announcements Margin Notes The Collector's Academy

albs_SUPAdminJune 8, 2020

Abraham Lincoln Signatures – A Primer

People are always curious about Abraham Lincoln Signatures. Where do they come from? What makes one example a "starter signature" and another a once-in-a-lifetime find? In our latest video Daniel Weinberg shares examples of some of the most often seen ... Read More

Margin Notes The Collector's Academy

albs_SUPAdminAugust 15, 2019

A Look at Lakeside Classics

Richard Robert Donnelly 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 ... Read More

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albs_SUPAdminJuly 31, 2019

Iannelli Bust to Be Reproduced, Displayed in Paris!

One of the most rewarding parts of our jobs here are Abraham Lincoln Book Shop is the opportunity to find the right homes for the objects that come through the shop. What's even more rewarding is learning what happens to ... Read More

Margin Notes

albs_SUPAdminJuly 2, 2019

Abe & Mary, A Reunion Over 150 Years in the Making

Recently, we sold this Volk statuette of Abraham Lincoln. It's hard to not get attached to these things; and we are always a little sad when these beauties move on to a new home. We miss him already! We have a great ... Read More

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albs_SUPAdminFebruary 6, 2018

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 to William Makepeace Thackery--to President George H. W. Bush's repeat ... Read More

Margin Notes

albs_SUPAdminJanuary 4, 2018

Carl Sandburg: Poet, Music Anthropologist, Lincoln Biographer

January 6th marks the 140th Anniversary of Carl Sandburg's birth. A true 20th Century Renaissance Man, among Sandburg's accomplishments is bringing Lincoln to life for many early 20th Century Americans in The Prairie Years and The War Years. Born in 1878, ... Read More

Closed Set at the Shop Today

Closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Day

The Latest Book List, Catalog & Bibliographies February 2023

Lincoln’s Fly

Abraham Lincoln Signatures – A Primer

A Look at Lakeside Classics

Iannelli Bust to Be Reproduced, Displayed in Paris!

Abe & Mary, A Reunion Over 150 Years in the Making

Quoting Lincoln… or Not…

Carl Sandburg: Poet, Music Anthropologist, Lincoln Biographer

New Acquisitions

Edward Achorn, Every Drop of Blood, ...

Photograph of the Enola Gay and ...

Buttre, J, C. Portraits and Sketches ...

William Henry Harrison, Document Signed, First ...

Earl J. Hess, July 22-The Civil ...

George Washington, Letter, Signed Military Interest

William H. Harrison, A Voyage to ...

(World War II) U.S. Gov. Printing ...

George Washington, Letter, Signed, Military Interest

Theodore Roosevelt, Typed Letter, Signed