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Special Announcements

M. Sylvia CastleSeptember 1, 2023

Noon Closing on Friday, September 29th

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. will be closing at noon on Friday, September 29nd. The book shop will be open regular hours the following day, Saturday, the 23rd, from 10am to 4pm. ... Read More

Special Announcements

albs_SUPAdminJune 30, 2023

The Latest Book List, Catalog & Bibliographies July 2023

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

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albs_SUPAdminJune 3, 2023

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 ... Read More

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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

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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

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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

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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

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albs_SUPAdminOctober 8, 2017

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

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albs_SUPAdminMay 30, 2017

Memorial Day at Chicago’s Rosehill Cemetery

Yesterday was Memorial Day. The usual story about it's origin is that the holiday was started by Union General John Logan. Logan was commander-in-chief of a Union veterans’ organization called the Grand Army of the Republic. Logan issued a decree establishing ... Read More

Noon Closing on Friday, September 29th

The Latest Book List, Catalog & Bibliographies July 2023

A Look at Lakeside Classics

Abraham Lincoln Signatures – A Primer

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

Lincoln’s Fly

Memorial Day at Chicago’s Rosehill Cemetery

New Acquisitions

D. Scott Hartwig, I Dread the ...

George B. McClellan, McClellan’s Own Story, ...

Stephen W. Sears, Landscape Turned Red, ...

James Havelock Campbell, McClellan, 1st ed.

Abraham Lincoln, Mourning Pin, Rosette and ...

Abraham Lincoln Mourning Relic, Pocket Frame, ...

Abraham Lincoln, Gem Tintype, Deathbed of ...

Abraham Lincoln Mourning Ribbon

Abraham Lincoln, Mourning Ribbon

Abraham Lincoln, Carte de Visite of ...