The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, 1st ed., 2 vols.

Description

Theodore Calvin Pease and James G. Randall edited these two volumes of The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning in 1925.

Browning was a political Whig, an ally, and a friend of Abraham Lincoln throughout his life. The 31 years in the life of this Illinois politician provide an inside look into the political world where Lincoln developed his career.

Contains fine information about Lincoln’s Illinois years and his relationships with Illinois’ important political figures.

Light sunning; usual shelf wear; else very good. The green cloth of the two volumes is mis-matched, as is the case with all these sets. Owner’s bookplate pasted in.

Browning, Orville Hickman. THE DIARY OF…: 1850-1881. James Randall & T. Pease, editors. Springfield: 1925. 1st edition, 2 volumes, 700, 698p.