Signed book: The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858, Vol. I. First edition. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Historical Library, 1908. Leatherbound hardcover, 7 x 10, 627 pages. Signed on a free end page in pencil by Taft, "Wm. H. Taft," and also signed by several members of the Lincoln Centennial Association, including Governor Charles S. Deneen of Illinois. Also affixed inside are two personal bookplates of Archibald Butt, the military aide to President Taft who died in the Titanic disaster. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None. A simply stunning volume. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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