The Genesis of Lincoln
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The suppressed edition consists of three volumes of six hundred and thirty-eight pages, bound in dark blue cloth, with the fac- simile autograph of Mr. Lincoln imprinted in gold upon the back, and the face of Mr. Lin- coln, also in gold, upon the backbone of the book. The edition is abundantly illustrated.
It is published by Messrs. Belford, Clark & Co.
Mr. Jesse W. Weik was a collaborator upon these volumes and his name so appears inthe^ 2l8 book. The edition is now rare to the ragged edge of ...extinction — a set selling for from fifteen to twenty-five dollars.
The edition was suppressed because of sonie paragraphs therein that were objectionable to certain individuals. These paragraphs are known by a comparison of the original or suppressed edition and the new or current edition, consisting of two volumes bound in green cloth, embracing six hundred and seven- ty-nine pages, including a lengthy intro- duction by Mr. Horace White, and published by Messrs. D. Appleton & Co.
A comparative examination of the two edi- tions will show the matter appearing in the old or suppressed, and expurgated in the new or current edition, as follows : Volume i, pages 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 — "His (Lincoln's) theory in discussing the matter of hereditary traits had been, that, for certain reasons, ille- gitimate children are oftentimes sturdier and brighter than those born in lawful wedlock ; and in his case, he believed that his better nature and finer qualities came from this broad- minded, unknown Virginian.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The suppressed edition consists of three volumes of six hundred and thirty-eight pages, bound in dark blue cloth, with the fac- simile autograph of Mr. Lincoln imprinted in gold upon the back, and the face of Mr. Lin- coln, also in gold, upon the backbone of the book. The edition is abundantly illustrated.
It is published by Messrs. Belford, Clark & Co.
Mr. Jesse W. Weik was a collaborator upon these volumes and his name so appears inthe^ 2l8 book. The edition is now rare to the ragged edge of ...extinction — a set selling for from fifteen to twenty-five dollars.
The edition was suppressed because of sonie paragraphs therein that were objectionable to certain individuals. These paragraphs are known by a comparison of the original or suppressed edition and the new or current edition, consisting of two volumes bound in green cloth, embracing six hundred and seven- ty-nine pages, including a lengthy intro- duction by Mr. Horace White, and published by Messrs. D. Appleton & Co.
A comparative examination of the two edi- tions will show the matter appearing in the old or suppressed, and expurgated in the new or current edition, as follows : Volume i, pages 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 — "His (Lincoln's) theory in discussing the matter of hereditary traits had been, that, for certain reasons, ille- gitimate children are oftentimes sturdier and brighter than those born in lawful wedlock ; and in his case, he believed that his better nature and finer qualities came from this broad- minded, unknown Virginian.
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