Carl Sandburg. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE PRAIRIE YEARS (2 vols. complete) and ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE WAR YEARS (4 vols. complete). New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1926 and 1939. First trade edition (after deluxe limited edition). Hardcover. Navy blue cloth-covered boards with blind stamped lettering on covers, with gilt on spine, top edge yellow. 8vo; 480; 482pp. with index; 660; 655; 673; 515pp. with index. Each volume with frontispiece; b&w plates and illustrations.

9 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. each

Private Florida Estate

The Prairie Years in about very good condition; boards lightly scuffed with minor edgewear and corners slightly bumped, vol. I with small stains on upper board, marks on edges, light wear at head and tail of spine; pages mildly toned with occasional light grime and frayed edge, rear endpapers with stamps and writing in ink. The War Years in overall good condition; boards with scuffing and edgewear, light wear at head and tail of spine, occasional small mark or stain at board or edge, slight separation from text block; vol. 1 with front hinge cracked with upper board completely separated from text block; interior with light toning, frontispieces stained and foxed, with occasional scattered foxing and staining at endpapers and preliminaries, vol. III with tiny edge loss at front endpaper.