Foner, Eric and Olivia Mahoney, A HOUSE DIVIDED AMERICA IN THE AGE OF LINCOLN, New York: American Historical Society, 1990. 1st ed. blue cloth hardcover w/gilt titling to spine and blind stamp on front board, 4 to (10 x 8.375”), Fine / Fine, 179 pp. A wonderful copy with an excellent dust jacket albeit price clipped. A House Divided was published in conjunction with a major exhibition on the Civil War era at the Chicago Historical Society. Word and image reinforce each other in this handsome volume to convey a palpable sense of this definitive event – quite the distinctive book. |