Abe Lincoln in Illinois, a pre-publication publisher's review copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's future speech writer Robert E. Sherwood, signed by Sherwood, as well as 48 cast and crew members, including the lead actor, Raymond Massey, accompanied by the publisher's presentation slip and a captioned promotional photograph, and housed in a quarter Morocco Solander case featuring a portrait of Lincoln
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This remarkable publisher’s review copy is the first edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, signed by the author, Robert Sherwood, and 48 cast and crew members, including Raymond Massey, who played Lincoln in both the..... More