Excerpts from the lecture ABRAHAM LINCOLN
delivered by ROBERT G. INGERSOLL
on numerous occasions between 1892 and 1899
Composed in Frederic W. Goudy's 1921 typeface
Garamont. Printed on Hahnemühle Biblio mouldmade
paper, sewn into Nekoosa Text Weave Cover, and
wrapped in Biblio. 12 pages, 5.2 × 7.5 inches.
$20 (includes postage to a United States address).
The excerpts are selected from the 51-page lecture
in volume III of the Dresden Edition of "The
Works of Robert G. Ingersoll" (New York: The
Dresden Publishing Co., C. P. Farrell, 1902). An
Illinois politician and the foremost orator of
the late nineteenth century, Ingersoll (1833-1899) lectured
across America on literary, political, and
philosophical topics. He delivered the lecture
"Abraham Lincoln" more than 70 times.
Frederic W. Goudy (1865-1947), the most prolific
American type designer, was born in Bloomington,
Illinois and lived in this state until he was 39.
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