A long time ago, I purchased a 3-volume set of books entitled, "Herndon's Lincoln" in a small northern California community. I purchased them at an antique book store as a gift for my husband. Rumor has it, that one of his distant relatives was Abraham Lincoln's law partner, the author of the book.
A while back, I thought I would do a little digging about the books. I also wanted to know about the person whose name, Leo F. Stinson, was inside each of the books. I found that Leo F. Stinson was the editor and proprietor of a newspaper 18 miles south of where I purchased the book. The newspaper that he published was apparently held in high regard, in the newspaper world. Although I cannot document his possession of the books, I believe it is highly likely that he was the owner. There was also some evidence that he might have gone to college with the Herndon who published the book.
Anyway, would anyone have any idea about the value of these books? I don't know how to tell if they are first editions or not, and believe (to my untrained eye) that they are in fairly good shape. Any and all comments/suggestions are always well received!
