(LAKESIDE CLASSICS). The Lakeside Classics. Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1903-2008. 1st eds. Orig. cloth, T.e.g. 106 Vols. All books are in good to very good condition.

I. The Colonial Period (1907). II. Democracy and Nationality (1908). III.Slavery (1909). IV. Secession, War, Reconstruction (1910). Dark green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Top edges gilt. Frontispiece portraits in each volume. Light wear to extremities. Page edges lightly darkened with age. Volume III has a touch of spotting to covers and a very small, 1/4" cut at top edge of spine. Volume II: hinge between half-title page and frontispiece just starting to separate (not serious). Overall, a very nice four volume set, clean and unmarked.

~THE  LAKESIDE CLASSICS –     ~ AN IMPORTANT 8 VOLUME COLLECTION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND RARE LAKESIDE PRESS... More

This is a collection of papers from the Lincoln Centennial Association/ Abraham Lincoln Assoc. Years are: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1928, 1930, 1932, These are hard bound, published and very hard to find. I have never seen these before. Listed here are the dates and description of the papers from the table of contents.

Complete set of Red Lakeside Press Classics Dated 1928 -1952

Complete set of Blue Lakeside Press Classics Dated 1953 - 1977

Complete set of Blue Lakeside Press Classics Dated 1953 - 1977

Complete set of Brown Lakeside Press Classics Dated 1978 - 2002

This set is the finest set I've seen. Missing the 1904 & 1906 copies only. As you can see from the pictures this set if in fantastic condition. You get the Lakeside Classics and several other RR Donnelley items. Two plates, a set of book ends, printers block and much more. Most of the Green copies are signed by Thomas E. Donnelley.

Since 1903, the R. R. Donnelley printing company has given out a Christmas present of a fine book, handsomely printed, and bound in a size that encourages reading (great for travel, too). With a few exceptions of original publications, each is a reprint of a classic in 18th or 19th century American historical literature, with the addition of a new, interpretive introduction.

The early subjects are wide-ranging, encompassing Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and William Penn's Fruits of Solitude, through presidential inaugural and great American speeches, on into early Illinois and Chicago history. But then the bulk of the titles concern the advancing American frontier and Western history, military life, and experiences with the Indians – including personal memoirs, travels, and first-hand accounts. Most are classics in their fields.

The books are bound in various cloth colors in 25-year increments, green being the earliest and most difficult to find, with red, blue, and brown following. The latest is teal, beginning a new century with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. There is a wealth of excellent American historical reading here, and this highly collectable set makes a handsome-looking addition to any library.