Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.

First edition of this acclaimed Civil War–era study on Lincoln’s leadership. Octavo, original publisher's half-cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the third free endpaper, "To John Zanes, 'The deathless name he sought from the start had grown far beyond Sangamon County and Illinois, reached across the truly United States, until his legacy, as Stanton had surmised at the moment of his death, belonged not only to America but to the ages - to be revered and sung throughout all time.' Doris Kearns Goodwin." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown of the recipient. Jacket design by Patti Ratchford. Accompanied by a laid in New York Times newspaper clipping titled "Friends of Abe" about the book's release and dated November 6, 2005. A unique example.