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Special Announcements
Holiday Hours
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. will be closing at 2pm on Wednesday, December 31st. In observance of New Year's Day, the shop will be closed from Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Sunday, January 4, 2026. The book shop will be open for regular business hours starting on Monday, January 5, 2026. Monday hours are "By Appointment or By Chance." It is ... Read More
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A Look at Lakeside Classics
Richard Robert Donnelley opened his Chicago printing company in 1864. In 1870, he changed the name to Lakeside Printing and Publishing Company. Rising from the ashes of the 1871 fire, by 1901 they moved into their own building. Located in today's Printer's Row neighborhood, the building is architect Howard Van Doren Shaw's very first design of a commercial building. The ... Read More
