Price
$185.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very good, some minor typical wear to the cover and a stain spot, inside pages Very fine with inconsequential edge toning
Size
6" x 9 1/4"
A corner piece of any Lincoln collection. First Edition of the Memorial Address Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln by George Bancroft. Tissue page still attached to protect beautiful printed photo of President Lincoln. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Lincoln. 9x5½, original dark brown pebbled and blind stamped cloth, front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. Printed by Government Printing Office, 1866. Published prior to Library of Congress numbers. Published by the Government Printing Office by order of Congress on February 12, 1866 in memory of Abraham Lincoln. The book is written as an oratory - recalling in often flowery detail the story of his life, the significance of his accomplishments, and the end of slavery. The appendix goes into detail about what happened in the aftermath of his death. Sixty nine printed pages. A popular book in its time that is still afforable and, of course, original.
These scarce books are typically priced based on condition. Foxing (otherwise known as toning spots) are common on the inside pages.
$185.00
used
Very good, some minor typical wear to the cover and a stain spot, inside pages Very fine with inconsequential edge toning
6" x 9 1/4"