1866 Abraham Lincoln Memorial Address 1st Edition Government Printing Office

First Edition, Memorial Address Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln by George Bancroft. Tissue page still attached to protect beautiful printed photo. 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. Outer spine has tears at top and bottom, inside pages very fine. One of the better condition ones that we have seen. Original.