New York: New York Tribune, 1860. 8vo. 18, [1] pp. FIRST EDITION. Sewn as issued; water stained. First edition of the first published appearance of the speech that won Lincoln the presidency. This speech proved his electability, solidifying his base and defining his policies. Header of first page is "Tribune..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1866. 8vo. 69 pp. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece. Brown pebbled publisher's cloth; frontispiece starting to detach. From the library of Ralph D. Ritzman, with his ownership inscription. First edition of this speech given by former Secretary of the Navy Bancroft, who founded the Naval Academy. He..... More
Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., 1860. 8vo. 216 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 2 engraved portraits. Original printed wrappers, front wrapper detached; interior very good with virtually no foxing. First edition. The wrapper version is quite scarce in any condition. Barrett was the only biographer with whom Lincoln shared and..... More
[New York]: Sully and Kleinteich, [1916]. 6 x 9 inches. Un-paginated. Printed in blue and red on rectos only, inside decorative border. Hanging wall calendar tied with beige cloth hanger with wrapper covers; small damp-stain to margin of first few leaves, inking to front wrapper and a small chip on..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1928. Two volumes. 8vo. xxviii, 607; vii. [ii], 741 pp. FIRST EDITION. Calf-backed paper boards with morocco spine labels; ex-libris markings to spine and interior. A fine uncut copy. First edition, 500 copies printed. Monaghan 2999. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. 8vo. Green cloth, rubbed and rear board a little damp-stained; front free endpaper detached but present, light damp-staining to last few pages. Inscribed by Carpenter in 1897. Later edition of an entertaining look at the life of and with Lincoln during his presidency. Monaghan..... More
Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1865. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Publisher's brown cloth, boards soiled and rubbed, spine frayed; light scattered foxing. First edition of Fenton's announcement to the New York legislature of the assassination of President Lincoln. Fenton (1819-1885), one of the founders of the Republican party and an advocate..... More
Boston: B.B. Russell and Company, 1866. 8vo. 216 pp. FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Illustrated. Brown embossed cloth, extremities rubbed, spine frayed, boards a little discolored; light foxing. A very good copy. First edition, second printing of the first biography published after Lincoln's assassination. Monaghan 543. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. 8vo. 461 pp. FIRST EDITION. Green cloth with blind-stamped front cover; ex-libris. First edition, Number 69 of 150 signed by Hertz. Herndon (1818-1891) was Lincoln's law partner, as well as one of his many biographers. What distinguished him from Lincoln's other biographers was his..... More
London: [Chiswick Press], 1910. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red morocco with gilt decorated boards, 5 raised bands, gilt spine, gilt inner dentelles, spine chipped, joints and extremities rubbed, otherwise very good. First edition. Printed by the Chiswick Press. Lowry (1843-1909) was a major real..... More
Springfield, IL: [Privately Printed], 1872. 8vo. Brown cloth with blind-stamped boards and gilt spine, light shelf-wear and soiling to boards; gutter splitting after title page, which is partially detached. Monumental edition. It describes the life, and then the public mourning of the assassinated President. The author details the funeral, funeral..... More
Springfield, IL: [Privately Printed], 1872. 8vo. 205 pp. Blue cloth with gilt vignette to front cover; some light rubbing and soiling. Frontispiece lightly foxed, otherwise interior is clean. First edition. Inscribed in the year of publication to Newton Bateman, a well known Illinois educator. Monaghan, 928. More
Brooklyn: 1865. 8vo. 65 pp. FIRST EDITION. With an engraved frontispiece portrait. Original printed wrappers. Signed photograph of the author tipped-in and laid in is an original invitation to the speech. First edition, one of 100 copies. Signed photo of author tipped in. With an original invitation to the speech..... More
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Norwich, Conn. Henry Bill Publishing Co., 1882. Two books in one, as issued. 8vo. 469; 483 pp. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with steel engravings. Publisher's full black roan with gilt embossed vignette on front cover and title in gilt on front cover and spine, extremities rubbed, rear joint starting, spine frayed;..... More
Boston: Walker, Wise and Company, 1863. 8vo. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. Original green cloth, spine slightly sunned. Contemporary owner's signature. First edition, third printing (fifth thousand). An exceptional copy of this first complete biography of Lincoln, written with a more personal approach for the general population. Monaghan, 249. More
New York: Abingdon Press, [1921]. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Blue cloth-backed tan boards, title in red on front cover and in gilt on spine, boards soiled; ex-libris. Inscribed by the author on fly-leaf. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. First edition. Introduction by Will H. Hays, Postmaster General of the United States. The..... More
London: W. Kent & Co., 1858. 8vo. 227pp., 40pp. ads dated January, 1858. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, PRECEDING THE AMERICAN. Original olive cloth with blind-stamped boards, spine titled in gilt, yellow end-papers. Previous owner's inscription on front free end-paper, light scattered foxing, spine sunned [as usual] and lightly frayed, boards..... More
New York: By the Loyal Publication Society, 1864-68. Two volumes. Thick 8vo. FIRST EDITIONS. With the original printed wrappers bound in. Half-calf and cloth, calf-backed marbled boards. From the library of Admiral George Henry Preble with his signature; another ownership signature of D.W.C. Clarke. First editions of the complete set..... More
Chicago: The Riverton Press, 1900. 8vo. 283 pp. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece, engraved title, and 41 plates. Original maroon cloth, uncut and partially unopened. Number certification label signed by author to front paste-down. A fine copy. THE WILD WILD WEST. First edition. Description of a doctor’s travels from New York to..... More
Washington, D.C. Charles Magnus, 1862. 14 x 22”. Edges chipped and portions of corners torn away, spotting over image, 2 tears (4 and 6 inches, respectively), repaired, affecting image. Matted. More
Washington, D.C. Charles Magnus, 1864. 14 x 22”. Corners chipped and portions torn away, a one inch edge of right margin over halfway up from the bottom torn away, approximate 2 inch stain in lower left portion of image. Matted. More
New York: J.H. Colton, 1855. Large map. Folding map, with period hand colouring. Some tears. Bound into original publisher’s roan binding, covers elaborately blocked in blind, title on upper cover in gilt. More
New York: Colton, 1864. 37.7 x 28.2 cm (13 ½ x 11 1/4 in. Lithographed map, hand-colored. With decorative borders. Folding into blindstamped cloth covers lettered in gilt; back covers rubbed and stained, map detached in the inner gutter, 2 very small and neat tears in the folds and 2..... More
New York: Colton, 1856. Folding map, bound into original publisher’s cloth, title in gilt on cover. More
New York: Colton, 1853. large folding map, bound into original publisher’s blind-stamped roan, title in gilt on upper cover, which is detached. More
