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American History: Premier Auction
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- Sale 1853
Live
| Cincinnati
Jun 21 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1853
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$400 – $600
Lot of 2. Bartlett, D.W. [Authorized Edition] Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln. New York: H. Dayton, 1860. 12mo, bound in pale blue paper wrappers, both front and back wrappers are present with the back wrapper advertising the sale of this book, 150pp. (Monaghan #24)
This is the "Authorized Edition" of the first edition, published in June of 1860, a month after Lincoln's nomination in May of 1860. According to Wessen in his work on the Campaign Lives of Abraham Lincoln, he cites, "The usual chapter on Hamlin was not included in this short form issue; hence the book can not be deprived of the distinction of being the book devoted exclusively to Abraham Lincoln."
Abraham Lincoln 1860 Cooper Union Speech. The Republican Party Vindicated The demands of the South explained. Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, at the Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860. 8vo, booklet, 8pp, double columns. (Monaghan #55)
Lincoln carefully prepared this speech along with his tour into New England which exposed him to the East and helped raise him to national prominence to receive the Republican nomination three months later, defeating William H. Seward for the nomination.
Bartlett: both front and back wrappers are present with the back wrapper advertising the sale of this book. Loss to front wrapper, top right corner, plus dark stain on wrapper and interior page. Some loss to back wrapper as well. Some more scattered spots on wrappers.
Cooper union speech: some horizontal folds in booklet, some separation at folds, scattered spotting, some creasing along edges. Scattered staining and spotting.
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