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Lot 800
Sale 1047 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Jun 17, 2022
Lots Close
Jun 28, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$200 -
400
Price Realized
$125
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Lot Description
[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. LOWRIE, John M. (1817-1867). The Lessons of Our National Sorrow. Fort Wayne, IN: Jenkinson & Hartman, 1865.
8vo. (Occasional pale spotting.) Original wrappers (wear and some separation at hinge, occasional ink spots).
FIRST EDITION of a sermon given by John Marshall Lowrie in the immediate aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. A popular sermon, it was reprinted in 1932. Fish 607; Monaghan 611.
[With:] LOWRIE, John M. Autograph note signed ("JML"). N.p., n.d. Approx. 5 x 5 in. A note asking the recipient which of his publications he is in need of, promising to help acquire those they do not have.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston