The Lincoln Centennial Medal. Presenting the Medal of Abraham Lincoln by Jules Edouard Roiné, Together with Papers on The Medal: Its Origin and Symbolism by George N. Olcott, and The Lincoln Centennial commemoration by Richard Lloyd Jones and Certain Characteristic Utterances of Abraham Lincoln. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1908.

8vo. Bronze medal set in paste paper die-cut mount bound in (chip to mount corner, toning, occasional pencil marks). Original publisher's navy blue cloth gilt with pictorial label of the medal.

FIRST EDITION featuring the Centennial Medal, a high relief struck bronze medallion by French-American sculptor and master medal engravery, Jules Edouard Roiné (1857-1916). The obverse features a detailed profile portrait of Lincoln bearing his name and life dates, "Abraham Lincoln / 1809 / 1865" alongside Roiné's mark and copyright. The reverse features the words "Emancipation / Proclamation / Signed / January First 1863" with Lincoln's facsimile signature surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak. The edge bears the words "Liberator / 1909 / Centennial commemoration."

[With:] 
ARNOLD, Isaac N. The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery. Chicago: Clarke & Co., 1867. -- WELLES, Gideon. Lincoln and Seward. New York: Sheldon & Company, 1874. -- HARRIS, T.M. Assassination of Lincoln: A History of the Great Conspiracy. Boston: American Citizen Company, John K. Hastings, 1892. One-half black morocco (heavy loss, rebacked). -- SCHURZ, Carl. Abraham Lincoln. Cleveland, New York, Chicago: The Chautauqua Press, 1899. Later edition. -- CATHEY, James. H. The Genesis of Lincoln. N.p.: N.p., [1899]. -- BROWNE, Francis Fisher. The Every-Day Life of Abraham Lincoln. London: John Murray, 1914.  -- Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all FIRST EDITION, except as noted, 8vo and 12mo, all in publisher's cloth, condition generally very good.