Item #25921 Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early Political Career, and Speeches In and Out of Congress; Also A General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with the Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented Demise. Joseph Barrett, Washington Commissioner of Pensions, D. C.

Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early Political Career, and Speeches In and Out of Congress; Also A General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with the Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented Demise

New York: Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865.

Hardcover. Thick octavo. [1], 842 pages, [6] pages of advertisements, [1]. Frontispiece engraving of Lincoln. Illustrations in text. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with title on the spine. Cloth is shelf and edge worn with chips head and base of the spine. Hinges are cracked. Interior contents clean. Previous owners illustrated bookplate on the right front flyleaf. Another owner inscription on the front blank end sheet. First copyrighted ion 1860. The 1865 edition contains up to date information and the details of assassination of Lincoln. A fair or better copy. Fair. Item #25921

Price: $65.00