March Online Auction ( Sale #287)
Lot 364:
Description
Lincoln Book Assortment
(13) volumes including ‘Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas’, published by Follett, Foster and Co., Columbus 1860, gilt stamped cloth, reference: Howes USiana #L-338; ‘The History of Abraham Lincoln, and the Overthrow of Slavery’ by Isaac Newton Arnold, published by Clarke & Co., Chicago 1866, 1st edition, half leather over marbled boards, engraved frontispiece, #1008 on the ‘Check list of Chicago ante-fire imprints, 1851-1871’; a disbound copy of the ‘Emancipation Proclamation, General Orders No. 1’ from ‘General Orders of the War Department 1863’ (4) pages housed in a half-leather over marbled boards folder, accompanied by an informational sheet from Kenneth Nebenzahl, Chicago bookseller, references: Grolier American 100, #71, Managhan #182; (8) additional 19th century tributes and biographical works on Lincoln, including a disbound c.1860 campaign biography; together with ‘Life and services of Gen. John A. Logan’ by George Dawson 1887 1st edition, full leather
Property from: a River Forest, Illinois estate
Height: 9 1/2 inches, Width: 6 1/2 inches, Depth: 1 1/4 inches (Debates)
Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use; minor chips and wear-through to spine ends and a corner of ‘Debates’, otherwise clean copy; pre-fire bio having detached boards and spine, chipped labels, bumped and worn; ‘Emancipation’ disbound from a volume; campaign bio lacks covers and title page; loose spine-cover to a ‘Life’; ‘Logan’ having detached cover, loss to spine
Disclaimers: not all items individually inspected for completeness or condition; may have owner’s names and other marks, book-plates, notes, marginalia, bent corners, smudges or other interior flaws
Category: Collectibles > Books
Estimated Sale Time: 3:02 pm CST
Shipping Status: Leonard Auction will directly ship this lot
Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: March 14, 2022, 1:08 pm
Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use; minor chips and wear-through to spine ends and a corner of ‘Debates’, otherwise clean copy; pre-fire bio having detached boards and spine, chipped labels, bumped and worn; ‘Emancipation’ disbound from a volume; campaign bio lacks covers and title page; loose spine-cover to a ‘Life’; ‘Logan’ having detached cover, loss to spine
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 in
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