March Online Auction ( Sale #287)
Lot 364:
Sold for: $1,000
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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