Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION.
TITLE: Trial of the Assassins and Conspirators for the Murder of Abraham Lincoln, and The Attempted Assassinations Of Vice-President Johnson And The Whole Cabinet.
PUBLISHER: Philadelphia: Barclay & Co., 1864 [1865].
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 9-1/4" x 5-3/4", original pictorial wrappers, illustrated, pagination irregular but complete.
CONDITION: Original stitching, completely unsophisticated without repairs, small chip to the center of the rear cover, internally clean and bright, surely the nicest copy you will every encounter, VERY GOOD+.
REFERENCE: McDade 623
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: According to RBH only 2 copies have ever appeared at auction. The last one in 2008.
Variant issue mentioned by Howes with the illustration of the execution moved to p 96; also with misprint of copyright date as “1864". Featuring engraved portrait of Mary Surratt on cover. The assassination of Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth...
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American Antique 1860s Books