New York: Kraus Reprint Co 1972. Hardcover. Introduction by Earl Wellington Wiley. 12mo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. vii 112pp. Fine. An exceptionally pristine and tight reprint edition of this 1927 Ohio State University offering consisting of the Scott Club Speech 1852 the Apple of Gold Speech 1861 the Indianapolis Speech 1859 and the Leavenworth Speech 1859. The first edition is scarce and even this reprint edition seldom seen. MONAGHAN 2892. Kraus Reprint Co hardcover
New York: Swann Galleries Inc 1985. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff color pictorial wrappers. Ca. 75pp. Illustrations. Fine. A tight and attractive copy of this outstanding all-Lincolniana auction which took place on 28 May 1985 and included 438 lots divided into books and autographs graphics photographs and ephemera. Tipped in at rear is a Swann Galleries envelope containing the "Prices Realized" list and the original postcard notification of this auction. Uncommon and a useful reference. Swann Galleries Inc paperback
Washington DC: C-SPAN 1994. Paperback. 4to. Heavy card stock presentation envelope containing John Splaine's book "A Companion Guide to the Lincoln Douglas Debates" small 4to softbound 96pp illustrations fine large classroom pictorial poster booklet "Critically Thinking About the Lincoln Douglas Debates: Teachers' Guide" a Re-Enactments Schedule Lincoln-Douglas Products for Educators and Evaluation. Envelope very good/contents fine. Probable sole edition of this complete teacher's packet of information -- all companions to the highly-rated C-SPAN debate re-enactments. Most unusual! C-SPAN paperback
Westwood NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company 1965. Hardcover. 16mo. Yellow paper over boards dust jacket. 64pp. Fine/near fine. Tight and superb first edition of this slim "Revell Inspirational Classic." Fleming H. Revell Company hardcover
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1995. Hardcover. Illustrations by Michael McCurdy. Foreword by Garry Wills. 4to. Blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and cream paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 27pp. Frontispiece numerous illustrations. Fine/near fine. Wonderfully tight and handsome first edition of this outstandingly-illustrated text the Bliss version of the immortal speech. The wood engravings show McCurdy in top form. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1925. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth spine and blue paper over boards paper label. 22pp. Frontispiece 6 illustrations. Very good. Mild edgewear with bit of rubbing and some age toning to binding; internally fine. Tight nice first edition. Front pastedown bears the early ca. 1930s Art Deco-ish bookplate of Ralph G. Newman 1912-98 founder of Chicago's famed Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Oliver Barrett introduces this first edition of Lincoln's speech of October 30 1858. MONAGHAN 2680. University of Chicago Press hardcover
New York: The Modern Library 1942. Hardcover. Edited by Philip Van Doren Stern. Introduction by Allan Nevins. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. xxvi 863pp. Near fine. Faintest of faint edgewear. A tight and attractive first edition of this Modern Library Giant #20 with "First Modern Library Giant Edition 1942" clearly noted. This sharp copy also bears a fine autograph edition: Tipped among the preliminary leaves is an outstanding content Typed Letter Signed from Nevins 1p 5�" X 8" New York NY 1956 October 21. Addressed to "Ralph" Ralph G. Newman 1912-2000 founder of Chicago's famed Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Writing on "Columbia University" letterhead Nevins first discusses Bruce Catton's book "This Hallowed Ground: The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War." He writes: "Here we are. Bruce has written a fine book. It will delight everybody. It reads at times as if he had written in haste but I did not mention that. Some of the omissions are rather startling. But as a whole it is a superb performance." He then discusses Newman and Otto Eisenschiml's 1947 book "The American Iliad: The Epic Story of the Civil War as Narrated by Eyewitnesses and Contemporaries" an anthology that had just been rereleased by Grosset & Dunlap with a "Pictorial Chronicle" volume added by E.B. "Pete" Long. He writes "My congratulations on those two volumes of yours and Pete Long's. They are magnificent. You will have a very large sale. I agree that in time the second volume should be enlarged. It is fine as it stands but expansion would make it still finer. The whole set is a real public service." Signed simply "Allan" in blue ballpoint. The Modern Library hardcover
Washington DC: The Library of Congress 1959. Hardcover. Introduction by David C. Mearns. Folio. Blind-embossed black cloth with gilt spine lettering. 212pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine. First only edition of this superb facsimile of the priceless copy bearing Lincoln's margin corrections donated to the Library of Congress by Alfred Whital Stern. In 1953 Stern donated about 7000 Lincoln items to the Library of Congress -- one of their major Lincoln acquisitions. Tipped before the front flyleaf is a special sheet signed by both Stern with his usual enormous 7" signature and below that by Library of Congress manuscripts curator Mearns with his usual tight 2" signature. This sheet was signed exclusively for Ralph G. Newman founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. This particular signed leaf also bears at top the special "Rare Book Collection / Alfred Whital Stern / Collection of / Lincolniana" Library of Congress bookplate. An outstanding copy -- tight 'n' bright. Stern 1881-1960 was a wealthy businessman and Lincoln collector extraordinaire; Mearns 1899-1981 was the noted Chief of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress for many years a well-known Lincoln scholar who edited "The Lincoln Papers" 1948 "Three Presidents and Their Books" 1955 and "Largely Lincoln" 1961 among others. The Library of Congress hardcover
Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1925. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth spine and blue paper over boards with paper label. 22pp. Frontispiece 6 illustrations. Very good. Faint edgewear. Tight nice first edition. Oliver Barrett introduces this first edition of Lincoln's speech of October 30 1858. MONAGHAN 2680. University of Chicago Press hardcover
New York: The New York State Civil War Centennial Commission n.y. Broadside. 17�" X 23". Very good. Illustrations. Single horizontal and single center folds as issued. Issued on coated rather heavy stock this compilation of news items was distributed by Master Newspaper Syndicate and was in effect a news release for possible use in newspapers and other publications wanting "filler" material. Undated but likely 1962. Consists of several news stories set in several columns largely "A Great World Document" by Mason Tolman and several smaller uncredited stories each concerning Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Several small illustrations. From the collection of noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold F. Gates 1914-93. Unusual and seldom seen. The New York State Civil War Centennial Commission unknown
Group of 6 unusual postal covers created by Lincoln scholar Thomas I. Starr 1903-65 noted Lincoln scholar from Detroit Michigan whose publications include "Lincoln Belonged to a Great Fraternity" 1936 "A Lost Speech of Abraham Lincoln" 1936 and "Lincoln's Kalamazoo Address Against Extending Slavery" 1941. Six identical 6�" X 3�" envelopes each bearing the then-new 3-cent Lincoln stamp at upper right and at upper left printed in brown ink a profile portrait of Lincoln alongside the tiny printed text quoting Lincoln's well-known reply when told that a new city in Logan County Illinois was to be named after him "You'd better not do that for I never knew anything named Lincoln that amounted to much.". Starr typed his Detroit name/address at lower center and mailed these to cities across the country with the word "Lincoln" in them having them cancelled on Lincoln's birthday 12 February 1933 and signed by the postmaster of those cities. Thus the envelope cancelled in Lincoln California has "K.M. Fleming p.m." penned at lower left the envelope cancelled in Lincolnton Georgia has "J.M. Wilkes P.M. / Lincolnton Ga." penned at upper left the envelope cancelled in Lincolnville Kansas has "Axel F. illegible / P.M." penned at upper left the envelope cancelled in Lincolnville Center Maine has "R.S. Knight / Lincolnville Ctr. / Me." penned at upper left the envelope cancelled in Lincolnton North Carolina has "Giles B. Goodson / Postmaster / Lincolnton NC" penned at upper left and the envelope cancelled in Lincoln Arkansas has "H.T. Sluth P.M." penned at upper right. A fun odd group. unknown
N.p.: N.p. n.y. ca. 1864. 2�" X 4". Near fine. Artist's rendering a composite based on the well-known 1864 photograph of a seated Lincoln with a large book in his lap his son Tad standing alongside watching with a seated Mary Todd Lincoln added at left and Robert Todd Lincoln in uniform standing behind his parents. This version crops an empty chair at viewer's right and framed oil portrait of Willie who died in the White House in 1862 above it visible in other versions of this c.d.v. Tiny printed caption "A. Lincoln and Family" on the blank bottom margin -- and due to a printer's misprint this caption is stamped a second time just left at an angle. No backstamp on verso. A striking handsome piece. unknown
New York: D. Appleton 1930. Second printing. The spine is slightly slanted and the hinges somewhat stretched. Previous owner's name is written on the front pastedown. An embossment on the title page states "Bureau of Navigation Department of the Navy". Otherwise an unmarked copy. The dust jacket is edgeworn soiled and stained. Tears along the folds. The price is present on the front flap. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. D. Appleton Hardcover
Freeport: The Lincoln-Douglas Society 1958. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 104pp. Numerous illustrations maps. Very good. Slightest bit of faint edgewear; ownership signature in red fineline near top of front wrapper. First edition tight and nice of this centennial production celebrating the second Lincoln-Douglas debate in this northern Illinois town. The Lincoln-Douglas Society paperback
Mount Vernon NY: The Peter Pauper Press n.y. Hardcover. Introduction by William H. Townsend. Small 4to. Blue patterned paper over boards slipcase with pictorial label. 157pp. Near fine/very good. Bit of mild slipcase wear. Handsome later printing of this 1935 title tight and nice. Difficult as always to determine edition with Peter Pauper Press titles but the later printings were published in Mount Vernon instead of New Rochelle and consist of 157 pages instead of 103 pages. See Monaghan 3499. The Peter Pauper Press hardcover
Springfield: Baker & Phillips April 25 1865 Vol. XVII No. 268. Large folio. 4pp. Black mourning borders. Very good. Minor soiling and minor wear along some original folds but no binding traces and remarkably few edge tears. Lincoln's body had just left Philadelphia en route to Springfield via a special funeral train when this issue appeared. Some other headlines: "Mosby Surrenders Conditionally on Johnston's Terms" "Lee's Paroled Soldiers Tearing up the Railroads" "Fall of Montgomery Confirmed" "Condition of Secretary Seward and Son." An attractive copy. unknown
Chicago: Sabel Studios 1942. 11�" X 14". Sophisticated three-quarter portrait within a circle "Engraved from drawing made with one continuous line." unknown
Chicago: Ralph Geoffrey Newman Inc 1971. Large folio. Stiff brown portfolio housing 15�" X 20�" broadside. Fine/fine. "The Gettysburg Address of / Abraham Lincoln" handsomely typeset as opposed to holograph facsimile. Inside portfolio front cover bears essay by writer/radio pioneer NORMAN CORWIN 1910-2011 titled "Gettysburg and the Few Appropriate Remarks" boldly signed by him at the close. Edition limited to 126 copies -- this an unnumbered out-of-sequence copy from the private library of publisher Newman best known as founder of Chicago's famed Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Uncommon and ideal for display. Ralph Geoffrey Newman, Inc unknown
Chicago: The Lakeside Press n.y. 1964. 4to. Stiff tan folder. 4pp. Illustration. Fine. Text delivered by the famous Lincoln animated figure created by Walt Disney for the State of Illinois Land of Lincoln Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. unknown
Washington: War Department 1864 February 22. Handbill. 2pp. 12mo. Very good. File holes at left edge not affecting text -- almost a "Near fine." "A PROCLAMATION" being Lincoln's revoking of the blockade of the port of Brownsville Texas. Declares "that the blockade of the said port of Brownsville shall so far cease and determine from and after this date that commercial intercourse with said port. may. be carried on. until the rebellion shall have been suppressed." Spells out "prohibited articles namely: cannon mortars fire-arms pistols bombs grenades powder saltpetre sulphur balls bullets pikes swords" et cetera plus other exceptions. Signed in type by Lincoln and also by Secretary of State William H. Seward and Assistant Adjutant General E.D. Townsend. Not in Monaghan. unknown
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