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1865Best.-Nr. 38499New York: Currier & Ives 1865. Color print 11-3/4" x 15-1/2" by sight. A black man newly freed from slavery kneels at Lincoln's feet his shackles broken. He kisses Lincoln's hand. His wife and babies stand behind him. Lincoln's right arm is raised and pointing heavenward. Light uniform toning but brightly colored. Two blank margin tears at lower right corner one blank margin tear at upper left corner. Framed in wood a few small dings to overall size 16" x 20." Very Good. "This commemorative print was issued soon after the assassination of President Lincoln to comfort his supporters. The semi-allegorized representation portrayed the former president as the emancipator of enslaved African Americans guided by divine principles" Description online at The Met. Entering Richmond in 1865 Lincoln was met by many former slaves who kneeled before him. Lincoln told them to stand and thank God not Lincoln for their freedom. A decade later the Colored People's Educational Monument Association headed by the African-American abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet. created a memorial to Lincoln. The result was a sculpture erected in 1876 in Lincoln Park near Capitol Hill depicting a supplicant slave and a towering Lincoln. Known as the Emancipation Memorial or the Freedmen's Memorial it generated some contemporary criticism for its depiction of the inferior position of the black man. Gale 2311. Not in LCP Reilly or Weitenkampf. OCLC 1292616124 1- OH Hist. Connection 870219805 1- IN Hist. Soc. as of May 2024. AAS also owns a copy. Currier & Ives unknown books
1864Best.-Nr. 23084New York: Sold at 13 Park Row and at all Democratic Newspaper Offices 1864. 8pp caption title disbound a bit of blank margin wear Good. At head of title: 'Document No. 12.' This Democratic Party campaign pamphlet portrays President Lincoln as an incompetent military strategist who perpetually "interfered with General McClellan both when he was general-in-chief and afterward when he commanded the brave Army of the Potomac." Worse Lincoln has "The Taint of Disunion." He not McClellan the Democratic presidential candidate supported the Jeffersonian right of revolution in a speech during his single term in Congress. He and other "ultra abolitionists" are the "original secessionists and disunion men." George McClellan wants the rebel States to return to the Union but Lincoln's policies render that impossible. Lincoln "regards the States as dead and gone. He magnifies and strengthens the position of the Richmond dynasty" by seeking to negotiate "only with Jefferson Davis." Monaghan 326. Not in LCP. Sold at 13 Park Row, and at all Democratic Newspaper Offices unknown books
1865Best.-Nr. 42319Washington D. C. 1865. Caption title as issued. War Department Adjutant General's Office. April 17 1865. Single leaf folded to 3 1 blank pp. Disbound separating at the spine old stitching holes. Printed mourning border with diagram of hearse and pallbearers. Signed in type at the bottom of page 3 by Assistant Adjutant General W.A. Nichols. Except as noted Very Good. This scarce document prints the official arrangements for Abraham Lincoln's Washington D.C. funeral. The program lists participating military units; names the Senate House Army and Navy participants in the procession; family relatives "The Delegations of the States of Illinois and Kentucky"; governmental officials from the President on down. A printed diagram displays the hearse and pallbearers. The procession's route is described beginning "precisely" at 2 o'clock P.M. on Wednesday April 19th after "conclusion of the religious services at the Executive Mansion." The procession began with the firing of guns from St. John's Church City Hall and the Capitol and the ringing of church bells throughout Washington Georgetown and Alexandria. Monaghan 654. OCLC 10408587 13 as of July 2026. unknown books
1864Best.-Nr. 36792Ohio 1864. Broadside ticket listing Union Ticket candidates for elections in 1864 beneath illustration of the American Flag. Several candidates are listed for "Supreme Judge" plus candidates for Secretary of State Attorney General Comptroller of the Treasury Board of Public Works; and for Congress John A. Bingham. Some edge wear text complete horizontal fold. Good. unknown books
1860Best.-Nr. 022510Columbus OH: Follett Foster and Company 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper lacking top third; pencil writing on front endpaper and blank as well as rear pastedown; light to moderate foxing heaviest to title page; gilt on spine a little dull but readable. Very Good. Early issue. Publisher's brown blindstamped cloth; iv - ads iv 268 pages. These public debates over slavery are perhaps the most consequential campaign debates in American history. The first speech in the volume is Lincoln's famous "House Divided" speech of 17 June 1858 in Springfield IL. HOWES L-338; NEW HOWES L 339 "b": "Historically the most important series of American political debates." Follett, Foster and Company hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 24234NP ND. Two identical plates each measuring 2.5" x 2.75" and mounted side by side on yellow cardboard backing measuring 6.75" x 3.25". Very Good. unknown books
1864Best.-Nr. 42194New York: J.F. Feeks Publisher 1864. Stitched. 46 2 publ. advts. Original printed wrappers the front wrapper and title page illustrated with a grotesque caricature of a Negro's face. Very Good plus. An unusually disgusting anti-Lincoln campaign document capitalizing on northern racist sentiments. Lincoln is called 'Abraham Africanus I'. His Emancipation Proclamation is ridiculed; the shifting focus of the War from a struggle to preserve the Union to a crusade against slavery is condemned; and the expansion of executive power to curtail civil liberties is denounced. The text includes "questions and sarcastic answers intended to defeat Lincoln" Monaghan. "What are the Ten Commandments Thou shalt have no other God but the negro. Thou shalt make an image of a negro and place it on the Capitol as the type of the new American man." "Strongly opposed to the election of Abraham Lincoln" Sabin Feeks the publisher was a Copperhead closely aligned with Chauncy Burr and other northern publishers of pro-slavey material. New York was "home to vigorous defenders of slavery who viewed African Americans as inferior and warned that abolition would hurt the nation's economy. Both sides took advantage of New York's role as center of publishing and the arts using the city's printing presses theaters and music halls to advocate for an end to slavery or for white supremacy" online Mus. of the City of New York ABOLISHING SLAVERY. FIRST EDITION. Monaghan 324. Bartlett 2734. Sabin 41204. J.F. Feeks, Publisher unknown books
1917Best.-Nr. 11520n.p.: n.p. 1917. Facsimile broadside in wrapper folder; light soiling and edgewear to wrapper otherwise fine. One of 75 copies printed and signed by H.E. Barker. Facsimile of a very rare broadside published by Herndon as a rebuttal to attacks that he gave mis-information to Lincoln biographers in regard to the speeches between Lincoln and Douglas in 1854. Monaghan 2313. [n.p.] unknown books
1864Best.-Nr. 12394Philadelphia: Union League of Philadelphia 1864. FIRST EDITION. Wrappers disbound; light soiling and toning. First edition of this scarce pamphlet published during the 1864 elections in support of re-electing Lincoln as President. Monaghan 359. [Union League of Philadelphia] unknown books
1863Best.-Nr. 40887New York: Office of the Metropolitan Record 1863. Original printed wrappers. Stitched. 29 1 blank 1- advertisement for 'The Washington Despotism Dissected' 1 blank pp. Light wear and fox. About Very Good. The Metropolitan Record whose Prospectus is printed on the rear wrapper calls itself "an unswerving opponent of fanaticism in every form and an advocate of constitutional liberty and the rights of the citizens against despotic usurpation." This pamphlet is "A mock trial wherein Lincoln was charged with treasonable intent purposes and designs and of having committed among other unconstitutional acts the following: 'Declared War against Sovereign States under pretence of repossessing himself of certain forts and other property; arresting citizens without process of law; suppressed liberty of speech; stopped publication of certain newspapers; placed the military power above the civil power; overthrown State Sovereignty; forced unconstitutional acts through Congress.' At the conclusion of the trial the Court addressed the 'Criminal' as follows: 'You have been tried and found wanting. You have been given the opportunity of saving a nation but you have stabbed it to the heart. You have converted your country into a despotism'." Eberstadt. "Quotations from Lincoln and others selected to discredit his administration" Monaghan. A second edition was printed in 1867. Sabin Monaghan and LCP do not collate the advertisement at page 31. FIRST EDITION. 111 Eberstadt 332. Monaghan 252. Sabin 41234. LCP 10399. Office of the Metropolitan Record unknown books
1860Best.-Nr. 17676Columbus Ohio: Follett Foster And Company 1860. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition of Caucasus of 1860: A History of the National Political Conventions of the Current Presidential Campaign by Murat Halstead published in 1860. Octavo 6 232pp 2. Pebbled brown cloth title in gilt on the spine. Previous ownership stamp on the title page and preface blindstamp on the front free endpaper. Includes an ownership inscription on the front free endpaper dated 1860. A few marginalia notes in pencil. Solid text block text generally clean. Rubbing to cloth wear at head of the spine. Sabin 29924 Howes H-102. Murat Halstead's The Caucuses of 1860 published in Columbus by Follett Foster and Company in 1860 provides a detailed eyewitness narrative of the major party conventions that shaped the outcome of the pivotal presidential election. As a reporter and editor for the Cincinnati Commercial Halstead attended the Democratic conventions in Charleston April and Baltimore June where the party split over the issue of slavery-ultimately nominating two different candidates Stephen A. Douglas for the Northern Democrats and John C. Breckinridge for the Southern faction. He also covered the Republican convention in Chicago May describing the nomination of Abraham Lincoln over front-runner William H. Seward in day-by-day reports. The book includes transcriptions of key speeches roll-call votes delegate maneuverings and even floor plans of the convention halls. Follett, Foster And Company unknown books
1863Best.-Nr. 35588Auburn N.Y. 1863. Broadside 8" x 12-1/4". Very Good. Congressman Pomeroy of Auburn who represented New York in Congress during the Civil War years and early Reconstruction has high praise for Colonel Clark serving on the staff of General Banks and recently wounded in the advance on Port Hudson. In the earliest days of the War during the Baltimore disorders he "mingled during the day and following night with the populace and rioters gathered all possible information and on the following morning returned to Washington and laid the information before the military authorities. Communications with Annapolis being cut off he accepted the hazardous position of bearer of dispatches from the War Department to Gen'l Butler and of the seventeen messengers sent on that mission was the only one who succeeded in reaching his destination without arrest and that was accomplished only by a night march on foot of twenty-five miles in a country with which he was unfamiliar and by swimming the Patuxent within sound of the voices of the enemies sentinels." OCLC 768761257 1- Allen Cy Pub. Lib. as of November 2025. unknown books
2015Best.-Nr. 274N.P.: by the artist 2015. Original. Framed and matted. Fine. Lucas Richardson. Framed in black wood and matted in charcoal gray: overall size 18 1/2" x 15 1/2" / image displayed: 7 7/8" x 4 7/8". Lucas Richardson graduated valedictorian from DuCret School of Art in 2002. He has a double major in graphic design and fine art illustration. He continued to study with Peter Caras who had been instructed by Frank Reilley James Bama and Norman Rockwell. As a portrait artist Richardson has undertaken commissions in oil & charcoal mediums. He is also actively engaged in digital design. A STRIKING Portrait! by the artist unknown books
1718Best.-Nr. 102323Newspaper 16" x 22" six columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center several tears and chips at folds and extremities some loss of text Lincoln text less affected some aging and browning and some uneven darkening ; in about fair condition overall for a newspaper from this period. Dated April 17 1865 this is a relatively early account of the Lincoln assassination. Most of the coverage is on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the "death bed scene" the attacks on Secretary Seward and his son the national reaction and reports on those involved in the plot. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper. books
1865Best.-Nr. 102324Newspaper 16" x 22" six columns of text small Lincoln engraving 4 pp. Folded at center a few tears and chips at folds and extremities some loss of text at the center fold some aging and browning and a little uneven darkening; despite these faults the paper is in decent condition overall for a newspaper from this period. Dated April 26 1865 this paper provides considerable detail on Lincoln's funeral. The coverage includes an OBIT on Lincoln and a small engraving of the slain president. Most of the coverage is on the second page of the newspaper. The articles include stories on events at the capital to honor Lincoln and the impact of the event on a grieving nation. books
1865Best.-Nr. 106234Newspaper folio 21" x 28" eight columns 4 pp. Chips and folds in margins center page crease folded a couple of holes at folds with some loss some soiling aging and darkening; otherwise fair to good. Dated May 31 1865 this local Boston paper carries two stories about the Lincoln assassination. Both articles start on front page. The first discusses the trial of the conspirators and the second deals with the trial also but presents information about the individuals involved. Back page has the usual ads. books
1866Best.-Nr. 1009808vo one sheet printed on both sides. Even toning and aging small closed tear to the upper margin; otherwise very good. This is a rather scarce government document that informs the military that the "Thirteenth Amendment" has passed and slavery is officially abolished. Article XIII states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a crime whereby the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction." This document is signed in type by William H. Seward 1801-1872 as the Secretary of State. Congress would follow with a Civil Rights Act of 1866 to give African Americans the same rights as all citizens but this small printed document presenting the essence of the "Thirteenth Amendment" is an important piece of history. ANB. books
1865Best.-Nr. 102320Newspaper 16" x 23" uncut six columns of text 8 pp. Folded at center some tears and a little loss of text at center fold but not significant other chips tears and folds mostly at extremities normal aging and darkening uncut and center pages probably never read; good or better for a newspaper and still very presentable. Dated April 21 1865 this paper covers events of the Lincoln assassination Most of the front page and part of the last page are dedicated to Lincoln's death. The Herald discusses the eminent capture of John Wilkes Booth and gives an updat on Secretary Seward"s condition. The paper also carries a story on the conspiracy to kill Lincoln and an arrest made in Baltimore. The Herald gives a clear picture of a nation in mourning and the large crowds that turned out for a final viewing of the late president. An important piece of American History. books
1865Best.-Nr. 102321Newspaper 16" x 23" uncut six columns of text 8 pp. Folded at center some tears and a little loss of text at center fold but not significant other chips tears and folds mostly at extremities some aging and browning a little uneven darkening uncut and center pages probably never read; good or better for a newspaper and still very presentable. Dated April 26 1865 this paper covers events relating to the Lincoln funeral. The Herald reports that 750000 stood in silence during the funeral procession and that there were many disappointed mourners who didn't get a chance to join the 150000 that had a chance to make it to view the body. The paper gives details about the funeral procession and the final church services for the slain president. An important piece of American History. books
1865Best.-Nr. biblio4Newspaper 18 1/2" x 25 1/2" seven columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center another more subtle middle fold probably removed some chips tears and folds mostly at extremities some aging and browning a little uneven darkening ; otherwise about very good. Dated April 21 1865 this paper has several stories on the Lincoln assassination on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the courage and determination of Secretary Stanton rewards posted for the capture of Booth and a nation in mourning. There is also a short report on the condition of Secretary Seward. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper. books
1865Best.-Nr. 106884Newspaper 18 1/2" x 25 1/2" seven columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center another more subtle middle fold probably removed some chips tears and folds mostly at extremities some aging and browning a little uneven darkening ; otherwise about very good. Dated April 21 1865 this paper has several stories on the Lincoln assassination on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the courage and determination of Secretary Stanton rewards posted for the capture of Booth and a nation in mourning. There is also a short report on the condition of Secretary Seward. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper. books
1908Best.-Nr. 12383Philadelphia: Biddle Press 1908. Illustrated with line drawings and initial letters. Board-backed ring calendar with red cloth hanger; light edgewear. A ring calendar for the hundredth anniversary of Lincoln's birth with a leaf for each week of the year and events from his life on every page. Monaghan 1637. Biddle Press unknown books
1864Best.-Nr. 12446Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson 1864. FIRST EDITION. Original printed wrappers lacking rear wrapper; front wrapper lightly chipped and soiled some occasional scattered foxing. Still a very good uncut copy. First edition of this scarce wrapper issue. Monaghan 366. T.B. Peterson unknown books
1865Best.-Nr. 12453Boston: William V. Spencer 1865. FIRST EDITION. Original printed wrappers lightly soiled crease to rear wrapper. A near fine copy of this scarce pamphlet. First edition of this poem one of 250 copies printed. Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin 1837-1914 was a prolific writer and artist. He was appointed ambassador to Persia and served there between 1883-1885. Monaghan 399. William V. Spencer unknown books
Best.-Nr. 306153Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1928. First edition later state with no date on the title page. Thick 8vo. Frontispiece portraits; 16 illustrations. Original gilt stamped blue cloth. Very good. 2 volumes. No dust jackets. Volume I - 607 pages. Volume II - 741 pages. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. hardcover books
