Description: "The Life and Public Services of Hon. ABRAHAM LINCOLN" - To Which is Added a Biographical Sketch of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin by D.W. Bartlett. 1860 1st edition, 2nd printing (1st hardcover edition following the 1st printing issued in paper wraps); Derby & Jackson; New York. The book features a frontispiece engraving of Lincoln after the "Cooper Institute portrait" photographed by Mathew Brady (it was this photograph of Lincoln that was put on campaign posters and small handheld cards that were mass produced and allowed voters to see the presidential candidate for the first time, aiding him in winning the election). Scarce, early campaign biography - "Authorized Edition" though, interestingly, the Lincoln campaign hadn't officially authorized any campaign biographies. There is a five-page publisher's catalog at the back. The contents are grouped as follows: Early History; In Congress; The Great Senatorial Contest; The Convention and its Nominations; Speeches.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: D.W. Bartlett
Publisher: Derby & Jackson
Topic: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Character Family: Abraham Lincoln
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1860
