1866 – Abraham Lincoln Memorial Address | First Edition, George Bancroft

On February 12, 1866, the United States Congress selected historian George Bancroft to deliver a memorial eulogy for President Abraham Lincoln. This speech was published by the Government Printing Office under the title of Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memorial address on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln: delivered, at the request of both houses of the Congress of America, before them, in the House of representatives at Washington, on the 12th of February, 1866
• Author(s): George Bancroft
• Publisher: Washington: Govt. Print. Off.
• Edition: First edition, 1866
• Binding: Brown cloth
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  9.25 in x 6 in (23.5 cm x 15 cm)
• Collation: 69, [1] pp; complete
• Illustrations: 1 engraved portrait frontispiece of Abraham Lincoln
• References: Sabin 3132
• Contents Include:
  • Memorial address delivered before Congress, February 12, 1866

Condition:

Very Good. Hardcover binding tight and secure in original brown cloth with gilt title on the cover retained. Minor age wear present. Text complete with all pages and engraved frontispiece intact.

Why Collect This?

• First edition of a congressional memorial for Abraham Lincoln
• Official 1866 Government Printing Office issue

Item Number: #50106