The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln – Henry Raymond – 1865 | First Edition

Henry J. Raymond

The life and public services of abraham lincoln – henry raymond – 1865 | first edition | first edition 1865 biography of abraham lincoln by journalist henry j. Raymond with presidential documents and carpenter's recollections, issued shortly after lincoln's assassination.

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First edition 1865 biography of Abraham Lincoln by journalist Henry J. Raymond with presidential documents and Carpenter’s recollections, issued shortly after Lincoln’s assassination.

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The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Raymond, printed in 1865, was shortly after Lincoln’s assassination. Raymond, founder of the New York Times and the Associated Press, arranged this full-length publication with official speeches, messages, and letters from Lincoln’s presidency. This volume was among the earliest collected accounts of Lincoln’s assassination, printed while the country was still in mourning.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln: Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, etc., and a History of His Life, and Death; with Personal Reminiscences and Sketches of His Career by Frank B. Carpenter
  • Author(s): Henry J. Raymond
  • Illustrator(s):
  • Contributor(s): Frank B. Carpenter (Personal Anecdotes)
  • Publisher: New York: Derby and Miller
  • Edition: First Edition. 1865.
  • Format: (8vo), single volume
  • Binding: Original brown cloth, gilt title on spine
  • Size:  9.75 in x 6.5 in (24 cm x 16.5 cm)
  • Collation: 808, [6] pp
  • Illustrations: 15 illustrations
  • Contents Include:
    • Presidential speeches and official correspondence
    • Messages and state documents from 1861 to 1865
    • Personal recollections by Frank B. Carpenter
    • Ephemera: 1954 newspaper article concerning a lost/found Abraham Lincoln wartime letter.

 

Condition:

Very Good. Original brown cloth binding with secure hinges and sound structure. Gilt spine title retains brightness. Pages complete, lightly toned, and free from markings. All illustrations present. No repairs or restoration evident.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Published in the year of Lincoln’s death
  • First edition by a major American newspaper founder
  • Includes presidential writings not compiled elsewhere

 

Item Number: #28971

Categories

Americana, American History

Law & Government

Civil War

Authors

Henry J. Raymond

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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