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THE ITEM:

C A T A L O G U E

CHRISTIE'S

NEW YORK

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S

1864

VICTORY SPEECH

THE ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT

PROPERTY OF THE SOUTHWORTH LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2009

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Interesting Christie's catalogue for the auction of the handwritten manuscript of Abe Lincoln's famous speech, full of editorial explanation and illustrated with reproductions of (historic) photo's, cartoons etc. in colour and in-black-and-white

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CONTENTS:

The Property of The Southworth Library Association
A Presidential Election"for all people and all time"
A unique election Victory Address
"The Second Bith of Our Nation"
The Election of 1864
The Troubles over Reconstruction
The Republican House Divided:Challenges from Chase,Fremont and Greeley
Back-Channel Diplomacy and Lincoln's"poison pill"
The Democrats Choose a Candidate
A Hostile Press Weighs In "This Administration will not be re-elected"
"Atlanta is Ours"
The Battle Joined: Lincoln vs McClellan
Victory at the Polls
A Note on Lincoln as Speechmaker
Provenace
List of References.

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SIZED:

CENTIMETERS: 21 X 26,5

PAGES: 55

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CONDITION:

GENERAL:

GOOD TO VERY GOOD, COMPLETE, PRICE WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON FIRST PAGE

COVER:

VERY LITTLE RUBBED, CORNERS AND EDGES VERY LIGHTLY BUMPED

SPINE:

IDEM

PAGES:

HARDLY TO NO SIGNS OF USAGE

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