Apr 27, 2017 - Sale 2444

Sale 2444 - Lot 201A

Price Realized: $ 195
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Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Group of Civil War-era speeches by Lincoln, Douglas and others. 7 pamphlets. 8vo, stitched or disbound; various conditions. Vp, 1857-64

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The two Lincoln speeches are "Message of the President of the United States and Reports Proper of the Heads of Departments," Washington, 1861 (108 pages, includes his first annual State of the Union address) and "Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress," Monaghan 146, Washington, 1862. Most notable of the three speeches by Stephen A. Douglas is his "Remarks . . . on Kansas, Utah, and the Dred Scott Decision," 15 unopened pages on one large folded sheet. It was his first public expression of his views on the Dred Scott decision, and also addresses polygamy. Byrd, Illinois Imprints 2635; Flake 2985. Chicago, 1857. Full inventory upon request.