LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Political Debate Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas. [4], 268 pages. 8vo, stitched; moderate dampstaining and wear to outer leaves, internally mostly clean with minimal foxing. Columbus, OH: Follett, Foster & Company, 1860
First edition, early issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. This issue is not described in Monaghan's article "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates" in the Lincoln Herald XLV:2 (June 1943). It is textually identical to what Monaghan calls IV, the Nomination Issue, except without the binding or the 2 flyleaves at both the beginning and end of the volume. However, David Leroy in his recent "Lincoln's Book: Publishing the Lincoln-Douglas Debates" writes: "Recognizing the paper-wrapped issue as a separate edition gives the collector a total of eight books to pursue." It has only two preliminary leaves: a title page with copyright statement on verso, and a Table of Contents which is blank on verso; the signature mark "2" can be found at the bottom of page 13.
