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[Lincoln, Abraham]
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- An Oration delivered on the Battlefield of Gettysburg, (November 19, 1863) at the Consecration of the Cemetery ... by Edward Everett. New York: Baker & Godwin, 1863
- paper
8vo (9 x 5 5/8 in.; 228 x 142 mm). Woodcut plan of the cemetery, extra-illustrated with two engraved portrait frontispieces (one by J.C. Buttre after a photograph by Brady, the other by J. Cheny after R.M. Staigg), and an autograph signature of Everett mounted on verso of the second engraving; light offset on title. Contemporary black three-quarter leather and marbled boards, in a mylar cover; extremities worn, covers rubbed with a few tears, lacking printed wrappers.
With: two bookseller's offers, a clipped catalogue entry, and a U.S. postage stamp, in a first day cover envelope from 1948.
With: two bookseller's offers, a clipped catalogue entry, and a U.S. postage stamp, in a first day cover envelope from 1948.
Literature
Oration: Sabin 23263; Monaghan 193; Howes E-233; Streeter 3:1747; Printing and the Mind of Man 351
Condition
Woodcut plan of the cemetery, extra-illustrated with two engraved portrait frontispieces (one by J.C. Buttre after a photograph by Brady, the other by J. Cheny after R.M. Staigg); light offset on title. Contemporary black three-quarter leather and marbled boards, in a mylar cover; extremities worn, covers rubbed with a few tears, lacking printed wrappers.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition of Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" in book form, preceded only by newspaper reports and a 16-page pamphlet printed from type set for the Washington Chronicle (November 18-21) known in just three copies. Here, Lincoln's address appears on p. 40, amidst the report of the New York Herald Tribune correspondent, following the 29-page oration of Everett.
"Everett's speech, every word of which is now forgotten, lasted two hours. Lincoln's address ... is immortal, one of the supremest utterances of the principles of democratic freedom" (PMM).