Original Program - "The Lincoln Memorial Collection: Relics of the War of the Rebellion. Autographs of Soldiers and Sailors and Government Officials. Collected by Julius E. Francis. Property of the Lincoln Birthday Association in the Rooms of the Buffalo Historical Society, Young Men's Library Building, Buffalo, N. Y."

Language: English

Published by Art-Printing Works of Matthews, Northrup & Co., Buffalo, NY, 1887

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Original publisher's gray paper wrappers. Gilt lettering and gilt decoration (illustrated roundel portrait of Lincoln) on front cover. Gilt decorations also on back cover. Printed by Art-Printing Works of Matthews, Northrup & Co. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2." Fifty-five pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning. Covers are clean and intact overall but have a closed tear measuring 3" from fore-edge on front, slight browning, and slight chipping and bumping along extremities. A Very Good copy. This is an original program or catalogue that accompanied an exhibition of the "Lincoln Memorial Collection" which was a collection of Civil War-era memorabilia, ephemera, and artifacts collected by Julius E. Francis. The collection included "battlefield relics," autographs of 10,322 soldiers, 1500 autographs from United States Supreme Court Judges and other government officials, and two volumes containing illustrated envelopes used and newspaper articles published during the war. This pamphlet is structured as a program and includes, among other features, names of the members of the Lincoln Birthday Association and Executive Committee and Trustees printed in front, a description of exercises held at Grosvenor Library in 1872, a description of the dedication of a memorial case held in 1876, an exhibition list corresponding to the featured Civil War relics, a brief history of the Lincoln Birthday Association which was founded by Francis, and a variety of speeches, songs, and poetry (some of which honor Abraham Lincoln).…

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Title
Original Program - "The Lincoln Memorial Collection: Relics of the War of the Rebellion. Autographs of Soldiers and Sailors and Government Officials. Collected by Julius E. Francis. Property of the Lincoln Birthday Association in the Rooms of the Buffalo Historical Society, Young Men's Library Building, Buffalo, N. Y."
Author
Julius E. Francis, Lincoln Birthday Association, et al.
Publisher
Art-Printing Works of Matthews, Northrup & Co., Buffalo, NY
Publication year
1887
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
Seller catalogs
Civil War, Literature, U.S. History

Barry Cassidy Rare Books

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