Staple bound, card stock cover with photograph of Antietam Battlefield on front. Cover has some chipping, soiling and marks, but body of work is in very good condition with only minor dog earring. Unpaginated. Contains 24 black and white photographs of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and the battlefield area with descriptions, and map. Also contains the following articles: "The Story of Antietam From Tablets Erected by the Battlefield Commission", "Stories of Antietam as Told to Mr. Reilly by Veterans and Eye-Witnesses of the Battle" by Oliver T. Reilly and "History of Sharpsburg" by John P. Smith. The ... View More...
Circa 1910. Reprinted from Review of Reviews (November 1910). 8 pages; photos; paper wrapper (6 1/2 x 9 1./2 inch). A Prospectus issued for the planned volumes. Very good copy. View More...
(4) pages with illustration, and a facsimile, on pale green stock, stitched in plain green wrapper, 14 x 10". One of 250 copies printed by the Petaluma Printing Company as a Keepsake for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs in 1960. Nice copy. Two "Extra" issues of the Sonoma County Journal from June 16 and June 22, 1861 were discovered. These first issues brought news from the East including the attack on Fort Sumter, and the first Civil War news. View More...
Original white wrapper with decorated black boarder surrounding black lettering on the front cover. 10 X 13 inches. 4 pages. This song tells the mothers story of the song "Dear Mother I've Come Home To Die". Light foxing on all pages. Pages are clean and complete. View More...
Limited edition. No. 157 of 325 copies. Original publisher's brown wrapper. 6 7/8" x 9." Sixteen pages, complete. Signed by author in black ink on inside of front cover: "Edition 325. This is no. 157. William E. Barton." Pages and covers are clean and intact. A very clean copy. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2619: "A review of Lincoln's educational opportunities, with anecdote of the McCormick reaper case." William E. Barton emphasizes the theme of education in his address and how Abraham Lincoln was a lifelong learner, even outside of a formal school. Barton uses a s... View More...
Original publisher's light blue wrapper with staple binding. September 18, 1922. 6" x 9." Eight pages, complete. Two copies available at $47.50 each. Pages are very clean in both copies. Both copies are clean and intact. One copy has William E. Barton's signature in ink at the top of the front cover. The other copy is unsigned. An address by William E. Barton that highlights the 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln, then Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and Stephen Douglas, the Democratic candidate, who were both trying to win control of the Illinois Ge... View More...
Limited edition. No. 160 of 200 copies. Original publisher's beige wrapper. 6" x 9." Twenty-one pages, complete. Pages and covers are clean. Corners of fore-edge are very slightly bumped, but the book is otherwise of fine quality. On inside of the front cover is handwriting and signature by the author: "Edition 200, This is No. 160, William E. Barton." William Barton gives an address to faculty and students at the Illinois College in Jacksonville that focuses on Lincoln's education and early life. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2620: "Includes facsimiles of David Rutledg... View More...
Original publisher's light brown wrapper. February 10, 1922. 6" x 9 1/4." Fifty-four pages, complete. Includes a black and white reprinted portrait of Abraham Lincoln. A clean, fine copy. Pages are clean and intact. Very minimal wear on the edges of the wrapper. William E. Barton lists Abraham Lincoln's visits to Chicago and discusses how Lincoln was influenced by Chicago during his political career and lifetime. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2549: "Account of Lincoln's visits to Chicago." View More...
Limited edition. One of 300 copies (unnumbered copy). Original publisher's brown wrapper. 9 1/4" x 11." Twenty-four pages, complete. Signature of author on front cover in ink. Pages and covers are clean. Faint patch of browning on first page. Edges slightly bumped. Clean and intact copy overall. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2621: "An investigation of the Thomas Lincoln homesteads." William E. Barton discusses several locations where Lincoln family members resided or likely resided, including the following: Jefferson County on Long Run, Washington County, Mill Creek F... View More...
Original publisher's beige wrapper. 6" x 9." Eight pages, complete. Unsigned with a little wrinkling at the upper-right corner. Pages and covers are clean and intact. A clean, Fine copy. In this address, William E. Barton pays tribute to the Lincoln family, notably Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln (1778-1851), mother, Nancy Hanks (1784-1818), and step-mother, Sarah Bush Lincoln (1788-1869). Barton also uses the address as an opportunity to dispel myths about the Lincoln family. Pamphlet is listed in Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2553. View More...
Limited edition. One of 100 copies. Original publisher's beige article. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4." Four pages, complete. An article reprinted from Lake Placid News, first published May 18, 1928. Handwriting and signature in ink by author: "100 copies, William E. Barton" on first page over the title. Pages are very clean and intact. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2996: "Three martyrs of the Civil War--John Brown, A. Lincoln, and Uncle Tom." Most of the article is a eulogy for the American abolitionist, John Brown (1800-1859). View More...
Original publisher's beige wrapper with staple binding. 5" x 7." Forty pages, complete. Two copies available at $47.50 each. Fine copies overall. Both copies are signed in ink by William E. Barton on front cover over title. Pages of both copies are very clean and intact. One copy has a front cover with a couple light spots but no scuffs. The other copy has clean covers with no spots but is slightly scuffed on lower edge of back cover. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2572: "Barton gives data on origin of Lincoln's birthday holiday, anecdotes, and eulogy of the 'world's gre... View More...
First Edition, Thus. Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. Black lettering on front. 6" x 9." Seven pages, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall but have light age toning, a vertical crease, and several creases and wrinkles and a few smudges at the bottom. A Very Good copy. Roy P. Basler (1906-1989) was an American historian. He is perhaps best-known for editing the collected works of Abraham Lincoln. He also taught at the Alabama Teachers College in Florence, Alabama. In this article, Basler makes the case for Abraham Lincoln being a literary artist and worthy of scholar... View More...
Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4." 373 pages, complete. Fifty-three black-and-white plates, complete. List of Illustrations in the front. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for slight age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight wear to the extremities and a few marks to front and back. A Near Fine copy. A comprehensive history about the Michigan organizations who served on the battlefields of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge during the Civil War. This history was "compiled from official ... View More...
Steel engraving (3 1/2 x 5 inch) on a sheet (5 1/2 x 9 inch). Henry Bellows (1814-1882) was an American clergyman famous for his oratory and lyceum. Was founder and first and only President of the United States Sanitary Commission between 1861 and 1878. His most famous work was UNCONDITIONAL LOYALTY (1863) which was widely read during the Civil War and was very pro union. View More...
Original white wrapper with decorated black boarder surrounding black lettering on the front cover. 10 X 13 inches. 4 pages. This copy is just the musical score. Morgan (1810-1896) was a merchant sailor, solder and businessman and a Union General in the Civil War. After the war, Morgan returned to Quincy Illinois to spend the rest of his life a s a banker and businessman. This copy has a few dampstains and light foxing. View More...
Original publisher's beige wrapper with a multicolored illustration showing portraits of Generals Robert E. Lee and George G. Meade and the High Water Mark Monument. Multicolored illustration of the Lincoln Speech Memorial with accompanying reprint of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on back cover. No date, circa 1919. 10 1/2" x 8 3/8." Forty-seven pages, complete. Forty-six black and white reprinted photographs and illustrations, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. A fine copy. As the title suggests, this is a picture book that "describes" (with minimal text) the history... View More...
Original publisher's gray paper wrappers with black lettering on front cover. No lettering on spine. 6 3/4" x 10." 115 pages, complete. Printed by Kingsley, Moles & Collins Company of Los Angeles. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall but there is a vertical crease throughout the publication that is most apparent on front cover. Pages have light age toning and a few surface chips on fore-edge of text block. Binding is tight. A Very Good copy. Historical account of some of the events of the Civil War by Edward Bouton (1834-1941), an American Brevet Brigadier General who served i... View More...
Original white wrapper with decorated black boarder surrounding black lettering on the front cover. 10 X 13 inches. 4 pages. This song tells the touching story of a young soldier. Light foxing. A previous owner put his impressed stamp mark on the lover edge of the front cover which reads, "G. Utgenannt, dealing in, books, music, pianos, engravings, gilt frames, stationery, violins, etc. No. 140 Maine St, Quincy ILL". Pages are clean and complete. View More...
