Lincoln Campaign Memorabilia   [Lincoln 1865 Electoral Ticket -- California]  NATIONAL UNION TICKET…. Images of Lincoln and “Jackson” are on the verso, with an eagle device on the front.    Price: $475.00 All Lincoln related items from California are scarce and quite desirable – not enough to go around!   - back to top -   [Lincoln 1865 Electoral Ticket]  UNION REPUBLICAN TICKET   Price: $475.00 Bearing a nice device of the U.S. flag planted on a globe (“Our Country”) sailing on water.   - back to top -   (Wide Awakes:  Illinois)  Wills, Isaac.  AL,s. Orangeville, IL to “Friend,” 10 March, 1861.  4p. on 1 sheet.    Price: $395.00 Wills writes on the cusp of Lincoln’s first inauguration, “I am a northern man and also a strong Lincoln.  I had no vote but I was out with a company of Wide Awakes, and was a member of the company.”  Wills also talks of girls, friends, and other matters.  A fragile letter, separating at the center fold; lt. stains; yet very good overall.    - back to top - Phrenology Analyzes John Wilkes Booth   [Booth, John Wilkes]  AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL AND LIFE ILLUSTRATED. NY: June, 1865.     Price: $575.00 Large Portrait of Booth on the back page, with a lengthy article on him and his temperament.  Many articles inside, like “The Beard Question.”   - back to top - DeTrobriand Proclaims "I will not give up the gaiters..."   DeTrobriand, Philip Regis. (Colonel, 55th New York; BG, USV; Defender of Devil’s Den)  AL,s to NY Adjutant General Thomas Hillhouse, Camp Tennallytown, Washington DC: 31 October, 1861.  4p., on 55th N.Y.S.M. (Gardes Lafayette) watermarked letterhead, with separate docket.    Price: $1,850.00 (Net to all) Colonel DeTrobriand was an expatriate French aristocrat, lawyer, poet, and novelist who supported the Union.  Here he writes to the Adjutant General of New York to complain that his Garde Lafayette (55th NY) is badly under-equipped.  After thanking the state for a delivery of red cloth for his Zouaves, he complains bitterly of the lack of gaiters in an impressive overstatement “… in decency’s name, with what are they to cover their calves or to preserve their tibias from the exposure to the cold air?  Since their pants don’t come any lower than under the knee and their shoes don’t come any higher than their foot.  Give, do give them something to fill the gap!!”  The good colonel then goes on to declare “I will not give up the gaiters, if I must go to the president of the United States himself!”  A good, full letter that is amusing for its bombast, but also exhibiting DeTrobriand’s tenacious advocacy for his troops.  The seeds of his later success as a combat leader can be discerned in this letter.  A clean letter, folded twice vertically down the center; bold hand and good penmanship; three small holes in the upper left corner where the letter has been bound with other paperwork; closing salutation written in margin of page 4; else very good.  An interesting and evocative document illustrating the important quiet period when McClellan’s Army of the Potomac was developing into the well-trained and equipped force that it eventually became.    - back to top - China from the Lincoln Family   [Lincoln, Robert Todd & Mary Harlan] Large Soup Bowl, featuring outer and inner gilt bands. 9-½" diameter.   Price: $875.00 Bowl features an approximately 1-½ inch fluted edge, with a gilt border. Mounted and handsomely framed in a shadow box, featuring a light blue, nubby silk lining. Interior is smooth. Minor kiln fault and pock do not detract. Includes a notarized document from Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith detailing the hallmark on the bottom of the bowl, and that this belonged to his grandfather, Robert. Very good; very light rubbing of gilt; two very small pits in the bowl.   - back to top -

Revolutionary War Newspapers

		(Newspaper - Revolutionary Period) THE CONNECTICUT COURANT. September 2, 1765. 14 1/4 x 10 3/8.
Price: $850.00 The paper contains Sir Francis Bernard's Proclamation describing in detail the Stamp Act Riot and the mob's attack upon various houses and offering rewards for the leaders and any participant, and a pardon plus reward for the stoolie. Light toning; two large spots; folds. Else good.
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		(--) THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST. Vol II; Num. 195, April 20, 1776. 7 5/8 x 9 1/2.
Price: $1,200.00 On the second page are seven "Reasons for a Declaration of Independence of the American Colonies" and other military news: the finding of Maj. General Warren's body on Bunker's-hill; reports of the Virginia inhabitants being warm for independence; and New England troops in New York city. Disbound.
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		(--) THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST. Vol II; Num. 235 July 23, 1776. 7 5/8 x 9 1/2.
Price: $3,250.00 Much on war matters. Including, under the New York section, that Thursday last the Declaration of the Independancy of the United States of America was published at the Courthouse...the coat of arms of his Majesty George the III was torn it pieces and burnt in the presence of the spectators." Lt. toning; disbound.
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		INDIANAPOLIS GAZETTE. Vo., V; Num. 214. September 5, 1826. 12 x 20.
Price: $350.00 Reports of James Wilkinson and General Scott's military enterprises of 1791 in the Ohio and the Wabash River area. Front page quite toned; some foxing; small tears w/ no loss of text along horizontal fold; original ink at top margin "J. Hann/Morristown (?) MS.
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A Collection of Important Lincoln and Presidential Volumes
from a noted Illinois Political Family

		Herndon, William H. & Weik, Jesse W. HERNDON’S LINCOLN; THE TRUE STORY OF A GREAT LIFE … THE HISTORY AND PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Chicago: Belford-Clarke Co., 1890. 1st; 3 volumes; 1,255p.; ft. [Howes H-440] Scarce -- Signed: “With the regards of Jesse W. Weik, Newcastle, Ind., March 22, 1890”.
Price: $5,500.00 Herndon seemingly never signed this set, and very seldom by co-author Jesse Weik. Book plate of Ex Libris of Frank C. Deering. Each enclosed in protective wrapper, within a half leather, marble slipcase. Some wear and soiling; rubbing; start of sep. from spine; otherwise good.
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		Hill, Frederick Trevor. LINCOLN THE LAWYER. New York: 1913. Ltd Ed., #610/800 copies 334p.; ft., illus., t.e.g
(More at Click-thru) Price: $250.00 Presented to Governor Adlai Stevenson, “To a courageous man admired by millions; ‘Let none falter who thinks he is right’ – November 11, 1952”. Includes banquet menu for the celebration of the 105th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth on February 12, 1914. Half leather, tightly bound; usual wear; very clean.
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		Sparks, Edwin Erle. COLLECTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY VOLUME III; LINCOLN SERIES, VOL. 1; THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES OF 1858. Springfield: 1908. 627p., ft., illus., map.
Price: $350.00 Includes program for banquet held on the 102nd anniversary of Lincoln’s birth (February 1911). Several additional photographs of attendees and speakers, including William Howard Taft. Half leather/half marble; rubbing; some soiling on outer pages; usual wear; minor start of separation from spine.
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Abraham Lincoln Photographs

		(Lincoln Photograph). Ninth-Plate Ruby Glass Ambrotype By Roderick A. Cole (attributed) Peoria, Illinois: O-14 (variant) circa 1858.
Price: $25,000.00 Housed in an 1865 period frame, with mourning ribbons setting off the ambrotype at the corners. The entire is in a specially designed purple velvet box, which also houses half of the original gutta purcha case for the image, with its cover glass and brass matt. An image popularized on campaign ribbons and campaign button ferrotypes during the 1860 presidential campaign. Probably obtained during the campaign and then, after the assassination, removed from the half-case and switched to the frame. Mourning ribbons were added and the whole reverently hung on the wall as a memorial to the fallen leader. A powerful reminder of the emotions Mr. Lincoln’s murder engendered.
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		(Lincoln, Abraham). Tintype, (Maker Unknown), Approximately 3-1/4 x 2-1/4 inches. Ostendorf-6; Kunhardt-AL.1854.1
Price: $27,500.00 From the Lost Original Daguerreotype by J. C. F. Polycarpus Von Schneidau; (Chicago: October 1854). Then fashioned into an Ambrotype by Samuel G. Alschular, (Chicago: July, 1858). The ambrotype is in the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, Springfield; and the other existing image, a faded salt print (probably made by Alschular), is at the Chicago History Museum. In fact, only two other 19th century images exist, in the form of cabinet cards. Lincoln visited Chicago on October 27th and 28th of 1854 and spoke out against the possible extension of slavery resulting from the Kansas/Nebraska Act. It is logical that on October 27th, either before or after this important Chicago speech, Lincoln had the opportunity to have a photograph taken while in the company of George Schneider, who had invited Lincoln to speak and was the publisher of the German Whig newspaper, Illinois Staats Zeitung -- probably the original newspaper Lincoln is holding. Many historians were misled by the newspaper that Lincoln holds in the photo. The words “PRESS AND TRIBUNE” clearly appear in it. The Chicago Press and Tribune was first published under that name on July 1, 1858 and the masthead was only used by until March 17, 1859. The newspaper heading type was added on the negative from which the salt print and the ninth plate ambrotype were made. The middle word “AND” is larger than the other names, and the entire title “PRESS AND TRIBUNE” is placed too low on the paper, conveniently positioned so that Lincoln’s fingers did not cover the masthead. Probably George Schneider himself allowed the words to be changed at Joseph Medill’s request, for the Chicago Press and Tribune had the most to gain. Publisher Medill was a firm supporter of Lincoln in his quest for a Senate seat (and later for President), along with fellow anti-slavery publisher Schneider. In a clever marketing tactic, Joseph Medill most likely hoped to capitalize on the famous Lincoln holding the Tribune during the upcoming campaign for the Senate.
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Abraham Lincoln Statuary

		Unattributed
Price: $2,850.00 This cast metal bust of Abraham Lincoln in his lawyer years is 13" high and 10' across the shoulders. It has a rich bronze patina. A great gift for the law school graduate in your family! Bearing the number "201" on verso, no other marks or signatures found.
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		(Lincoln Statuary) [Vannia(?), E.] “ Lincoln the Orator” Standing Statue in plaster. No place: No date (circa first third of the 20th century). Approximately 49” (H) x 23” (W) x 15” (D); set on a base of 4.75” (H).
Price:On Hold The sculptor has placed Lincoln in the classical stance of the 19th century orator; Daniel Webster and Benjamin Disraeli were portrayed in this manner. The Victorian orator was taught in school to stand with one hand outstretched, palm up in appeal, while the other rests on a nearby table or stand. The present statue was on display in the John D. Lippy “Lincoln Room” museum in the David Wills house, where Lincoln stayed while in Gettysburg to deliver his “Address.” Excellent condition with a rich patina. Perhaps only two examples of this statue are extant!
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