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1865 ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION PULP DIME NOVEL PAMPHLET 1st PRINTED ACCOUNT For Sale
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1865 ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION PULP DIME NOVEL PAMPHLET 1st PRINTED ACCOUNT: $399.99
1865 ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION PULP DIME NOVEL PAMPHLET 1st PRINTED ACCOUNT. Condition is \"Used\". Exceptionally rare and fascinating, original 1865 Pulp / Dime Novel type Abraham Lincoln Assassination Volume / Pamphlet titled \"The Terrible Tragedy at Washington. / Assassination of President Lincoln\". Philadelphia, 1865. Published by Barclay & Co. Offered here is the 1st Edition of the first published Book form Volume detailing the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln issued between the date that John Wilkes Booth was killed (April 26, 1865) and before the beginning of the trial of the other conspirators (May 9, 1865). This very rare, 1865 Volume measures approx. 5 3/4\" by 9 3/8\" and is bound in its original, delicate, illustrated paper wraps. It contains approx 70 pages (complete and numbered as called for from 21 to 116 per Monaghan 768) plus 6 full page plates and a diagram of Ford’s theater on the verso. The Volume is fully titled on the title page “The Terrible Tragedy at Washington. / Assassination of President Lincoln. / Last Hours and death Bed Scenes of the President. / A Full And Graphic Account, From Reliable Authority, Of This Great National Calamity: Attempt Of The Conspirators To Murder Secretary Seward, Vice-President Johnson, And The Whole Cabinet: A Biographical Sketch, With A Correct Likeness Of All The Parties In Any Way Connected With The Lamentable Event: To Which Is Added An Authentic History Of Assassins And The Distinguished Personages Of The World Who Have Fallen By Their Hands”. The Volume features a portrait of President Lincoln on the front cover and a depiction of the assassin John Wilkes Booth standing on the stage of Ford’s Theater holding in his left hand a knife dripping with blood on the rear wrap. This Dime Novel / Pulp Publication describes authentic descriptions of many of the events related to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln presented in an almost purulent fashion as one might expect from today’s Tabloid Press. Historians point to this rare publication as the first example of an attempt by the popular press to both disseminate the details of Lincoln’s assassination as well as to capitalize on the public\'s obsession with more graphic details of the surrounding events. This rare and fascinating volume is bound in its original, illustrated paper wraps and retains both the front and rear covers. The front cover is intact and sound with edge chipping and some edge wear as can be seen in the scans below. The rear cover also has edge wear and edge chips and has been repaired at the spine edge wit archival document repair tape. The interior pages are complete and intact with some edge wear and corner chips that do not affect any text or illustrations. We have found less than a handful examples of this rare Pamphlet that have been offered for sale over the past 20 years and while prices range from $250 to $450, none of these examples have retained their original paper wraps. We have been unable to uncover any example of this fascinating and historically important work that has been offered with both the original front and rear covers present. An exceptionally rare and historically important, original 1865 Pulp / Dime Novel type Abraham Lincoln Assassination Volume / Pamphlet titled \"The Terrible Tragedy at Washington. / Assassination of President Lincoln\" and a fantastic addition to any Library or Collection!!!
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