When Lincoln Died By Ralph Borreson. Published in 1965 by Appleton in 1965. First Print. Book is in good, vintage condition with some shelf-wear on the dust jacket and a dedication on the 1st page. Is approx 8" x 1" x 10". The assassination, the funeral journey, the pursuit and trial of the conspirators, the complete story in pictures and in the words of his day. Dust jacket notes: "In contemporary photographs and in the words of those who were there ... here is the story of Lincoln's assassination as it has never before been told. The words are those of a young usher at Ford's Theatre, a Union soldier on whose bed Lincoln died, a railroad man who was in charge of the special train to Springfield, and a sergeant who killed his assassin ... as well as countless others who witnessed the tragic event and were participants in the grim proceedings of the long days that followed. The author has spent fifteen years assembling the rare pictures included in this volume. The combination of text and illustration is unique. The result is an original contribution to the literature of Lincoln and his times."