ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL ADDRESS
Bound speech, "Memorial Address of the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln, Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress...", by historian and statesman GEORGE BANCROFT (Washington: Government Printing Office), 1866. 70pp. 8vo. incl. appendix. The speech was delivered in the House of Representatives on Feb. 12, 1866, and the appendix details the circumstances surrounding the request for Bancroft to make the speech, and the circumstances surrounding its delivery. In brown board covers with gold embossed title. In very good condition with minor foxing within, spine chipped at edges.