History of the Administration of President Lincoln By Henry J. Raymond / SOLD

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History of the Administration of President Lincoln
By Henry J. Raymond

 

Scarce 1864 first edition of History of the Administration of President Lincoln, written by journalist Henry J. Raymond, co-founder of the New York Times. Published in New York by J. C. Derby & N. C. Miller in 1864 during Lincoln’s re-election campaign, this work was issued as a contemporary defense and record of Lincoln’s first term. Written prior to Lincoln’s assassination.

History of the Administration of President Lincoln

By Henry J. Raymond

Scarce 1864 first edition of History of the Administration of President Lincoln, authored by prominent journalist Henry J. Raymond, co-founder of the New York Times. Issued in New York by J.C. Derby & N.C. Miller during the pivotal year of Lincoln’s re-election campaign, this work serves as a contemporary defense and detailed account of Lincoln’s first administration, written prior to his assassination.

Raymond, a key political ally of Lincoln and influential Republican voice, provides a period perspective that captures the wartime political climate, making this an important campaign-era publication with both historical and ideological significance.

Retaining its original publisher’s cloth binding with gilt spine lettering, and featuring a frontispiece portrait of Lincoln. A desirable and increasingly scarce Lincoln-associated volume, representing wartime political literature at its most immediate and authentic.

Original publisher’s cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Frontispiece illustration of Lincoln present. An important wartime publication and desirable Lincoln campaign-era volume.

 

Inventory Number: POL 417