Sale 2455 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, September 28, 2017

143 143 c   (LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.) Broadside assassination extra of the Norwich Morning Bulletin. Letterpress broadside, 21 1 / 2 x 16 inches; foxing, closed separation at fold, a few small holes along vertical fold, mount remnants on verso. Norwich, CT, 15/16 April 1865 [800/1,200] “Sad News: The President Assassinated. The Murder of the President!” The dateline reads 15 April, but the “Extra” column is captioned “Sunday, April 16, 12 o’clock M,” and the latest report in the final column is from 3:30 a.m. on the 16th. 144 c   LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Evening Journal Tracts No. 5: National Politics, Speech . . . Delivered at the Cooper Institute. 15, [1] pages. 8vo, stitched; moderate foxing to the outer leaves; uncut; early owner’s pencil signature on first page. Albany, NY: February 1860 [400/600] An early printing of Lincoln’s Cooper Union campaign speech, which played an important role in securing the nomination. Monaghan 53.