Sale 2486, Part I - The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana, September 27, 2018

32 31 c   (EPHEMERA.) Album of small portrait engravings of Union and Confederate leaders in carte-de-visite format. 47 engravings, each 4 x 2 1 / 2 inches, inserted into a period album. Original embossed calf, 6 x 4 1 / 2 inches, with clasps, defective spine label, otherwise minor wear; minor foxing, closed tear and tape repair to Lincoln’s mount; anonymous gift inscription on flyleaf dated Buffalo, NY, 25 December 1863. New York, circa 1862 [400/600] Many or all of these cards were produced by engraver and publisher Elias Dexter of 562 Broadway in Manhattan. The subjects are a mix of Union and Confederate, with both military and civilian leaders represented. Lincoln is inserted first, as often seen in Civil War-era albums; his portrait is based on a circa 1862 Brady photograph (Ostendorf O-57). By this point, most other northern publishers had stopped portraying Confederate leaders. A more complete list is available upon request. 32 c   (EPHEMERA.) Group of 4 newspapers and a magazine relating to Lincoln’s early career. 5 items, various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1834-48 [600/900] Sangamo Journal. Features an advertisement and 4 legal notices for the Logan & Lincoln law partnership. Spring field, IL, 18 March 1842 * Two issues of the Illinois Advocate / State Register from Lincoln’s term in the state legislature, though not mentioning him by name. Vandalia, IL, 3 December 1834 and 29 December 1837 * Niles’ National Register. With a list of Whig presidential electors for Illinois, including “Ab. Lincoln of Sangamon.” Baltimore, MD, 26 October 1839 * National Intelligencer. Published during Lincoln’s term in the United States Congress, it includes a short notice: “Mr. Lincoln delivered a speech on the subject of internal improvements, in the course of which he argued in opposition to doctrines advanced on this subject in the President’s veto message.” Washington, 22 June 1848. 31