Description
First edition, first issue of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, published in 1860.
Octavo, [iv], [4], 268pp. Publisher’s original brown cloth over boards, stamped in blind, title on spine. Intermittent foxing, chip to top edge of spine, rubbing to edges. First edition, first issue, with “2” on Page 17, no “line” over the card of the printers and no advertisements. Closed tear to bottom edge of title page, occasional marks in pencil. Provenance: O.L. Miller of Indianapolis, Horace Miller, J.J. Garner (signatures on front flyleaves), A. Lars (signature on title page). From the collection of Ronnie Paloger, sold by Christie’s in 2015, with laid-in auction ticket.
One of the most historically important works in political ideology and national politics. (Howes L338) (Monaghan 69) (Sabin 41156)
