Abraham Lincoln : An Oration.
Burton, John E.
Wisconsin, probably Lake Genev the author, 1903. First edition Quarto sized pamphlet in blue paper covers with dark blue text. Limited edition #31 of 50 copies only, SIGNED by the author and publisher on last page. Edges of cover have some wear and chipping, with loss to bottom edges to covers not affecting interior pages. 23 p. w/frontis of Lincoln and an image of the author at end. An unsigned edition, smaller in size, of this work also exists in red covers. Based on a Chataqua Circle talk by the author in 1896. The oration focuses on the faith and Christian qualities of the late President, Much use of text in italic form, where the author wanted more emphasis on his own words. Burton (1847 - 1930) was a mining magnate in Wisconson, with great interests in Central America and the Nome area of Alaska, spurred on by the gold rush there. Burton also had a large library of over 11,000 items and its contents were noted in 1902 catalog. Hundreds of the works were about Lincoln. On a related note, Burton's 1888 portrait was painted by none other than Frank Carpenter, well known for his painting of the presentation of the Emancipation Proclamation if Lincoln's Cabinet. (Harrison, NOME AND SEWARD PENINSULA, p. 269). Very Good Pamphlet (Item ID: 11267)
$120.00
