 Author Name: Power, John Carroll
Title: History of an Attempt to Steal the Body of Abraham Lincoln...
Publisher: Springfield, IL H.W. Rokker 1890
Seller ID: 602
viii, [9]-287 pp. Photographic frontispiece, illustrations in text. 9x6, original brown cloth, gilt-lettered and with gilt cover vignettes. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Mr. J.D. Miller wishes me, as the author of this volume to say something nice about Lincoln. I can say truthfully that he is growing more rapidly in the affections of the people now, than at any other stage in history / J.C. Power / Memorial Hall, National Lincoln Monument. Springfield, Illinois / Feb. 18 1899." Power was custodian of this monument and secretary of the Lincoln Guard of Honour when there were bizarre plots to steal Lincoln's body and make merchandise out of it. Slight wear to corners and spine ends; bookplate of Victor Levit; a very nice copy, near fine. A scarce book in presentation condition with a wonderful inscription by the author. fascinating, odd and definitely a conversation piece. E-mail for more scans.
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