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Very Rare Official 1865 Boston Remembrance Honoring Abraham Lincoln

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Being A Memorial of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States (Boston: City Council, 1865), small 4to (10-3/4 in.), brown cloth with gilt to top board and spine; contents report on events honoring the slain president in Boston, including speeches by dignitaries and an eulogy by Charles Sumner.

Some rubbing to boards; lightly used; loose sheet in back inscribed to "Jeffereds" and dated 1874, with a substantial number of period dried leaves present.