Abraham Lincoln
31 copies for sale · $39–$38,000 · 4 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Document Signed Ships Papers (signed) — Bauman Rare Books$38,000
Military commission appointing Guido N. Lieber Captain in the Eleventh Regiment of Infantr (signed) — James Arsenault & Company$25,000
The Will of the People. No. 18 (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$400
A Document On Paper Appointing Jay Haziel Sherman Consul Of The United States To Prince Ed — Phillip J. Pirages$12,500
Proclamation of Thanksgiving Broadside — Heritage Book Shop$8,500
Emancipation Proclamation War Department General Orders 1863 — Heritage Book Shop$7,500
Commemorative Proceedings of the Athenaeum Club on the Death of Abraham Lincoln. President (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$200
Emancipation Proclamation — Heritage Book Shop$8,500
Emancipation Proclamation — Heritage Book Shop$3,500
Handwritten Autobiography For The Chicago Press Tribune — Second Story Books$75
The Gettysburg address, XIX November, MDCCCLXIII — Rulon-Miller Books$500
THE LITERARY WORKS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN; Easton Press — Rare Book Cellar$323
Works on the market
Emancipation Proclamation2 copies · $3,500–$8,500
Document Signed Ships Papers1 copy · $38,000
Military commission appointing Guido N. Lieber Captain in the Eleventh Regiment of Infantr1 copy · $25,000
A Document On Paper Appointing Jay Haziel Sherman Consul Of The United States To Prince Ed1 copy · $12,500
Proclamation of Thanksgiving Broadside1 copy · $8,500
Emancipation Proclamation War Department General Orders 18631 copy · $7,500
The Gettysburg address, XIX November, MDCCCLXIII1 copy · $500
The Will of the People. No. 181 copy · $400
Market context
18 copies of Abraham Lincoln's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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