The Proclamation of Emancipation,

by the President of the United States, to Take Effect January 1st, 1863 wrapper title by Abraham Lincoln

$25,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

7, 1, blank pp. Miniature, 3-1/4x2-1/8 inches. Original wrappers. Housed in a morocco box. Provenance: Rev. George Matthias Rice signature on upper wrapper G. M. Rice . Eberstadt 7; Monaghan 147. Item #378194 The first and only contemporary printing of Lincoln's historic preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in separate pamphlet form. This small pamphlet was printed by John Murray Forbes, a Boston industrialist and

• Binding: Leather

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