Raynors HCA 2016-10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/21/2016
Newspaper, Harpers Weekly, 16pp., New York, April 29, 1865 disbound, previously folded, paper is soft, VG. The frontpage has a large and dramatic illustration of "J. Wilkes Booth" plus a lengthy article headed: 'The Murder Of The President' making this a nice display issue. Inside text articles are entitled "Abraham Lincoln", "President Johnson", "Mr. Seward", "Great Pan Is Dead" and "The Folly of Crime". A small illustration captioned: "Plan of the Box Occupied by President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, April 14, 1865" is shown also. Also inside is a full page with two prints: "The Assassination Of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on the Night of April 14, 1865", one showing Booth shooting Lincoln in the head, and the other: "The Assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre - After the Act" showing Booth leaping to the stage in making his escape. The very dramatic doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast shows Liberty weeping on Lincoln's coffin.
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