LOT #43025 |
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Abraham Lincoln: 1860 Campaign Ditty Broadside. ...
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Description
Abraham Lincoln: 1860 Campaign Ditty Broadside. Lincoln's Picture. Boston: Printed by Horace Partridge, [1860]. 4 3/4" x 8" broadside with black ornate border, featuring a narrative poem consisting of seven four-line stanzas, in part: "Tell us of his fight with Douglas, - / How his spirit never quails; / Tell us of his manly bearing, / Of his skill in splitting rails;...Call him Abe, or call him Abram - / Abraham - 'tis all the same, / Abe will smell as sweet as either, / We don't care about the name."Condition: Trimmed. Toning with flattened folds, creasing, and scattered soiling. Approximate 1" tear at top center, touching title. Some adhesive remnants on verso.
Auction Info
2026 March 18 The Dan Madsen Collection of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain Memorabilia Americana & Political Signature® Auction #6335 (go to Auction Home page)
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18th
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18th
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