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Title: Scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings related to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and to a lesser extent James Garfield Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: 1865 & 1881 Date: Description: Approx. 60 leaves, covered on both sides with 3 columns of newsclippings. 30x25 cm. (11¾x10"), cloth. The terrible assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield unfold in print, from the first word of the shootings, the deaths of the presidents, the pursuit and capture of the instigators, the funerals, reaction of the nation, etc. The first 42 leaves contain the Lincoln material, the remainder Garfield. Lot Amendments Condition: Well worn, leaves quite brittle with chipping, some detached, but the clippings themselves have fared better. Item number: 214617