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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 557

Lincoln, Abraham and Civil War. Pitman, Benn: The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators. New York; Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865. 8vo, later black cloth covers, list of witnesses, frontispage of cameos of the conspirators, 2 diagrams, 421pp. From 1863-1867, English-born Pitman was official stenographer during the trial of the assassin of President Lincoln, the "Sons of Liberty" "Ku-Klux Klan" and other government prosecutions. He is also known for popularizing the Pitman system of shorthand perfected by his brother Isaac and his later affiliation with the School of Design at the University of Cincinnati. Penned "W.W. Thompson Washington D.C. (Jan. 6th 1866)", and purple ink stamp: W.G. Thompson, Plattsburgh, NY on front endpaper; also contemporary commentary of conspirators fate on cameo page with "hanged" inked near respective pictures. Diagonal crease on a few front pages, very light foxing at ends, overall a well-preserved and clean example, Very Good.

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