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1866 \"Das Leben und Wirken Abraham Lincoln\'sRare German American Biography of Abraham LincolnFeaturing Matthew Brady Portrait Engraving Offeredhere is an original 1866 German-language edition of Joseph H. Barrett\'s important biography of Abraham Lincoln, published in Cincinnati by Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin only one year after Lincoln\'s assassination.
Offered here is an original 1866 German-language edition of Joseph H. Barrett\'s important biography of Abraham Lincoln, published in Cincinnati by Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin only one year after Lincoln\'s assassination.
This uncommon German American edition was translated by Johann L. C. Eggers and was produced for the substantial German-speaking population of the American Midwest during the immediate post-Civil War period.
One of the most desirable features of this volume is the engraved frontispiece portrait of Abraham Lincoln, credited as:
\"Photographed by Brady & Engraved by A.H. Ritchie expressly for this work\"
This portrait derives from the work of legendary Civil War photographer Matthew Brady, whose photographs remain among the most important visual records of Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War.
Features:
- Original 1866 publication
- Published one year after Lincoln\'s death
- Rare German-language American edition
- Original publisher\'s cloth binding
- Bright gilt spine lettering
- Numerous engraved illustrations and historical scenes
- Matthew Brady-attributed Lincoln portrait engraving
- Civil War and Lincoln historical content throughout
- Published in Cincinnati, Ohio
