Sold for:
$246
$246
The New York Semi-Weekly [later Daily ] Tribune , Bound Volume Containing Issues from March 1859 through December 31, 1861. Dozens of issues of the paper for the period between 1859 and 1861, including notice of John Brown's execution (December 3, 1859); Abraham Lincoln's election as President (November 7, 1860); the lead-up to South Carolina's secession (December 18, 1860); the cascade of southern states seceding from the Union in January of 1861; the First Battle of Bull Run (July 23, 1861); and many others; not checked for completeness, some gaps in issues; some items clipped out; bound in contemporary half leather, worn, 20 3/4 x 16 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-10-30
