Lincoln Assassination

Six early works documenting the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and its aftermath, published between 1865 and 1930, including contemporary accounts, official government reports, and later historical reflections. Titles include:

- The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators, hardcover, published by Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin (Cincinnati / New York) in 1865.

- [French publication] Confession de John Wilkes Booth, Assassin du Président Abraham Lincoln, softcover, published by Chez Tous les Libraires (Paris) in 1865.

- The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, On the Evening of the 14th of April, 1865: Appendix to Diplomatic Correspondence of 1865, hardcover, published by the Government Printing Office (Washington, D.C.) in 1866.

- History of an Attempt to Steal the Body of Abraham Lincoln (Late President of the United States of America), Including a History of the Lincoln Guard of Honor, with Eight Years Lincoln Memorial Services (Editor: John Carroll Power), hardcover, published by the H. W. Rokker Printing and Publishing House (Springfield, Illinois) in 1890.

- Abraham Lincoln and Boston Corbett with Personal Recollections of Each / John Wilkes Booth and Jefferson Davis: A True Story of Their Capture by Byron Berkeley Johnson, hardcover, privately printed in Waltham, Massachusetts (1914), signed and inscribed on the first free end page by the author.

- I Saw Booth Shoot Lincoln by W. J. Ferguson, hardcover with dust jacket, limited edition of 1000 copies, published by Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston & New York) in 1930.

In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered wear to boards and edges, with short tears to the French-language book.