Buy this book on-line Oakleaf, Joseph Benjamin : Abraham Lincoln, Meade, Lee and GettysburgEdward J. Jacob, Peoria, IL, 1929
Original publisher's blue wrapper and beige envelope. Pamphlet signed by author in ink on front free endpaper. Pamphlet measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/2"; envelope measures 6 3/4" x 10." Sixteen pages, complete. Pamphlet features a beautiful multicolored illustration of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Fold-out envelope has a black and beige illustration on the front with portraits of Abraham Lincoln, George Meade, and Robert E. Lee. Pamphlet is pristine and undamaged; a fine copy. The envelope is also clean and intact but has a slight wrinkle near the snap clasp on the back. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 3122: "Lincoln as a military strategist." Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf, a "Big Five" collector of Lincoln memorabilia, writes on the historical context of the Battle of Gettysburg and the connections between Abraham Lincoln, General Meade, and Robert E. Lee. In particular, Oakleaf discusses a letter Lincoln wrote, but never sent, to General Meade. In this letter, Lincoln expressed his disappointment to Meade for not capturing Lee, despite having won the Battle of Gettysburg, which could have ended the Civil War.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Oakleaf, Joseph Benjamin : Abraham Lincoln, Meade, Lee and Gettysburg. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, livres illustrées, collectables, out of print books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |