The Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of General McClellan , Jonathan V. Nicolay's Copy.

Description:

The Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of General McClellan, Jonathan V. Nicolay's Copy. Philadelphia: Peterson & Brothers, 1864. First edition, octavo, signed on ffep by Nicolay, Abraham Lincoln's personal secretary, with the note, "Executive Mansion, March 10, 1864," with contemporary book ticket of the Metropolitan Book Store, Philip & Solomon's in Washington, DC, publisher's cloth, some light fraying to spine ends, spine slightly sunned, otherwise very good, ex libris H.O. Havemayer Jr., with his 1905 bookplate, 7 1/4 x 5 in.

N.B. This relic of the Lincoln White House dates from the presidential campaign of 1864, when the two old rivals from the war, Lincoln and McClellan, ran against each other for President.
Estimate $200-300


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