New York: Bunce & Huntington, 1865. Hardcover. Small 4to. Stiff glossy purple front wrapper, rebound with brown morocco spine with gilt lettering and marbled paper over boards. 12pp. Very good. Mild rubbing to spine, else tight and quite attractive -- and the pamphlet itself is near fine. First and only edition of this poem mourning the death of Lincoln -- one of the best known works of this American poet, editor and critic (1825-1903) who made his home the celebrated center of New York literary life with his wife, novelist and poet Elizabeth D.B. Stoddard. A superb copy of a very scarce title. MONAGHAN 752.

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 44927
Title: Abraham Lincoln: An Horatian Ode
Author: STODDARD, Richard Henry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Bunce & Huntington
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1865
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Poetry; Abraham Lincoln;

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Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...