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Three early books documenting the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and its aftermath, including contemporary accounts and official government reports. 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.
In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered wear to boards and edges, with short tears to the French-language book.
