THE FAREWELL TO LINCOLN By Victor Searcher New York/Nashville: Abingdon Press, (1965). First edition, first printing. Searcher starts this biographical history with the Fall of Richmond in 1965, examines the historical events leading to the Appomattox, leads the reader to the Ford Theater and the assassination, describes the funeral services and offers complete details--including little-known facts, of the twelve day journey to Springfield where Lincoln was buried. Fine in black linen with blind embossed United States seal to the front cover and with gilt embossed titles to the spine, cream headband and tail-band, golden-sand end-papers, in a near dust jacket with a mild upper front corner crease, and three very tiny tears to the upper shelf-edges; original printed $5.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 320 pages; notes; bibliography; index. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.