[Rarebooks] fs: I Saw Booth Shoot Lincoln

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 9086 )  Ferguson, W[illiam]. J. I SAW BOOTH SHOOT LINCOLN.
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. First printing, Original 
cloth, Octavo, [viii], 63 pages, black & white photographic plates. Near 
fine, No dust jacket.
      Ferguson was a call-boy at Ford's Theatre and witnessed the 
assassination of Lincoln. In addition to his eyewitness testimony he offers 
interesting comments on Booth's preparations at the theatre on the day of 
the assassination, the theory that Booth shot himself at the Garrett farm, 
and the portrayal of the Lincoln assassination in early motion pictures. 
Limited edition of 1,000 copies. MONAGHAN #3181. Bound in black cloth over 
boards with black titles on red spine and upper board paper labels, red 
topstain. Mild fading and a few shallow edge chips to spine label, minor 
extremity rubs to boards, faint dampstain along fore edge of upper board. 
Clean and bright inside with sturdy hinges. A few leaves roughly opened. 
$150.00
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