[Rarebooks] fs: Trial of John Surratt, 1867, (Lincoln assassination)
Back Creek Books
rock at backcreekbooks.com
Thu Feb 5 12:04:32 EST 2009
Greetings Booklovers,
We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 9830 ) [Lincoln Assassination]. TRIAL OF JOHN H. SURRATT IN THE
CRIMINAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HON. GEORGE P. FISHER PRESIDING
(IN 2 VOLUMES).
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. First printing, Full cloth,
Octavos, 728 & 729-1383 pages. .
The complete transcript of Surratt's civil trial for his involvement
in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This may well be the richest single
source as to the facts surrounding the Lincoln assassination and related
kidnapping conspiracy because it contains a greater depth of evidence and
testimony than was presented at the military tribunal which convicted Mary
Surratt and seven other Lincoln conspirators two years earlier. Immediately
following the assassination, John Surratt fled the country and remained at
large for nearly 2 years. His trial lasted 62 days and examined over 200
witnesses. The jury could not reach a decision and was finally dismissed and
the defendant released. Surratt opposed the dismissal of the jury because he
wanted a complete acquittal. No study or collection of the Lincoln
assassination can be complete without this rich source. MONAGHAN #896;
MCDADE #626; HOUMES p. 95, etc. The two volumes have been rebound long ago
in coarse black cloth over boards with the gilt-stamped title blocks from
the original leather spines laid back down. The title pages in both volumes
are tipped in copies. Perhaps the originals were victims of the rebinding.
The textblocks show scattered foxing, browning, occasional mild stains, and
a few pencilled margin notations. The last leaf of volume I has a short tear
at inner margin, last two leaves of volume II show significant dampstaining
though all text remains completely legible. $1200.00
See photo: http://www.backcreekbooks.com/bookphotos/9830.jpg
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Rock
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