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The Gettysburg Address...

Item # 689020 ·
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Dec. 5, 1863

* President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech
* Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery
* Very rare period engraving at the location

 The front page shows: "The War In Tennessee--Lookout Mountain & its Vicinity..." plus other war-related illustrations within, including scenes of Brownsville & Matamoras, Texas and more.
The great, tipped-in (preferred) double page centerfold is captioned: "The Consecration of the Great National Cemetery Near Gettysburg, Nov. 19 by Abraham Lincoln...". As an appropriate complement to this centerfold is text on the events at: "The Gettysburg Celebration" within which is included the full text of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, beginning: "Four score and seven years ago...". 
The Gettysburg Address was never printed in the more common 'Harper's Weekly', and given that Leslie's is much more uncommon it is very difficult to find the Gettysburg Address in illustrated newspapers of the day.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

Background: The December 5, 1863 issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper stands as a highly significant primary-source artifact of Civil War journalism because it contains the full text of Abraham Lincoln's timeless Gettysburg Address—beginning with the famous phrase "Four score and seven years ago"—a historic speech omitted by rival publications like Harper's Weekly. Beyond reprinting the address following "The Gettysburg Celebration", this uncommon 16-page issue features a remarkable, tipped-in doublepage centerfold engraving titled "The Consecration of the Great National Cemetery Near Gettysburg, Nov. 19 by Abraham Lincoln," which captured the gravity of the National Cemetery dedication alongside detailed views of Lookout Mountain, Texas locations like Brownsville and Matamoros, and key war-related illustrations from the Tennessee campaign. Combined, these elements make this specific printing both an irreplaceable visual record of the era's military engagements and a rare, celebrated layout of Lincoln’s landmark address on liberty and national unity. 
Category: Yankee
Price
$2,150
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.