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1866 hardcover edition of Life of Abraham Lincoln by J. G. Holland, published by Gurdon Bill, Springfield, Massachusetts. Early post-assassination biography issued shortly after Lincoln’s death, featuring an engraved portrait frontispiece. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering, showing heavy wear, rubbing, fraying at the spine ends, and edge loss consistent with age and use. Interior pages are complete, with scattered foxing, toning, and staining throughout. Period handwritten ownership inscription dated 1903 on the front endpaper. Binding remains intact though worn. A genuine 19th-century Lincoln biography with strong historical interest and honest period wear.
