Lot of 3 pieces of sheet music dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and illustrated with his portrait, each approx. 9 x 12 in. (sight), and framed. Titles include: Lincoln Quick Step. Philadelphia: Lee & Walker. Cover features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln with scrolls and a quill below, and text at bottom reading, "Dedicated to / Abraham Lincoln / President of the United States"; President Lincoln's Funeral March. Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, Composed by E. Mack; and In Memory of President Lincoln: A Funeral March. New York: Beer & Schirmer, written by John K. Paine, 1865. Cover features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln among clouds, with stars in a halo shape above. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Smith Collection of Lincolniana Lots 328-342 include several selections from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Smith of South Bend, Indiana. Inspired by his wife Pat, an antique dealer, Jack began collecting photographs of Abraham Lincoln in 1959, and over the years expanded his interests to include Lincoln-related engravings, books, ephemera, and art, eventually amassing one of the most extensive collections of Lincolniana in existence. Items from the collection now reside at several museums and historic sites, including at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, and Indiana Historical Society, which acquired the Jack Smith Lincoln Graphics Collection of over 750 images in 2003. See also Lots 183 and 211. Provenance:The Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Smith Collection of Lincolniana Condition: First two covers with minor soiling or discoloration at edges; third cover with a large repaired tear at left, an unknown signature in upper right corner, and soiling, spotting, and discoloration in places throughout cover. Items not examined outside of frames.
Lot of 3 pieces of sheet music dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and illustrated with his portrait, each approx. 9 x 12 in. (sight), and framed. Titles include: Lincoln Quick Step. Philadelphia: Lee & Walker. Cover features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln with scrolls and a quill below, and text at bottom reading, "Dedicated to / Abraham Lincoln / President of the United States"; President Lincoln's Funeral March. Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, Composed by E. Mack; and In Memory of President Lincoln: A Funeral March. New York: Beer & Schirmer, written by John K. Paine, 1865. Cover features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln among clouds, with stars in a halo shape above. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Smith Collection of Lincolniana Lots 328-342 include several selections from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Smith of South Bend, Indiana. Inspired by his wife Pat, an antique dealer, Jack began collecting photographs of Abraham Lincoln in 1959, and over the years expanded his interests to include Lincoln-related engravings, books, ephemera, and art, eventually amassing one of the most extensive collections of Lincolniana in existence. Items from the collection now reside at several museums and historic sites, including at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, and Indiana Historical Society, which acquired the Jack Smith Lincoln Graphics Collection of over 750 images in 2003. See also Lots 183 and 211. Provenance:The Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Smith Collection of Lincolniana Condition: First two covers with minor soiling or discoloration at edges; third cover with a large repaired tear at left, an unknown signature in upper right corner, and soiling, spotting, and discoloration in places throughout cover. Items not examined outside of frames.
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