THE ASTONISHING SABER DUEL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By James E. Myers
Copyright 1968, Lincoln-Herndon Building Publishers, Springfield, Illinois
6" x 9", 40 page staple-bound booklet. Story of Lincoln's famed duel with James Shields. On September 22, 1842, future President Abraham Lincoln, at the time an Illinois state legislator, met to duel with state auditor James Shields, but friends intervened and persuaded them against it.
The item is complete and in VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear and light foxing.