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Mason, & Co., fl. 1864 Lincoln campaign songster.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00676.01 Author/Creator: Mason, & Co., fl. 1864 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: 1864 Pagination: 16 p. : Height: 11 cm, Width: 8 cm Order a Copy

Title page states songster is for the use of clubs and contains all the most popular songs. Miniature book with woodcut of Lincoln on paper cover and printer's advertisements on back cover. Intended for the 1864 presidential election. Uncut between pages 10 and 11.

Mason & Co., fl. 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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