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Lincoln Assassination) John Wilkes Booth

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
Lincoln Assassination) John Wilkes Booth
<Our item number 86903><B>&#40;Lincoln Assassination&#41; John Wilkes Booth.</B> &#40;1838-1865&#41; American actor; assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Rare Book from Booth&#39;s library Signed, &#34;<I>John Wilkes Booth / May 10th 1861</I>&#34; on the inside cover. Ironically, the book is a U.S. Army manual with instructions on firing rifles: <I>Rifles and Rifle Practice: An Elementary Treatise Upon the Theory of Rifle Firing, Explaining the Causes of Inaccuracy of Fire, and the Manner of Correcting It. With Descriptions of the Infantry Rifles of Europe and the United States, Their Balls and Cartridges</I>, by C.M. Wilcox &#40;1st Lieut. 7th U.S. Infantry&#41;, United States Army. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1859, 276 pp. Good condition. A fold-out plate in the front of the book shows a rifleman firing his gun, surrounded by illustrations of &#34;most of the Balls now in use in Europe and many that have been experimented with&#34;; two fold-out plates in the back have additional illustrations of bullets and charts showing the results of target practices. The fold-out plates are toned and have some tears, all but one marginal. Green cloth covers have a gilt-embossed, full-length figure of a soldier with a rifle. Covers are soiled and worn, with one ink spot at front right edge, and pages are evenly toned; otherwise a tight copy. <BR><BR>Wilcox concludes his preface to the book with: &#34;It is hoped that this book may prove to be both interesting and useful to the United Stattes Militia and Voluneers, for whose use it was principally prepared.&#34; In 1859, John Wilkes Booth joined the Virginia militia that assisted in the arrest of abolitionist John Brown. He undoubtedly received this manual when he joined the militia. On the night of April 14, 1865 he would shoot President Lincoln in the back of the head with a derringer pistol. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;20,000-30,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86903<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086903 .jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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