WALL, Bernhardt. Lincoln's Gettysburg Trip. Lime Rock, 1942. 17 etchings, 11 signed by Wall. Various colored inks. 24.5 x 21.5 cm. (9-5/8 x 8-5/8 inches). Original hand-bound three-quarter navy blue gilt-ruled morocco over navy blue cloth, spine gilt lettered, raised bands. Presentation copy in red, green, and black ink: "Inscribed to our Friends—Mr. & Mrs. Watts. Bernhardt Wall—Doris Wall," with 2 Lincoln postage stamps affixed.
Limited edition (#6 of 100 signed copies). Weber, p. 44: "This is a slightly altered version of Volume 53 of Following Abraham Lincoln. It is dedicated 'to all who are fighting for democracy with guns, gold and grit in this war year 1942.'" 70000088
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COPY Nô...LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG TRIP WALL EDITION—100 COPIES [limitation leaf]. Green. 7.5 x 5 cm.
LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG TRIP... [illustrated title]. Forest green. 12.5 x 10 cm.
[Bust portrait of Lincoln] | Wall 1942 after Gardner. Brown. Signed. 12.5 x 10 cm.
DEDICATED TO ALL WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY WITH GUNS GOLD AND GRIT IN THIS WAR YEAR 1942 [dedication leaf]. Vermilion. 5 x 7.5 cm.
NOTES President Lincoln left Washington on November 18, 1863...B.W. [text]. Green. 12.5 x 10 cm.
The "William Mason," known as the Lincoln Engine... | Wall—1938 [illustration]. Slate blue. Signed. 10 x 12.5 cm.
Railway Coach in which President Lincoln and his party traveled to Gettysburg... | Wall 1942 [illustration]. Umber. Signed. 10 x 12.5 cm.
Railway Station Gettysburg, Penna... | WALL 1939 [illustration]. Umber. Signed. 12.5 x 10 cm.
The David Wills home, Gettysburg, Pa... [illustration]. Slate green. Signed. 10 x 12.5 cm.
Bedroom in the Wills House, Gettysburg, Penna... | Wall 1939 [illustration]. Umber. Signed. 10 x 12.5 cm.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ADDRESS—AT GETTYSBURG, PA., NOV. 19, 1863... [text]. Green. 12.5 x 10 cm.
for which they gave the last full measure of devotion...The Gettysburg Speech Monument | Wall 1939 [illustrated text]. Green. Signed. 12.5 x 10 cm.
Soldiers National Monument, Gettysburg, Penna... | Wall 1939 [illustration]. Slate green. Signed. 12.5 x 10 cm.
Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg, Pa... | Wall 1939 [illustration]. Crimson. Signed. 10 x 12.5 cm.
Confederate Prison, Washington, D.C... | Wall '39 [illustration]. Mahogany. Signed. 10 x 12.5 cm.
Peace "Eternal Light" Memorial on Gettysburg Field of Battle... | Wall 1942 [illustration]. Dark slate green. Signed. 10 x 12.5 cm.
BERNHARDT WALL. ETCHER [printer's illustrated device]. Ochre. 8 x 5.5 cm.
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