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Title: The Gettysburg Address - first printing in The New York Times Author: Lincoln, Abraham Place: New York Publisher: Date: Friday, November 20, 1863 Description: 8-page newspaper, printed in 6 columns. 21¼x15½, removed from larger volume but still together, with spine intact. First day printing of perhaps the most famous speech in American history, certainly the most famous by President Abraham Lincoln. This is one of three New York newspaper printings the day after the speech was made, predating the publication in the Washington Record by two days. The New York Times morning edition came out a bare 12 hours after the presentation of the address, quite possibly pre-dating the other newspapers. Lincoln's brief address is printed at the top of the middle column of the first page; the 90 minute oration by Edward Everett today largely forgotten, covers all of page 2, and a column of page 3. On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner, in his eulogy on the slain president, called the address a "monumental act." He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here." Rather, he remarked, "The world noted at once what he said, and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was less important than the speech." Lot Amendments Condition: Minor dampstain to lower corners, just touching a few words but far away from the Lincoln address, a stray fox mark or two, else fine, clean and unbrowned. Item number: 202723