LIFE magazine's new Lincoln book!

[Joe Di Cola]

Certainly, in the past, LIFE was the source that brought us many Lincoln finds, e.g., the images of Lincoln's final internment, the deathbed after Lincoln's remains were removed, Lincoln in his coffin in New York City, and many others. The claim in the reviews that it contains "many never before published" gives me pause. Does it mean that it has many more than the Ostendorf book: "Lincoln's Photographs" the images in which, I admit, are not printed on the best-quality paper. I am sure LIFE will present the images on high-quality paper. At $40. retail, or even at the reduced Amazon price, will I be getting something better than Lorant's volumes or Mellon's absolutely superb "Lincoln's Face"?

Please continue to weigh in, specifically about anything new and previously unpublished in the new book, so that all of us can make informed purchase decisions. You are the best sources and critics out there for this type of information. Thanks.