German Lincoln biography published in 1866

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Many thanks to Angela for sending this information. A friend of hers found this first edition Lincoln biography. He found it in a box at an antique store for a very low price. It was published in Germany in 1866. Angela writes, "It features beautiful etchings and engravings and even a HUGE map of the US during the Civil War. It is titled “Abraham Lincoln – Wiederhersteller der Nordamerikanischen Union” (“Abraham Lincoln – Restorator of the North-American Union”) and written by Dr. Max Lange. It is slightly faded around the edges, but the gorgeous purple binding is still quite intact and ready for reading."

Angela continues, "Apparently there is a whole series of books about famous people from this publishing house under the title of “The honor temple of the 19th century” and the Lincoln volume is number 6. The author, married to the daughter of the publishing house owner, was apparently a well known chess player in Germany...I had never heard of the book OR the author before."