Lot of 2 Lincoln Assassination Newspapers. 1ST ITEM: New York Times, April 17, 1865. Complete original 8pp Civil War newspaper. Front page headlines begin with: "OUR GREAT LOSS… Details of the Fearful Crime… Closing Moments and Death of the President… Rumors of the Arrest of the Assassins.. Expressions of Deep Sorrow Throughout the Land… Inauguration of Andrew Johnson." Inside is a report on the Siege of Mobile. 2ND ITEM: Bangor Maine Democrat, April 27, 1865 (weekly newspaper). "More of the Assassination," a "graphic account of the assassination from the Washington special correspondence of The New York World."
22" x 15-1/2" (Times), 12" x 19" (Democrat) Condition: Both with toning and foxing, normal folds, some small holes along the folds, owner inscriptions, some stains.