Keckley, Elizabeth. Behind the Scenes, or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 8vo, origi-nal publisher's purple cloth; spine somewhat mottled, but gilt clear and bright. New York: Carleton, 1868

Keckley, Elizabeth. Behind the Scenes, or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 8vo, origi-nal publisher's purple cloth; spine somewhat mottled, but gilt clear and bright. New York: Carleton, 1868 E350/500 FIRST EDITION. Elizabeth Keckley was Mary Todd Lincoln's personal maid and seamstress. In addition to a brief narrative of her life as a slave, Keckley provides much information on the Lincoln household. Howes K21; Brignano 145; Work, page 312.