To commemorate the legendary debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858 in Illinois--the forerunners of modern-day national debates like the one coming up tonight--Powell's Books, Portland, Ore., set up a display in its Rare Book Room highlighting a first edition, first printing of Political Debates Between Hon Abraham Lincoln & Hon Stephen A Douglas (published in 1860 by Follett, Foster & Co., and worth $2,400 in 2024 dollars) and an early printing of Lives & Speeches of Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin (also published in 1860 by Follett, Foster & Co., and worth $500).