Ulysses S. Grant

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant [Two volume set]

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885. Very Good. Item #50227

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885, 1886. First Edition in publisher's half morocco deluxe binding. Two large octavo volumes; original half pebbled morocco over dark brown boards, gilt medallions to front and rear boards, gilt decorations to spine, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers; 584pp. & 647pp. All maps, illustrations, and foldouts present including frontispieces with tissue guards. Boards moderately worn with some scuffing, rubbing, and brief exposure to extremities. Bindings sound; ownership inscription of Jas. [James] A. Remick in pencil to preliminaries with his private library bookplate mounted to top of preface page; blindstamp of H.G. Allen Pub. Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan to endpapers; overall a Very Good copy.

Nevins notes: "Written frantically while in a race with death, these recollections rank with the best of the Civil War Period" (Nevins II-59).

Price: $1,000.00