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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
by Grant, Ulysses S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 2 vol. Large 8vo. [7], 8-584, [2]; [5], 10-647, [3] pp. Bound in three-quarter dark brown pebbled leather over smooth brown cloth with beautiful gilt decorations on the boards and the spines, spines in six compartments; marbled textblocks. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Each volume illustrated by a frontispiece, numerous maps, and additional illustrations. The fold-out map and facsimile of the terms of Lee's surrender in volume two are in sharp condition. Dornbusch 1986. Nevins 59. Grant completed his memoirs shortly before his death in 1885. The books were published and edited by Mark Twain and his nephew Charles Webster (co-owners of Charles L. Webster & Company), and these were the first two volumes in the "Shoulder Strap" series. This is a lovely set of the deluxe bindings of Grant's memoirs, one of the most important works on the Civil War. Volume one's corners rubbed through, volume two's spine gently sunned, else light rubbing to the cloth's edges. An attractive set.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000013462
- Title
- Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
- Author
- Grant, Ulysses S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Evening Star Books
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We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Facsimile
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Sunned
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