Us Grant and The American Military Tradition

From the Editor's Preface: "Through almost the whole of their history Americans have shown a deep distrust of the military man. The constitutional structure of the United States was explicit in subordinating military to civilian authority, and deeply rooted, popular suspicions have resisted the creation of a military caste with special privileges." "Ulysses S. Grant was a man superbly fitted by… Read more about this item

N.Y., Grosset & Dunlap, c.1954. Hard Cover. x, 201 p. 21 cm. This reprint edition is in a series: Biographies of Distinction. This presents a very sympathetic view of the General and President. Stock #29,907. Vg/ dj good+.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This is the first book to be published in the new Library of American Biography, edited by Oscar Handlin, professor of history at Harvard and winner of the Pulitzer for The Uprooted."- From the dust jacket flap. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue publishers cloth with gilt lettering on… Read more about this item

Little Brown & Company, 1972-06-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0316132098 Unmarked text. No dust jacket. Great reading copy. 1st Edition Published by Grosset & Dunlap 1954.

Little, 1954., 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Little Brown, 1954. First Edition Ninth Printing. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. 1954 Little Brown first edition in price intact jacket. Tight and unmarked. Please email for photos.

1954. CATTON, Bruce. U.S. Grant and the American Military Tradition. Boston, [1954]. 201pp. Orig. cloth, d/j. Fine.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1954. Hardcover; 8vo; 201 pages. Blue cloth hardcovers with gilt on spine. Rubbed edges. Lightly age-toned but bright and clean pages. In a blue paper jacket with white titles Bumped edges. In a mylar jacket. NPC. VG-/ VG-. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-.

Little Brown & Company, 1954. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Paperback. Good. 1954. 201 pages. Blue pictorial paperback. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Light tanning to spine and edges.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Good with no dust jacket. 1954. Slightly Soiled. .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1954. 1st. Fine. First edition as stated on copyright. A reiew copy with a tipped in sheet "To the Literary Editor" stating date of publication (Apr 19, 1954) and cost ($3.00). In original, unclipped, dust jacket, corners just creased and small chip; very good+. Blue covers with embossed symbol on front and gilded… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 201pages. Note on sources, index, foxing to fore-edge, DJ somewhat soiled, some wear and small tears to top and bottom DJ edges.

UsedAcceptable. Little Brown paperback; heavily highlighted but readable; creased; not torn; name inside front and on side

Grosset, 1954. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1954. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. x, 201, [3] pages. A Note on Sources. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling and is in a plastic sleeve. Signed by Catton on the fep. Some minor page discoloration. This is the first book to be published in The Library of American… Read more about this item

Little Brown & Company, 1954-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Gosset & Dunlap, 1954. Soft Cover. Very Good. A nice copy from the library of David Herbert Donald , winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of Charles Sumner and Thomas Wolfe and celebrated biographer of Abraham Lincoln . The interior is clean , no marks of any kind . The binding is tight… Read more about this item

Little, 1954., 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.