Description
First edition of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant, in exceptional condition.
Octavo, [two volumes], 584pp [Vol. I]; 647pp [Vol. II]. Publisher’s green cloth, title in gilt on spines, decorative gilt emblem on front covers. Floral endpapers. Frontispiece portraits with tissue covers. Period ownership inscription on the front free endpaper of both volumes, dated 1894. Closed tear through one leaf in volume II, no impact to text. A complete set, illustrated with 43 maps and fold-out facsimile documents. Solid text blocks, free of any marks or notations.
(Dornbusch II: 1986) (Eicher 492)
An exceptional set.
Published shortly after his death, the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant are held in high regard by historians and casual readers alike. President Grant was initially opposed to writing his memoirs but wished to leave his family financially stable after his death. The books were sold in multiple formats, ranging in price from $3.50 to $12.00 in 1885.
