Description
First edition of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.
Octavo, [two volumes], 584pp [Vol. I]; 647pp [Vol. II]. Publisher’s green cloth, title in gilt on spines, decorative gilt emblem on front covers. Light rubbing to both spines, some loss of gilt on both spines. Strong hinges, with floral endpapers. Frontispiece portraits with tissue covers. Notable foxing to tissue covers and first plates in Volume I, the other volume is generally clean.
A complete set, illustrated with 43 maps, plates, and fold-out facsimile documents. Solid text blocks.
(Dornbusch II: 1986) (Eicher 492)
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.
