Description
The first edition of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, in the publisher’s deluxe black morocco binding.
Octavo, [two volumes], 584pp, [2]; 647pp, [errata], [4]. Publisher’s deluxe full black morocco, title in gilt on spines, raised bands, stamped in blind with elaborate borders. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, decorative gilt turn-ins. Shallow bump to cover of Volume I. Both volumes with light wear to leather. Offsetting to endpapers of both volumes, small stain to rear endpaper of Volume II. Previous ownership inscription to half title of Volume II. Frontispiece portraits of Grant with tissue covers.
Complete with over 50 illustrations and maps, including the fold-out surrender documents in Volume II.
(Dornbusch II: 1986) (Eicher 492) A very good set.
Published shortly after his death, the Personal Memoirs of President Grant are held in high regard by historians and general 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.
