Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant – Ulysses S. Grant – 1885–86 | First Edition

Ulysses S. Grant

Personal memoirs of u. S. Grant – ulysses s. Grant – 1885–86 | first edition | in 1885-86, grant published the account of his military career entitled <em>personal memoirs of u. S. Grant. </em>completed while grant was gravely ill, it was published under mark twain’s imprint and includes battlefield maps of the civil war’s most notable campaigns.

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In 1885-86, Grant published the account of his military career entitled Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. Completed while Grant was gravely ill, it was published under Mark Twain’s imprint and includes battlefield maps of the Civil War’s most notable campaigns.

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This first edition Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, printed in 1885–86 by Charles L. Webster & Co., presents the original two-volume publication authorized by Grant himself and completed during his terminal illness. The set was published under the oversight of Mark Twain and became a major commercial and historical success. The memoirs follow Grant through his military career, beginning with his service in the Mexican War through his rise to lieutenant general during the Civil War. The text is enhanced by numerous engraved portraits and battlefield maps detailing troop positions and movements during the war’s most famous campaigns.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
  • Author(s): Ulysses S. Grant
  • Publisher: New York: Charles L. Webster and Co.
  • Edition: First Edition, 1885–1886.
  • Format: Octavo (8vo), two volumes
  • Binding: Original half leather, brown cloth boards
  • Size:  9.5in x 6.5in (24cm x 16cm)
  • Collation:
    • Vol. I: 584 pp
    • Vol. II: 647, [1] pp
  • Illustrations: 50 illustrations, including steel engravings and maps
  • Contents Include:
    • Service in the Mexican War
    • Civil War campaigns – Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Appomattox
    • Implications of Sherman’s March to the Sea
    • Numerous battlefield maps
  • Reference(s): Dornbusch II 1983; Eicher 492
  • Provenance: Handwritten signature of Horace O. Lanza, 1923

 

Condition:

Very Good condition. Original half leather with gilt titling on the spine and medallions centered on the brown cloth boards. Boards display mild shelfwear, while edges and spines show moderate rubbing. Visible repair to the front hinge of Vol. II; hinges and text blocks secure. All illustrations, including steel engravings and battle maps, are present.

 

Why Collect This?

  • True first edition in original publisher’s leather
  • Complete with Civil War battlefield maps
  • Firsthand accounts of the American Civil War
  • Published under Mark Twain’s imprint

Item Number: #31051

Categories

Americana, American History

Military & War

Civil War

Authors

Ulysses S. Grant

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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