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

This first edition 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. In octavo format, bound in the publisher’s original cloth with gilt titles, this set offers a narrative of Grant’s Mexican and Civil War service.

Remains one of the most important, valuable, and oft-read Civil War memoirs, including the engraved portraits and battlefield maps.

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, two volumes
• Binding: Publisher’s green cloth
• Size:  9.5in x 6.5in (24cm x 16cm)
• Collation: complete
  • 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

Item Number: #29495

Condition:

Bound in original green cloth with gilt-letter labels on the spine. Edges rubbed with mild fraying. Pages complete. Hinges are strong. All illustrations, including steel engravings and battle maps, are present. Some minor damage is present on two folding plates due to prior improper folding.

Why Collect This?

• True first edition in original cloth
• Complete with Civil War battlefield maps
• Firsthand accounts of the American Civil War
• Published under Twain’s direct oversight

Item Number: #29495