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1870151783New Jersey 24 September 1870. Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as President. Two pages blue lined paper the letter is addressed to Governor M Jewell of Connecticut. The letter reads in full "Dear Governor: .Mrs. Grant and myself leave here for Boston on Monday next to put our son in College. We will return about Wednesday to Hartford and remain only long enough to take Nellie out to Farmington. We will be pleased to accept your proffered hospitality for the short time we do remain in your city. Please present Mrs. Grant's and my kindest regards to Mrs. Jewell and the children. Yours truly U.S. Grant." Double matted and framed with a portrait of Grant. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 13.5 inches. Prior to serving as the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant served as the Commanding General of the United States Army and led the Union to victory over the Confederacy under the supervision of President Abraham Lincoln. Elected president in 1868 Grant stabilized the post-war national economy created the Department of Justice and led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism racism and slavery. The presidential administration including the cabinet of Ulysses S. Grant was fraught with scandal and corruption following the Black Friday gold panic in 1869 scandals were discovered in seven federal departments including the Treasury Interior and State. Known to run his cabinet in an unprecedented military style Grant often pardoned whose accused and convicted of government crimes nepotism became prevalent in his appointments with over 40 family members appointed by him to the United States government throughout his two terms. unknown
187144047Washington D.C 1871. Portrait engraving of President Ulysses S. Grant. Boldly signed U.S. Grant. The engraving measures 5.5 inches by 4 inches. This portrait engraving produced by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In near fine condition affixed to an 8 inch by 10 inch sheet bearing a small note. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches 18 inches. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown
19004189c. 1900. Original oil painting measuring 18 by 22 inches handsomely gilt framed entire piece measures 24 by 28 inches. In very good condition. unknown
1881150473New York March 3 1881. Letter signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the Mexican Southern Railroad Company. One page on Mexican Southern Railroad Company letterhead manuscript in another hand the letter reads in full: New York March 8 1881 Hon Hubert O Thompson Commissioner of Public Works 31 Chambers St New York Dear Sir: I take great pleasure in presenting to you Mr Ricardo Orozco Civil Engineer of Mexico who has been in the employ of the Company which I represent in locating the Mexican Southern Railroad and who has been engaged and is now largely in-terested in the public works about the City of Mexico. Mr Orozco desires to examine the Water Works particularly and other of the public works of this City with a view of acquiring information which he may make available in the work to be accomplished about the capital of his own country. I would esteem it a favor if you would facilitate him in the object he has in view. Truly Yours "U.S. Grant." Mounted and framed with a ticket to Grant's Inaugural Procession two Mexican feather art pieces one depicting the Mexican eagle and flag and another with two American flags with the gold embossed words: Welcome to Grant Mexico 1880 and an engraved portrait of Grant. In near fine condition. Mounted and framed. The letter measures 8.25 inches by 11 inches. The entire piece measures 21 inches by 17 inches. After leaving the presidency Ulysses S. Grant sought to translate his public stature into commercial authority most notably through his role in founding and leading the Mexican Southern Railroad Company. Developed in collaboration with the Mexican diplomat and statesman Matías Romero the venture aimed to build a strategic passenger-and-freight corridor linking Puebla and Oaxaca strengthening regional commerce while attracting U.S. capital to Mexican infrastructure. The company was incorporated in New York on March 1 1881 with Grant serving as its president and functioning as the project’s principal public representative to investors and the press. Despite these high-profile beginnings the enterprise was weakened by slow surveying construction delays and persistent financial instability entering bankruptcy by the mid-1880s. Under subsequent ownership construction resumed and the line was completed in 1892 operating profitably for a time before its eventual nationalization in 1936 a trajectory that underscores both the ambition and volatility of transnational railroad development in the late nineteenth century. unknown
18653462628/08/1865. <p>Ulysses S. Grant was living in Galena Illinois when the Civil War broke out. The Civil War won on August 18 1865 Galena celebrated Grant’s heroic return. Following a jubilant procession with much flag waving and speeches a group of Galena citizens presented the General with a handsome furnished house on Bouthillier Street. Today the house is managed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as the U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site.</p><p>The Soldiers Monument Association was a group of local organizations founded after the American Civil War to fund and erect monuments to fallen soldiers and veterans. In 1865 many such groups formed and one of these was the Jo Daviess Soldiers Monument Association in Galena Illinois established to honor that county's soldiers who served in the Civil War. The Association is known for its handsome membership certificates which pictured vignettes of Lincoln Liberty flags and soldiers and were signed by Grant who was the honorary president. In time a monument to the soldiers of Jo Daviess County was constructed in Grant Park Galena.</p><p>A <strong>membership certificate</strong> to the Soldiers Monument Association with compelling vignettes including Lincoln constituting individuals as members of the Jo Daviess Soldiers Monument Association Galena dated August 28 1865 and <strong>signed</strong> by Grant as President of the Association. Gen. J.C. Smith has also signed as Secretary.</p><p>This is the first Soldiers Monument Association certificate we have ever carried and it is particularly compelling with its association of Grant and Lincoln.</p><p><img class=""alignnone wp-image-25018 size-post-window"" src=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204144051/Folder-site-11-1600x1327.jpg"" alt="""" width=""1600"" height=""1327"" /></p> unknown
188618751New York: Charles L. Webster & Co 1886. First Edition First Printing. Full leather. Near fine. First edition of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant inscribed by his friend and financial advisor George W. Childs. Octavo two volumes 584pp Vol. I; 647pp Vol. 2. Publisher's deluxe three-quarter morocco binding gilt title on spines raised bands with decorative gilt compartments marbled leaf edges. Light rubbing to tips of the spines some wear to gilt along the spine of Volume II expert coloring to brown morocco spine. Both volumes with frontispiece portrait of Grant with tissue covers. Both volumes are complete with over 50 illustrations maps and fold-out facsimile documents. Housed in a custom brown cloth slipcase. Eicher 492 Dornbusch II: 1986 Inscribed in Volume I: "John T. Spencer / With the best wishes of his friend / G.W. Childs / Christmas 1885." Ownership inscription of "John T. Spencer" in Volume II. An exceptional association copy. George W. Childs 1829-1894 the influential Philadelphia publisher of the Public Ledger was one of Ulysses S. Grant's closest civilian friends and a trusted adviser when Grant was deciding how to publish his memoirs. Knowing that his health was failing Grant needed to repair his finances before his passing. For his memoirs the Century Company offered him a standard 10 percent royalty but Mark Twain acting through Charles L. Webster & Co. made a competing offer; either a 20 percent royalty or 70 percent of the net profits. Grant worried that Century's offer was "all in favor of the publisher with nothing left for the Author." Grant asked Childs to come to New York and judge the offer and Twain later recalled that Childs's advice was decisive: "Give the book to Clemens." He signed with Webster on February 27 1885 a move that ultimately brought Julia Grant hundreds of thousands of dollars. Charles L. Webster & Co unknown
1868149393Boston: E.P. Dutton & Co. Publishers 1868. First edition of this detailed account of Massachusetts’s political leadership military organization and social contributions during the American Civil War. Octavo original publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to the spine tissue-guarded frontispiece of the author. Association copy inscribed by the author to General Ulysses S. Grant "Senate Chamber Boston June 9th 1868 To General U.S. Grant U.S.A. from the Author Wm Schouler Late Adjt General of Massachusetts." Schouler was an American journalist politician and Adjutant General of Massachusetts during the American Civil War. In 1861 a Massachusetts militia training camp was named for him but later renamed for Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. He remained Adjutant General throughout all of the U.S. Civil War until 1867. Ownership stamp of Jesse R. Grant to the front pastedown. In very good condition with light toning and rubbing and damp staining to the bottom right corners of the panels. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase with gilt titles. An exceptional association. Ulysses S. Grant served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877 following his leadership as Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War. A key military strategist Grant played a central role in securing Union victory alongside President Abraham Lincoln. As president he supported Congressional Reconstruction aimed at protecting the civil rights of formerly enslaved people and rebuilding the South. His administration though marked by efforts to stabilize the postwar nation and promote industrial growth was also marred by widespread political corruption. Grant’s presidency reflected the complexities of the Gilded Age and the challenges of reunifying a fractured nation. E.P. Dutton & Co., Publishers hardcover
1885895 - 323 - 604<p>Salesman's Sample of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant</p><p><strong>Publisher and Year</strong>: New York: Charles L. Webster and Company 1885</p><p><strong>Edition</strong>: Salesman's sample issued prior to the publication of Grant's memoirs. These samples known also as <em>dummies</em> or <em>prospectuses</em> were at the center of the door-to-door campaign that made Grant's memoirs one of the best-selling books of the late 19th century. Because the book was not complete salesmen were equipped with these prospectuses to showcase to prospective customers. These were truncated mock-ups of the finished work containing selected chapters steel engravings and mounted binding samples spine strips representing cloth sheep and half morocco. Bound into each prospectus were order forms on which salesmen could record each customer's name address and preferred binding cloth sheep half morocco full morocco tree calf. All of the binding options were costly; adjusted for inflation they ranged from approximately $234 to $835. Mark Twain the co-owner of the publishing house and orchestrator of the sales campaign deliberately recruited Civil War veterans as salesmen and encouraged them to wear their uniforms recount wartime experiences and frame the purchase as a patriotic act in support of the financially distressed former president. Produced solely as temporary sales tools and never intended to survive most of these samples were heavily worn from use discarded or destroyed. Surviving examples seldom appear in commerce.</p><p><strong>Description of the Contents:</strong> Thin octavo front and rear boards stamped in gilt spine bare as issued floral endpapers. Contains abbreviated portions of the to-be-published first and second volumes including both title pages and steel-engraving portraits of Grant with tissue guards; several chapters of completed text; and tipped-in sheets indicating where foldout materials would be located. Tipped onto the front and rear pastedowns are spine strips representing three of the binding options cloth sheep and half morocco. After the sample text there are tipped-in notices that inform salesmen about the publisher's efforts to combat unauthorized imitations of Grant's memoirs the possibility of legal action against the responsible publishers the availability of the book only by subscription with the firm's agents and an announcement that Grant completed writing both volumes. The volume concludes with page listing the prices of the five binding options and a series of ruled pages on which the salesman could record customer's orders.</p><p><strong>Condition: </strong>Boards worn soiled and stained; gilt rubbed but fairly bright; tips pushed with some exposure; edges rubbed. Tight hinges and binding. Closed tear to the top and bottom of the front free endpaper and one open tear to the bottom. Mild tanning of the leather spine strips on the front pastedown to the front free endpaper and heavy tanning to the subsequent blank leaf as usual. Pages tanned with occasional minor imperfections and handling marks including scattered finger smudging. One order page is filled out on four lines. The rest of the order pages are unfilled and the last has been torn out.</p><p><em>"The natural disposition of most people is to clothe a commander of a large army whom they do not know with almost superhuman abilities. A large part of the National army for instance and most of the press of the country clothed General Lee with just such qualities but I had known him personally and knew that he was mortal; and it was just as well that I felt this."</em></p><p>Inventory ID: 895 - 323 - 604</p> Charles L. Webster and Company
8628Graphite drawings throughout on triangular paper laminated. 6 leaves laminated covers with ms. title signature and date written in blue marker metal spiral-bound. Amsterdam: Self-published 1984.<br /> <br> <br> A unique hand-drawn bookwork by Ulises Carrión 1941-89 unrecorded by Ocampo and Agius in their catalogue raisonné. In the final decade of his life Carrión created a group of geometric and minimalist books about which very little is known. This one depicts two rectangles that are initially nearly touching but as one turns the pages become increasingly distanced while the rectangle on the right shrinks. The book is signed by Carrión in blue marker on the lower cover and dated “’84.†The drawings were rendered on thin paper that has been expertly laminated. We are not certain whether the lamination was the artist’s original intention but it has preserved the book’s leaves well.<br /> <br> <br> This bookwork comes from the collection of Guy Schraenen 1941-2018 the principal chronicler of Carrión’s life and work. It was also part of the display at Dear reader. Don’t read. the first major exhibition on Ulises Carrión curated by Schraenen. Curiously in the exhibition catalogue the date is recorded as 1988.<br /> <br> <br> A unique bookwork drawn by Ulises Carrión in excellent condition. <br /> <br> <br> ⧠G. Schraenen ed. Dear reader. Don’t read. 2016 pp. 84 & 101 pictured but dated “1988â€.<br /> <br> <br> Not in J. J. Agius & R. Ocampo eds. Ulises Carrión: Books & More Catalogue Raisonné 2013. unknown
10314Single paper sheet 291 x 158 mm. adhered to beige paper sheet hand-drawn grid & Letraset letters affixed signed & dated. Amsterdam: 1974.<br /> <br> <br> A Ulises Carrión language work combining Letraset lettering and a hand-drawn grid. In fine condition; faint bleeding in the corners from the adhesive. Titled in the artist’s characteristic hand in the bottom left and signed on the right: “U. Carrión / 74.†From the collection of Guy Schraenen 1941-2018. <br /> <br> <br> ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 111 pictured. unknown
18761012081876. Autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as President. Addressed to the Attorney General of the United States Edwards Pierrepont the letter reads "Elizabeth N.J. Sept. 2nd 1876 Dear Judge While in Utica Judge Hunt spoke to me of the importance of appointing a member to Judge Woodruff at as early as a day as practicable on account of the great amount of business before the court. I do not know of any lawyer in the circuit to whom to tender the position when it should be Senator Edmunds and he I should dislike to see leave the Senate. But you are well acquainted with the Bar in that circuit and its wants and can no doubt suggest the right man for the place. If you will send me a commission therefore to St. Louis so as to reach me there between the 24th and 28th either filled up of the name blank with suggestions as to the best man I will sign and return it. Very truly your humble servant U.S. Grant." Grant appointed Pierrepont Attorney General of the United States on April 26 1875. When he assumed the office Pierrepont immediately implemented overdue reform in the South's U.S. Marshal and U.S. Attorney departments including extensive investigations into the conduct of the U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals exposing fraud and corruption. Double matted and framed with a carte de visite of Grant. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 21.75 inches by 15.75 inches. Prior to serving as the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant served as the Commanding General of the United States Army and led the Union to victory over the Confederacy under the supervision of President Abraham Lincoln. Elected president in 1868 Grant stabilized the post-war national economy created the Department of Justice and led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism racism and slavery. The presidential administration including the cabinet of Ulysses S. Grant was fraught with scandal and corruption following the Black Friday gold panic in 1869 scandals were discovered in seven federal departments including the Treasury Interior and State. Known to run his cabinet in an unprecedented military style Grant often pardoned whose accused and convicted of government crimes nepotism became prevalent in his appointments with over 40 family members appointed by him to the United States government throughout his two terms. unknown
1860730631860-1891. A collection of eleven letters and documents signed and hand-written by the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and eight members of his presidential administration. Contents include a printed warrant for the pardon of John and Jerome Whisonant who were held at the Albany Penitentiary in 1874 signed by Grant an 1860 one page autograph letter signed by Secretary of the Treasury Lot M. Morrill discussing misappropriated funds an autograph quotation in the hand of 17th Vice President Schuyler Colfax "Let this be all thy care To stand approved in sight of God Though worlds should judge thee wrong. Schuyler Colfax Feb 8. 1873" an 1865 autograph letter signed by 18th Vice President Henry Wilson to President Johnson and 1873 autograph note signed by Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont a clipped signature by Postmaster General James W. Marshall an 1875 autograph letter signed on Depart of the Interior letterhead by Secretary of the Interior Zachariah Chandler to Gent. Adam Badeau with a second clipped signature an 1867 autograph note signed by Secretary of the Treasury George S. Boutwell and an 1891 autograph letter signed by Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin Bristow. An exceptional collection. The presidential administration including the cabinet of Ulysses S. Grant was fraught with scandal and corruption following the Black Friday gold panic in 1869 scandals were discovered in seven federal departments including the Treasury Interior and State. Known to run his cabinet in an unprecedented military style Grant often pardoned whose accused and convicted of government crimes nepotism became prevalent in his appointments with over 40 family members appointed by him to the United States government throughout his two terms. unknown
188534779New York: Charles L. Webster and Co. 1885 1886. 2 volumes. First edition of both volumes in publisher’s deluxe bindings. With 49 maps and illustrations including two steel-engraved frontis-portraits and two etched views all with tissue-guards. Also with fold out printed copy of manuscript and the dedication from Grant in holograph reproduction. Tall thick 8vo publisher’s very scarce deluxe bindings of original three-quarter morocco over boards gilt lettered and finely decorated with gilt emblematic decorations including a General's stars in compartments of the spines separated by raised bands each of the covers featuring large gilt medallions endpapers and all edges marbled. 584; 647 index. An especially fine bright and very pleasing set in the scarce publisher’s deluxe binding state. An unusually well preserved set the text exceptionally clean and fresh the bindings in excellent condition. The text-blocks appear near as pristine the bindings very well preserved indeed the books essentially as handsome as can be expected tight and strong and without evidence of use. RARE FIRST EDITION IN A VERY PLEASING STATE OF PRESERVATION. VERY RARE IN THIS FORMAT CONDITION AND DELUXE BINDING STATE. ‘THE FINEST MEMOIRS OF WAR EVER PENNED’. An important historical memoir of the Civil War arguably the most important and the best thing that Grant ever wrote. General Norman Schwartzkopf has recently called this the finest memoir of war experiences that has ever been penned. Collectible copies of these books are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. Copies in this binding especially so.<br> The earliest days of the Civil War were a hard lesson in hubris for the Union Army. After the appointment of Grant to overall command of the Union forces the war would quickly turn to their favor. <br> Probably the most important book on the American Civil War and in many respects a masterpiece of American literature. David Eicher"s useful summary includes this fine judgment: "Grant’s MEMOIRS comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history . . . The work is genuinely that of the commander. As such it is valuable in its scope its plain and clear analysis and language and its broad conclusions about the conduct of the war.<br> "In the years following the war Grant would move into the political arena even against his best judgment and would with great public acclaim be elected President of United States for two full terms. Charles L. Webster and Co. hardcover
147824Rare Persian kard a straight single-edged dagger that is worn on the left side of the belt from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. The kard has a bone handle no guard and repoussé sheath with a floral arabesque design. A major characteristic of a kard is that the sheath partially covers the hilt. Ulysses S. Grant a close friend of Sherman's went on a "World Tour" after his second presidential term had ended. It has been suggested that Grant collected a few souvenirs for his dear friend while visiting Asia. When the Grant family returned from their trip Sherman greeted Grant at a reunion held by the veterans of the Army of the Tennessee. In very good condition with the tip of the blade broken the end of the right extended side of the handle missing and the left side cracked. The piece measures 19 inches. General William Tecumseh Sherman and General Ulysses S. Grant were key figures in the Union Army during the American Civil War forming a close personal and professional relationship that significantly influenced the war’s outcome. Grant known for his strategic leadership recognized Sherman’s military talents early in the war and the two collaborated on major campaigns including the Vicksburg Campaign 1863 and Sherman’s March to the Sea 1864–1865. Their coordinated efforts exemplified the Union’s strategy of total war aimed at crippling the Confederacy’s resources and morale. After the war their partnership continued with Sherman succeeding Grant as Commanding General of the U.S. Army in 1869 when Grant became President. Their mutual trust and shared military philosophy played a crucial role in shaping U.S. military strategy and post-war reconstruction efforts. unknown
1089086 1 p. 8vo 225 x 155 mm. orig. printed red semi-stiff wrappers title on spine. Cullompton Devon: Beau Geste Press 1973.<br /> <br> <br> First edition the deluxe version on vibrant multi-colored Strathmore Grandee paper of this scarce and early Carrión 1941-89 bookwork. Arguments was printed in a total edition of 400 copies 200 on Huntsman white cartridge and unsigned and 200 deluxe copies and signed on the verso of the title-page.<br /> <br> <br> Formed in 1970 by Felipe Ehrenberg Martha Hellion David Mayor Chris Welch and Madeleine Gallard the Beau Geste Press was instrumental in Carrión’s growing engagement with artists’ books. The scholar Zanna Gilbert recalls in the Beau Geste Press catalogue p. 405 that in 2017 Ehrenberg “commented that Carrión had never gotten his hands dirty with ink before visiting the Beau Geste Press.†In 1973 the Press published two of his books Arguments Autumn and Looking for Poetry/Tras la PoesÃa Winter.<br /> <br> <br> In the Getty Research Institute exhibition catalogue Artists and Their Books Books and Their Artists 2018 Gilbert describes the present bookwork: “Carrión humorously interrogates the structure and content of books and the literary devices used by authors and playwrights. The titular exchanges in Arguments are indicated only by the names of the participants with no reference to the actual content of their disagreements. The distinctly Anglophone names are arranged in various configurations on each page of the book leaving the reader to wonder about the substance of the disputes. Indeed as the ‘arguments’ play out across the gridded field of the typeset page the book increasingly becomes about the materiality of the text itself with Carrión adding symbols such as the ampersand or violating the names themselves—as when for example ‘Marion’ becomes ‘Mar ion’—resulting in ever more complex exchanges†p. 72.<br /> <br> <br> The book was beautifully typeset by Terry Wright a skilled printer who joined the Press in 1972; laid out by Mayor; and offset-printed by Ehrenberg. Each “Argument†is numbered by hand there are 25 in total with several misnumbered and corrected in this copy nos. 5 22 23 24. Carrión’s book concludes with an unnumbered page on translucent paper with the entreaty: “My name is Ulises / What’s yours â€<br /> <br> <br> A fine copy; spine a trifle sunned.<br /> <br> <br> ⧠Alice Motard ed. Beau Geste Press 2020 No. 48 pp. 186-91 illustrating both versions.<br /> <br> <br> J. J. Agius & R. Ocampo eds. Ulises Carrión: Books & More Catalogue Raisonné 2013 7. unknown
10310Single purple paper sheet 295 x 210 mm. mounted on beige paper collaged yellow pieces of paper with ms. text in ink & graphite signed. Amsterdam: 1977.<br /> <br> <br> A Ulises Carrión language work with manuscript text on the collaged strips of paper. In fine condition; adhesive in corners bleeding through the paper. Inscribed in the lower left corner: “Ulises Carrión ‘77.†From the collection of Guy Schraenen 1941-2018.<br /> <br> <br> ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 115 pictured. unknown
10309Single purple paper sheet 298 x 209 mm. mounted on beige paper collaged yellow pieces of paper with ms. text. signed. Amsterdam: 1977.<br /> <br> <br> Manuscript collage language work by Mexican artist Ulises Carrión. He contributed a version of the piece to the magazine Kontexts it appears in issue 5 1974. <br /> <br> <br> Near fine; adhesive in corners bleeding through. Signed in the lower left corner: “Ulises Carrión ‘77.†From the collection of Guy Schraenen 1941-2018. With thanks to Rich Dana Sackner Archive Project Coordinator Librarian at the University of Iowa Special Collections who confirmed the appearance of this work in Kontexts issue 5. The Sackner Archive holds the editorial files for Kontexts including original contributions like Edgardo Antonio Vigo JH Kocman Carrión Felipe Ehrenberg Bob Cobbing Clemente Padin Jiri Valoch etc.<br /> <br> <br> ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 114 pictured. unknown
10315Single paper sheet 290 x 160 mm. adhered to beige paper sheet Letraset lettering affixed signed & dated. Amsterdam: 1974.<br /> <br> <br> Heretofore undocumented language work by Ulises Carrión employing Letraset lettering with which he has created five vowel-consonant pairs. In fine condition. With the work’s title written in the bottom left in Carrión’s characteristic hand and signed on the right: “U. Carrión / 74.†<br /> <br> <br> ⧠Not in Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015. unknown
1874146684N.p. 1874-1902. Autographs of President Ulysses S. Grant Secretary of State Hamilton Fish and United States Army Generals Leonard Wood and Joseph Wheeler. Octavo one page. Signed by Grant "U. S. Grant." Additionally signed and dated by Wheeler "Joseph Wheeler Genl. USA. Apl. 11. 1902" Wood Leonard Wood Army Genl USA June 30th 1902" and Fish "Hamilton Fish Sect of State June 5/74". In very good condition with light toning to the edges. Rare and desirable. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. N.p. unknown
6831ULYSSES S. GRANT 1822-1885. Ulysses S. Grant was the Eighteenth President and led the Union Army to victory in the Civil War. DS. 1pg. c. 1884. Washington D.C. A document signed U.S. Grant as President of the Society of the Army of the Potomac and Horatio C. King as the organizations secretary. The partly-printed and illustrated document certifies membership of Captain Albert Victor Meeks to the Society of the Army of the Potomac. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC OF THIS ARMY ORGANIZED AUGUST 20 1861 DISBANDED JUNE 30TH 1865 Captain Albert Victor Meeks 62nd N.Y. Vols. was a Soldier and is now A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC U. S. Grant President Horatio C. King Secretary. This certificate includes vignettes of famous Union commanders Major General George B. McClellan Major General Ambrose Burnside Major General George G. Meade and Major General Joseph Hooker. Albert Victor Meeks was a New York City lawyer and real estate businessman who served as a Captain in the Union Army during the Civil War. He served with the 62nd New York Volunteer Infantry. As a member of the Army of the Potomac his regiment fought in the Peninsula Campaign Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. His unit was particularly noted for its bravery at the Bloody Angle during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Along with being signed by Ulysses S. Grant this document is also signed by Horatio Collins King a celebrated Civil War hero who rode into the thick of battle at Dinwiddie Courthouse in 1865 and was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was also the Secretary for the Society of the Army of the Potomac for nearly three decades. The Society of the Army of the Potomac was a veteran organization founded in 1869 to preserve the history and fraternal bonds of the Unions eastern fighting force. In this society Grants role was defined by his status. His influence within the Society settled disputes helped the Society transition from a small group of elite officers into a more influential organization and his name was used to attract wealthy donors and political support for the Societys projects such as the establishment of military parks and the commissioning of statues. This document is held in a decorative antique frame and in fine condition. unknown
18761505761876. Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto one page partially printed. The document reads in full "I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of my letter to His Excellency Rafael Zaldivar President of the Republic of Salvador congratulatory dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. U.S. Grant Washington November 25 1876." Rafael Zaldivar 1834-1903 was President of El Salvador from 1876 to 1885 and later served as a diplomat. Trained as a physician in Europe he later taught philosophy and hygiene at the University of Guatemala before entering politics. His administration enacted liberal reforms that ended collectively owned lands and laid the groundwork for large-scale coffee cultivation a key phase of El Salvador's "Coffee Revolution." In fine condition with light toning. The piece measures 7.75 inches by 9.75 inches. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown
1863119455Boston: Ticknor and Fields 1863. Two volumes from the library of Ulysses S. Grant published the same year The Civil War was raging. Octavo 2 volumes bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine marbled endpapers marbled edges. From the library of Ulysses S. Grant with a presentation bookplate to the pastedown of both volumes which reads "Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant from the Citizens of Boston January 1 1866." In very good condition. Rare and desirable. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. Ticknor and Fields hardcover
10317Single sheet mounted on black craft paper printed in red & green perforated. Amsterdam: late 1970s.<br /> <br> <br> A compelling specimen of Ulises Carrión’s avid involvement with the Eternal Network: a complete sheet of his “Here & Now†stamps. In excellent condition. unknown
1886353811New York: Charles L. Webster 1886. First edition. Illustrated. 584; 647 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's full tan sheep with contrasting labels marbled edges. Faintest traces of rubbing a near fine set. First edition. Illustrated. 584; 647 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. The president and Civil War general's remarkable memoir written in the final years of his life as he was suffering from terminal throat cancer. Suffering both physically and financially as the result of financial misfortune Grant began writing his autobiography in the fall of 1884 and finished in July of 1885 five days before his death. Samuel Clemens Mark Twain encouraged Grant and shepherded the book to publication through the Webster connection.<br /> <br /> Eagerly anticipated by a public that had been following Grant's illness in the press the book was an immediate success upon its release and has long been considered one of if not the best memoirs written by an American president. Since its publication it has received acclaim from literary figures including Twain and Gertrude Stein and from numerous modern American historians and political commentators from Eric Foner to Ta-Nehisi Coates. Charles L. Webster unknown
147816Rare bronze sculpture of an elephant most likely used as an ink well from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. Ulysses S. Grant a close friend of Sherman's went on a "World Tour" after his second presidential term had ended. It has been suggested that Grant collected a few souvenirs for his dear friend while visiting Asia. When the Grant family returned from their trip Sherman greeted Grant at a reunion held by the veterans of the Army of the Tennessee. In very good condition with some patina. The piece measures 9.5 inches by 4.5 inches. General William Tecumseh Sherman and General Ulysses S. Grant were key figures in the Union Army during the American Civil War forming a close personal and professional relationship that significantly influenced the war’s outcome. Grant known for his strategic leadership recognized Sherman’s military talents early in the war and the two collaborated on major campaigns including the Vicksburg Campaign 1863 and Sherman’s March to the Sea 1864–1865. Their coordinated efforts exemplified the Union’s strategy of total war aimed at crippling the Confederacy’s resources and morale. After the war their partnership continued with Sherman succeeding Grant as Commanding General of the U.S. Army in 1869 when Grant became President. Their mutual trust and shared military philosophy played a crucial role in shaping U.S. military strategy and post-war reconstruction efforts. unknown
