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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
18491129431849. Rare autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant as First Lieutenant and Company Commander of the Madison Barracks in Sackets Harbor New York. One page dated April 2nd 1849 the letter is addressed by Grant to Gen. Brigadier Talcott Chief of Ordnance and reads in full "Gen. I have the honor herewith to forward my return of Ordnance and Ordnance stores pertaining to I Co. 4th Reg't of Inf'y for the quarter ending the 31st of March 1849. I am Gen. Very Respectfully your Obt. Svt. U.S. Grant 1st Lt. 4th Inf." After entering the army as a Third Lieutenant of Infantry in 1813 George Talcott was transferred to Ordnance duty and promoted on March 3 1849 to Brevet Brigadier General only weeks before the present letter was sent to him by Grant. In near fine condition with creasing and two small closed tears. Autograph letters from this period in Grant's military career are scarce. Following Grant's service in the Mexican-American War his first post-war assignments took him and his new wife Julia to Detroit and Madison Barracks a desolate outpost in upstate New York in bad need of supplies and repair. After four months at Madison Barracks Grant was sent back to his prior quartermaster job in Detroit and when the discovery of gold in California brought droves of prospectors and settlers to the territory Grant and the 4th infantry were ordered to reinforce the small garrison there. unknown books
95274Autograph military commission boldly signed by President Ulysses S. Grant dated December 20th 1876. One page partially printed on vellum and retaining the original blue seal the commission appoints Alexander L. Morton as First Lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States. Signed by Grant at the conclusion and countersigned by Secretary of War J. Donald Cameron and Adjutant General Edward D. Townsend. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 26.5 inches by 22.5 inches. In fine condition. 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. hardcover books
503671Sylvester and Orphanos / Miltos Editions 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE. Folio. 38x29cm. xiv 116 colophon. Sheets loose in two portfolios housed in clamshell each in beige cloth stamped in red outline portraits. 35 full page color plates of Tsarouchis paintings with accompanying tributes by authors Odysseus Elytis James Merrill Reynolds Price Yannis Ritsos Sir Stephen Spender and John Updike; artists Paul Cadmus Alekos Fassianos and David Hockney; cinema directors Michael Cacoyannis Constantine Cost-Gavras and Jules Dassin; composers Manos Hatjidakis Mikis Theodorakis Vangelis and Stavros Xarhakos; photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson Horst P. Horst and Constantine Manos; fashion designer James Galanos; hotelier Dimitris Tsitouras and the publishers Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos. SIGNED by each of the contributors. Signed and hand-numbered copy of an edition limited to 424 copies. FINE in FINE slipcase. Sylvester and Orphanos / Miltos Editions hardcover
1885184123New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885-86. In the publisher's sheep First edition of the memoirs of the great Civil War general and 18th president of the United States "perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language" Keegan p. 202. The first edition was issued in five different bindings at varying costs. The sheepskin binding is especially attractive but is very prone to wear and generally found dilapidated. Written as Grant was dying of throat cancer and in dire financial straits the work serves as a deathbed justification for the war against the Confederacy and for Grant's own conduct as commanding general of the Union Army. It was published by Mark Twain Grant's close friend who marketed it by using military veterans in uniform to raise subscriptions. "To read Personal Memoirs today with knowledge of the circumstances in which Grant wrote them is to understand the indomitable will and moral courage that were keys to his military success" ANB. 2 vols octavo. Engraved portrait frontispieces etched plate and folding facsimile to each vol. on yellow paper in second vol. 47 integral full-page plans in all folding map at the rear of vol. II. Original sheep red and dark blue twin morocco labels marbled endpapers and edges. Contemporary pencilled ownership inscription to frontispiece rectos David S. Knapp of Maine. Sheep rather rubbed and spotted front joint of vol. II slightly split but holding firm contents toned folding facsimile skilfully re-inserted in vol. II still a very good copy. unknown
1885190292New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885-86. The dying Grant defends his record First edition of the memoirs of the great Civil War general and 18th president of the United States "perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language" Keegan p. 202. Written as Grant was dying of throat cancer and in dire financial straits the work serves as a deathbed justification for the war against the Confederacy and for Grant's own conduct as commanding general of the Union Army. It was published by Mark Twain Grant's close friend who marketed it by using military veterans in uniform to raise subscriptions. "To read Personal Memoirs today with knowledge of the circumstances in which Grant wrote them is to understand the indomitable will and moral courage that were keys to his military success" ANB. The first edition was issued in five different bindings at varying costs this one of the more deluxe options. 2 vols octavo. Original purple half morocco spines lettered and decorated in gilt brown cloth sides with gilt medallic roundel sides and corners ruled in gilt marbled endpapers and edges. With 2 engraved portrait frontispieces and 2 etched plates with tissue guards 3 manuscript facsimiles of which 2 folding and one printed on yellow paper stock 42 full-page plans folding map at rear of vol. II. Contemporary bookseller's ticket of J. Dewing & Co. of San Francisco to front pastedowns. Joints and extremities neatly restored a little rubbed superficial splits to inner hinges contents a little toned. A very good copy. John Keegan The Mask of Command 1987. hardcover
188527459New York:: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885. First Printing of the First US Edition. This is a Near Fine tight set with light wear to the extremities in the publisher's deluxe brown morocco leather over brown cloth boards with gilt circular emblems on the front and rear covers. This set is complete with the facsimile letter of Grant's original terms for Lee's surrender that is often missing. Mark Twain was the publisher of this monumental memoir as well as its editor and proof reader. Twain was extremely fond of and a close friend of Grant and encouraged the President and war hero to write his memoirs. Grant was dying of throat cancer but completed his two volume opus dictating the second volume to a secretary. Twain noted in a letter to his daughter that the manuscript was not even set yet and 20000 sets had been ordered from only two states. "Wait till you hear from the other 37." Grant finished his memoirs on July 18 1885 and died five days later on July 23rd. Following his death advance orders of the memoirs reached 300000 sets realizing close to $450000 for his family which was otherwise penniless. In a 1992 New York Times book review General Schwarzkopf is quoted as using Grant's two-volume work as his model calling it the finest military history of the Civil War. Charles L. Webster & Company, hardcover
147820Rare Indo-Persian khanjar a 20th century curved dagger from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. The khanjar has decorative wooden and metal inlays and intricate detailing to the handle and sheath with etchings to the blade. 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. The piece measures approximately 15.5 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
10316Black & white photographic print 169 x 169 mm. matted with beige paper captioned and initialed. Amsterdam: 1979.<br /> <br> <br> A rare signed photographic print; the same image depicting the artist’s “address archive†adorns the lower cover of Ulises Carrión’s artist’s book In Alphabetical Order 1979. In fine condition. Captioned on the bottom left and signed and dated to the right. From the collection of Guy Schraenen 1941-2018. unknown
188514234New York: Charles L. Webster 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Large octavo 2 volumes. A very near fine set in the publisher's deluxe 3/4 morocco binding. Spines just barely and evenly sun-kissed a nick to the middle of the spine of volume II and a few tiny abrasions to corners but a sharp sound lovely set increasingly rare in this condition. Front inner hinge oo volume I with a very thin harline crack as often; still sound. Small faint ownership stamps of one "C. M. Smith" to each volume. This set belonged to a veteran of the Civil War one Charles M. Smith of Evansville WI. His obituary and various other sources we found online such as a reunion photograph disagree as to whether he was the Assistant Surgeon in the 13th or 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry but in either case it's clear that he volunteered in 1861. Both units saw a great deal of action during the war. Also laid-in to the set is a photographic negative of a monument to the 16th Wisconsin infantry regiment which leads us to suspect that this was in fact his unit.<br /> <br /> A gift-quality example of this popular and well-regarded memoir among the best in both the military and presidential classes. Grant finished the memoirs on his deathbed and was convinced by his friend Mark Twain to use his publisher Charles L. Webster who sold the book by subscription only. Many of the book's "salesmen" were not really professional salesmen but veterans of the war who held Grant--warts and all--in very high esteem for his leadership during the conflict. These veterans often showed up to their neighbors' homes wearing their old uniforms; it's hard to imagine saying "no" to such a "salesman."<br /> <br /> One would think then that sets of Grant's memoirs would be commonly found with Civil War veteran ownership signatures but this is only the second such set which we have handled. So not only a handsome and well-preserved set but one with appealing provenance. Charles L. Webster hardcover
18701513891870. Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Octavo 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 a Warrant for the pardon of John Thrasher Jr. dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. U.S. Grant Washington March 26 1870." In fine condition with mail folds. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 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
18852942New York: Charles Webster and Co 1885. First edition. Original deluxe sheep. Very Good. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S DELUXE SHEEP BINDINGS of Grant's important and fascinating memoirs illustrated throughout with numerous steel engravings facsimiles and over forty maps. Written during the final days of Grant's life and seen through publication by Mark Twain the Memoirs provide a personal and poignant record of some of the most significant events in American history. The first edition of the Memoirs was issued in cloth morocco and sheep bindings. The soft sheep leather wears most easily and therefore has become the most difficult to find in good condition.<br /> <br /> New York: Charles Webster & Co. 1885-86. Octavo original full publisher's sheep with leather spine labels marbled endpapers and edges. Two volumes. Volume 1 with a few scuffs to rear board and joints and with spine lightly toned; volume two binding with only very light wear. Text in each exceptionally clean. A very good copy - much nicer than is usually found. Charles Webster and Co unknown
1886115New York NY: Charles L. Webster & Company 1886. Very Good. <p data-start="151" data-end="748">A first edition set of Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant published in two volumes by Charles L. Webster & Company 1885–86. <br /> <br /> Handsomely bound in full butterscotch calf with gilt-stamped red and black spine labels marbled endpapers and matching marbled edges this deluxe set includes steel-engraved frontispiece portraits with tissue guards numerous maps plates and both original fold-out facsimiles: General Buckner’s surrender in Vol. I and General Lee’s surrender in Vol. II. Together the volumes span 1231 pages and measure approximately 6.5" x 9.375" x 4" stacked.</p> <br /> <p data-start="750" data-end="1324">The set carries notable provenance with both volumes bearing the gilt-stamped name Aubrey Louis Abramson on the front boards and the Abbie & Emily Abramson bookplate on the pastedowns. Volume I also features a San Francisco bookseller label J. Dewing & Co. and a penciled 1951 note referencing a Berkeley textbook shop. <br /> <br /> Condition is Very Good to Near Fine: light rubbing and edge wear as expected for its age a discreet repair to the spine base of Vol. II and a minor rear cover crack. Interiors are largely clean and crisp with only occasional age-toning.</p> <br /> <p data-start="1326" data-end="1874">Grant’s memoirs remain among the most significant works of Civil War literature. Written during his final year while battling terminal cancer the project was championed and published by Mark Twain who secured generous royalty terms to benefit the Grant family. Completed just days before Grant’s death in 1885 the memoirs were a commercial triumph ultimately providing his widow with over $450000. <br /> <br /> This set with its elegant binding and compelling provenance is a fine example of one of the 19th century’s most enduring historical narratives. SD3</p> . Charles L. Webster & Company unknown
112637Rare Autograph Letter signed and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant. One page folded the letter is dated February 10th 1883 on Grant's 3 East 66th Street letterhead and reads in full "My dear Mrs. Fish: I am very sorry to withdraw Mrs. Grants and my acceptance to dine with you and Governor Fish on Tuesday next but I am obliged to. On Thursday last I received letter from the Secretary of State requesting my presence in Washington the first of the coming week in connection with the commercial treaty between the United States and Mexico. I wrote to him how inconvenient it would be for me to go before the last of the week and that if not absolutely necessary I would postpone my visit to that time. Today I received an answer saying that the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate desires me to appear before that committee on Thursday next. In view of the fact that there will be but three weeks of the sessions after Thursday next and the great importance of the treaty under consideration I put that I must go to Washington Thursday evening. General and Mts. Beale will be here Thursday evening to spend some days with us and Mrs. Grant feels that she would not like to have them and General Beale writes me that Mrs. Beale is suffering so with her eye that she will have to keep to the house and out of strong light. Very Truly yous U.S. Grant." In near fine condition. When Grant returned to America from Post-presidnecy world tour he had depleted most of his savings and needed to earn money and find a new home. Wealthy friends bought him a home on Manhattan's Upper East Side and to make an income Grant Jay Gould and former Mexican Finance Secretary Matias Romero chartered the Mexican Southern Railroad with plans to build a railroad from Oaxaca to Mexico City. Grant urged Chester A. Arthur who had succeeded Garfield as president in 1881 to negotiate a free trade treaty with Mexico. Arthur and the Mexican government agreed but the United States Senate rejected the treaty in 1883. The railroad was similarly unsuccessful falling into bankruptcy the following year. unknown books
1885146691New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885-86. First edition of the memoirs of one of the most recognized figures in American military history illustrated with tissue-guarded portrait frontispieces numerous steel engravings facsimiles and 43 maps in deluxe publisher's full sheep. Octavo 2 volumes publisher's full tan sheep with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments within raised bands red and navy morocco spine labels marbled endpapers and edges illustrated with numerous steel engravings facsimiles and 43 maps. In very good condition. "The best memoirs of any general's since Caesar" Mark Twain. "A unique expression of the national character.Grant has conveyed the suspense which was felt by himself and his army and by all who believed in the Union cause. The reader finds himself.on edge to know how the Civil War is coming out" Edmund Wilson. “Grant’s memoirs comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history†Eicher 492. Charles L. Webster & Company hardcover
1828003190Paris, Froment et Lequien, libraires, 1828
178446New York: The Viking Press 1981. Inscribed by the Nobel laureate to two lovers of Greek culture First edition inscribed by the author on the half-title in Greek "For Stathis and Ralph with lots of love Elytis". The US edition slightly precedes the UK edition published by Anvil Press. The recipients were the couple Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos founders of the publishing house Sylvester & Orphanos which specialized in limited edition fine press books including works by Christopher Isherwood Gore Vidal and V. S. Naipaul. Elytis contributed an essay to their volume on the gay Greek artist Yannis Tsarouchis The Face of Modern Greece 2004. Octavo. Original black quarter cloth spine lettered in silver light green paper-covered sides fore edge untrimmed. With dust jacket designed by Neil Stuart. Edges faintly sunned slight wear to top edge; jacket unclipped short closed incision to rear panel: a very good copy in near-fine jacket. hardcover
10311Two torn pieces of watermarked paper typewritten text mounted on black craft paper signed. Amsterdam: n.d.<br /> <br> <br> A signed “structure work†by Ulises Carrión. Fine; adhesive bleeding through the corners. Initialed in the bottom left corner of the left sheet. <br /> <br> <br> ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 116 pictured. unknown
10312Two torn pieces of watermarked paper typewritten text mounted on black craft paper signed. Amsterdam: n.d.<br /> <br> <br> A signed “structure work†by Ulises Carrión. Fine; adhesive bleeding through the corners. The artist has initialed the bottom left corner of the left sheet.<br /> <br> <br> ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 117 pictured. unknown
10313Two torn pieces of watermarked paper typewritten text mounted on black craft paper signed. Amsterdam: n.d.<br /> <br> <br> A signed “structure work†by Ulises Carrión. Fine; adhesive bleeding through the corners. The artist has initialed the bottom left corner of the left sheet.<br /> <br> <br> ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 117 pictured. unknown
26093Autograph of President Ulysses S. Grant on an off-white sheet which measures 3.5 inches by 1.75 inches. Double-matted and framed with a nameplate engraving and a Grant-Wilson Republican ticket. The entire piece measures 18.25 inches by 17.5 inches. In fine condition. A very attractive piece. 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 books
1885119281New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885-86. First edition of the memoirs of one of the most recognized figures in American military history illustrated with portrait frontispieces numerous steel engravings facsimiles and 43 maps in deluxe publisher's full sheep. Octavo 2 volumes publisher's full tan sheep raised bands red and navy morocco spine labels marbled endpapers and edges illustrated with numerous steel <span class="glossaryQtip qTip">engravings</span> facsimiles and 43 maps<i>.</i> In very good condition. "The best memoirs of any general's since Caesar" Mark Twain. "A unique expression of the national character.Grant has conveyed the suspense which was felt by himself and his army and by all who believed in the Union cause. The reader finds himself.on edge to know how the Civil War is coming out" Edmund Wilson. "Grant's memoirs comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history" Eicher 492. Charles L. Webster & Company hardcover books
18711466831871. Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto one page partially printed the document reads 'I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the commutation of the sentence of Charles Purdue dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. "U.S. Grant" Washington May 2 1871.' The man referenced here Charles Purdue was a seaman aboard the Robert Edwards in the spring of 1871 who was accused of inexplicably setting fire to the ship causing all on board to abandon the vessel. Although he was charged and convicted of arson no lives were lost and Purdue claimed that his confession of the crime had been extorted. In very good condition. 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
1897132638New York: The Century Co. 1897. First edition of Horace Porter's Civil War memoir. Octavo original cloth illustrated with portraits and maps. In good condition. First editions are rare. American soldier and diplomat Horace Porter served as a lieutenant colonel ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S. Grant. He also was secretary to General William T. Sherman vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Company and U.S. Ambassador to France from 1897 to 1905. From 1869 to 1872 Porter served as President Grant's personal secretary in the White House. The Century Co. hardcover
188620527New York: Charles L. Webster & Co 1886. 1/2 leather. Very Good. The 1885 1st edition in the publisher's less common 1/2 deluxe brown morocco over chocolate-brown boards. Complete in 2 volumes the first published in 1885 the second and final volume published in 1886. Both volumes solid and very presentable with lightly-rubbed gilt-titling along the spines and bright gilt-medallions at the front panels. A bit of light wear to the outer hinges and mild scuffing at the panels. Internally all plates present and no writing or markings to speak of save for 2 blank preliminary pages in Vol. II with light crayon. Thick uniform octavos matching edges pastedowns and endsheets. THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES SOME VERY INTERESTING EPHEMERA such as the original 1885 printed receipt for the purchase of the set and a well-executed late 19th century pencil sketch of the set's "erudite" first owner a woman named Matilda Ziegler. Opposite the sketch is an original pasted-on memorial card of Matilda produced by the family. Charles L. Webster & Co unknown
