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198110657Boston:: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0395294657 . Translated from the Greek by Athan Anagnostopoulos. First American printing. Fine in an about fine trace rubbing to the spine dust jacket. . Houghton Mifflin, hardcover books
198122257Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
94709Rare original Mathew Brady photograph of Ulysses S. Grant. Boldly signed by Grant as the 18th President of the United States "U.S. Grant March 18th 1875." One of the earliest photographers in American history Mathew B. Brady brought home the reality of the Civil War to the American public with his innovative use of a mobile studio and darkroom to capture thousands of war scenes throughout the Civil War. Brady was also recognized as one of the premier photographic portraitists of the 19th century taking photographs of numerous celebrities including Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee among others. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 16.5 inches. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable with such a strong signature signed by Grant during his presidency. Ulysses S. Grant served as president of the United States from March 4 1869 to March 4 1877. On January 29 1877 five days before he left office Grant gave an address to the Senate of the United States regarding a controversial dispute that had arisen over the results of the upcoming presidential election. In the address Grant argued that the people must put their trust in Congress stating: "In all periods of history controversies have arisen as to the succession or choice of the chiefs of states and no party or citizens loving their country and its free institutions can sacrifice too much of mere feeling in preserving through the upright course of law their country from the smallest danger to its peace on such an occasion; and it can not be impressed too firmly in the hearts of all the people that true liberty and real progress can exist only through a cheerful adherence to constitutional law. unknown books
1990Embry 191652Library of America 1990. 5th printing. Fine in fine publisher's slipcase. Blue cloth. Library of America, 1990. 5th printing. hardcover books
19902310847New York: The Library of America 1990. 8th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Eighth printing. A fine hardcover in a near fine publisher slipcase. 1990 Hard Cover. 1199 pp. Includes publisher slipcase. "Twenty years after Appomattox stricken by cancer and facing financial ruin Ulysses S. Grant wrote his Personal Memoirs to secure his family's future. in doing so the Civil War's greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. His character intelligence sense of purpose and simple compassion are evident throughout this vivid and deeply moving account which has been acclaimed by readers as diverse asMark Twain Matthew Arnold Gertrude Stein and Edmund Wilson. Annotated and complete with detailed maps battle plans and facsimiles reproduced from the original edition this volume offers an unparalleled vantage on the most terrible moving and inexhaustibly fascinating event in American history. included are 174 letters many of them to his wife Julia which offer an intimate view of their affectionate and enduring marriage. The Library of America hardcover books
1990Embry 191971Library of America 1990. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jackets in mylar covers in fine publisher's slipcase. Library of America, 1990. First edition, first printing. unknown books
186818060Washington: Government Printing Office 1868. First Edition. 397 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. PRESENTATION BINDING of full green morocco elaborate gilt floral framework on upper and lower covers the former bearing the name "U.S. Grant" blocked in gold t.e.g. gilt inner dentelles slight wear to extremities with bookplate title perforation card pocket due date slip and withdrawl stamp of Stanford University Library with neat shelf mark on spine else fine. First Edition. 397 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy to U.S. Grant. A handsome volume probably prepared for Grant as President as he was elected in 1868 assuming office the following year when America was still largely an agrarian nation and such a work would have had a far greater significance than would be the case today. Grant's own ante-bellum farming efforts were distinctly unsuccessful. Government Printing Office unknown books
187877433Montbéliard: Paul Hoffmann 1878. contemporary half cloth with paper-covered boards leather spine label. large 12mo. contemporary half cloth with paper-covered boards leather spine label. 591. Separately printed reprint from Repertoire des sources historiques du moyen-age: Bio-Bibliographieby Chevalier Besterman 3267. Compact bibliography on the life of Jesus Christ. Titles from the eighteenth-century predominate but occasionally volumes as old as 1642 appear. From the libraries of Martin Bodmer with his shelfmark; and H.P. Kraus with his bookplate. Minor soiling on back page chipped title page. Paul Hoffmann unknown books
1872WRCAM44458Washington 1872. Broadside 26 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches. Old folds. Wear and separation at some folds; top left corner torn away not affecting text. Minor soiling but generally quite clean. About very good. Proclamation by President Ulysses S. Grant indicating the sale of public lands in Wisconsin as listed on the broadside. Lots are to be sold on Monday June 17 "at a price of not less than two dollars and fifty cents per acre." Lands previously appointed for schools and other such uses are excluded from the sale. A large and interesting broadside concerning the disposal of public lands. unknown books
2665D. 2pg. 8†x 10â€. October 8 1885. New York. A document regarding a memorial service for President Grant not long after he died. It is on “Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States†letterhead and reads: “At a stated meeting of the Commandery held on the 7th inst the following Resolution was adopted and Committee appointed: ‘Resolved that a Committee of five be appointed by the Commander to take into consideration the subject of holding memorial services in honor of our late Companion and Commander General U.S. Grant U.S.A. and that said Committee have power to arrange for such services and to invite members of other Commanderies to participate therein.†The document then lists the five members of the committee; Church General M.T. McMahon General Israel Vogdes Commander Edward Hooker and Colonel H.C. King. The document has light soiling and smudges and is in fine condition. unknown books
186618381New York: Beadle and Company 1866. 87 1 blank 4 publ. advts. pp. Original printed wrappers light dusting and spine chipping old tape remnant on spine. Else Very Good. <br/><br/> Despite the title the Report begins "from the date of Grant's appointment to command the operations of the armies of the United States." Grant's appointment occurred in 1864. The first printing issued in 1865 with a title more correctly reflecting its contents. This is the Beadle printing and so noted by Howes. <br/>Howes G311. Sabin 28315. Bartlett 1921-1922 other printings. Not in Eberstadt Decker Nevins. Beadle and Company unknown books
1985292187Orange County Historical Society 1985. Near Fine binding. 36 pp. of text in a comb binding; plus many section drawing showing land patents; as well as an index of Grantees with patent numbers; dates number of acres etc. Near Fine binding. Orange County Historical Society unknown books
1990234752Bogota 1990. 194p. paperback very good Second edition. unknown books
5510Original carte de visite signed "U.S. Grant Lt. Gen. U.S.A." Mounted on stiff ivory card stock the carte-de-visite measures 2.6 inches by 4 inches. Signed below the image on the print. Matted and framed. Rare and desirable. Grant's inscription "Lt. Gen. U.S.A." establishes the date of this carte-de-visite as after March 9 1864 Simpson 457. It was then that Lincoln gathered his cabinet "to witness something that had occurred only once before in the history of the republic. As soon as everyone had arrived Lincoln presented Ulysses S. Grant with his commission as a lieutenant general. Only Washington had risen to that rank in the U.S. Army before him" Civil War Times Magazine. As Grant was rarely in the capital returning only briefly to outline his plans to Lincoln this photographic portrait may well have been taken very soon afterward. The mount verso features the Washington D.C. studio imprint of renowned Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner which he opened in 1863. By that time Gardner was "arguably the most talented and ambitious photographer working in America. If Brady had perhaps conceived the grand idea of an epic documentation of the Civil War it was Gardner who actually executed it" Photography and the American Civil War 81. unknown books
1865WRCAM53987City Point Va 1865. 1p. 6 x 7 3/4 inches. Verso docketed with an 1896 penciled presentation inscription to Chicago manufacturing magnate W.W. Wilcox with a faint ink stamp recording the date of presentation. Old horizontal folds light edge toning one tiny tear at bottom edge else fine condition. An important and revealing original communication from the pen of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant near the close of the Civil War. Here Grant writes a telegram to Major General Edward Ord who was at that time in command of the Army of the James in Virginia. Ord's forces were participating in the Appomattox Campaign and achieved their greatest success at the Breakthrough at Petersburg just about two weeks after this telegram was sent. Ord would later be present for Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. <br> <br> In this letter Grant informs Ord that Sheridan has just brought in thousands of freed African Americans to work as laborers for the Union. Grant sends them to the provost marshal at Fort Monroe in Hampton Roads and informs Ord that he may employ some of the men however he might see fit. The text of the telegram reads: <br> <br> "Gen. Sheridan has brought in with him some two or three thousand negroes. I have directed him to send them to the F.V. at Ft. Monroe. The Chief Ar. Ms. Gen. Ingalls will give directions for the distribution and employment of the able bodied men. The balance you may direct to be sent to such settlement as you may think can best employ them. U.S. Grant Lt. Gen." <br> <br> Ord and his men were instrumental in bringing an end to the Civil War in the weeks that followed this telegram. On April 9 Ord led a forced march to Appomattox Court House that is credited with in part forcing Lee's final surrender. Of this march Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman wrote in an 1880 letter that he "had always understood that Ord's skillful hard march the night before was one of the chief causes of Lee's surrender." It is poetic justice of the highest order to consider that some of the African-American former slaves mentioned in this telegram were likely part of Ord's forces at Appomattox where they could have borne witness to the end of the Confederacy. THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES Washington: Government Printing Office 1894 Series I Vol. XLVI Part III p.41. unknown books
18852104022Charles L. Webster & Co 1885. dummy. hardcover. very good. This is a scarce salesman's dummy of the book. Book very good owner' name handwritten on front and rear fee end papers. With subscriber's list of names in back. Charles L. Webster & Co unknown books
188610906New York: Charles L. Webster & Co 1886. First Edition. Full leather. Fine. First edition of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant in modern fine binding. Octavo two volumes 584pp Vol. I 647pp Vol. 2. Full black morocco raised bands gilt titles over red labels. Marbled endpapers with new flyleaves. Resewn cloth headband solid text block. Light toning to leaves as expected. Housed in cloth slipcase lined in felt. Frontispiece portraits of Grant with tissue covers. Over 50 illustrations maps. Eicher 492 Dornbusch II 1986 A handsome set of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant in an attractive modern binding. Published shortly after his death the Personal Memoirs of President Grant are held in high regard by historians and general readers alike. 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. Charles L. Webster & Co unknown books
1886140940919New York: Charles L. Webster & Co 1886. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. Bound in the rarest publisher's deluxe binding of full black morocco thought to be done mainly as a presentation to select people. Two octavo volumes elaborately decorated in blind and tooled in gilt marbled endpapers with inner dentelle and all edges gilt. Near Fine bindings lightly rubbed and Lee letter splitting on one fold. A beautiful set. Charles L. Webster & Co unknown books
1885265621New York: Charles Webster 1885. hardcover. very good. Illustrations with some folding. 2 Vols. Thick 8vo publisher's 3/4 brown morocco with gilt decoration spines a bit worn marbled edges. New York: Charles Webster 1885 1886. First Edition. Very good.<br/><br/> A tight bright set. Both spines are lightly worn. Volume I has a light damp staining on some top margins.<br/><br/> Charles Webster unknown books
1992250737New York: American Classics Library 1992. hardcover. fine. Illustrated with maps plates and facsimiles. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo handsomely bound in publisher's full green leather with gilt decorations. New York: Privately printed for members of the American Classics Library 1992. Fine<br/><br/> A facsimile reprint of the first edition.<br/><br/> American Classics Library unknown books
19992312560New York: Konecky & Konecky 1999. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 1999 one-volume reissue. A few tiny spots to ridge rear jacket panel discolored. We have more books available by this author!. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America. Konecky & Konecky hardcover 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
1885117355New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885-86. Rare publisher's deluxe binding of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant the 18th President of the United States which focusing mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Octavo 2 volumes. Bound in original deluxe full <span class="glossaryQtip qTip">morocco</span> covers ruled and paneled in blind with blind-stamped central motifs of Grant gilt titles to the spine raised bands gilt board edges and turn-ins marbled endleaves all edges gilt. Illustrated with numerous steel <span class="glossaryQtip qTip">engravings</span> facsimiles and 43 maps<i>.</i> In near fine condition. The rarest form of Grant's memoirs as this presentation binding were given to only a select group of people. An exceptional example. "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
8722Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Original ticket to the reception and camp fire held in honor of "Comrade U.S. Grant" by the Grand Army of the Republic of Philadelphia held December 1879 at the American Academy of Music. This ticket was issued to Charles S. Bailey of Courtland Saunders Post No. 21 Pennsylvania. 2.5 x 5.3 inches. <br><br><br />Ulysses S. Grant born Hiram Ulysses Grant; was the 18th President of the United States 1869–1877 as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America. unknown books
186832935Paris: Cadart & Luce Editeurs Rue Nve. des Mathurins 58 1868. Image and text 8-1/4" x 11-1/4"; on 11" x 15-1/2" sheet. Very Good plus. Imprint information of Cadart & Luce taken from copy held by American Antiquarian Society. The copy held by AAS has the imprint information printed below the etching of General Grant; our generously margined copy was not issued with the imprint.<br/><br/> This broadside was probably printed in 1868. L'Ilustration Nouvelle's etching of General Grant announced here by Martial issued in 1868. Adolphe Martial 1828-1883 was a French artist and illustrator. Victoria and Albert Museum: CATALOGUE OF PRINTS;. MODERN ETCHINGS. London 1903 p139.<br/> Pierre-Antoine Berryer 1790-1868 a French lawyer and politician defended freedom of the press during the reigns of King Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III. The announcement of his death permits the broadside's assertion that the advertised portrait of General Grant is rarer and more desirable than that of Berryer and is a must for collectors. It reads: "Les derniers honneurs rendus a Berryer l'illustre avocat mort le 29 Novembre ont ete l'evenement des premiers jours de ce mois. - A ses funerailles dignes de sa vie et de sa fin; on a feté les plus belles choses de ce mond la probité le getenie la foi! - Le corps est reste entre les anciennes demeures de Malesherbes et de Mirabeau Le portrait de Mr. Berryer est partout: vus devez l'avoir en qualite de Francais! Celui de general Americain Grant est plus rare. Je vous l'adresse. Vous l'ajouterez a votre collection parmi ceux des hommes les plus remarquables de notre epoque." <br/>OCLC 761167310 1-AAS with imprint. Cadart & Luce, Editeurs, Rue Nve. des Mathurins, 58 unknown books
