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1886207698New York: C. L. Webster 1886. VG: Stain on the back cover and on the spine. In a printer's error some pages have some uncut tags hanging proud. A green casebound book with gilt text on the spine. 648 pages; contains several foldout maps. Volume two only! C. L. Webster unknown
188528089<p><strong>1885 Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant 1st edition 2v Maps</strong></p><p><em>"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can and keep moving on." </em></p><p>– Ulysses S. Grant</p><p>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. 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.</p><p>Item number: #28089</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>GRANT Ulysses S</p><p><strong><em>Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant</em></strong></p><p>New York: Charles L. Webster and Co. 1885-86. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. I – 584</p><p> <!--endif-->19 illustrations</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. II – 647 1</p><p> <!--endif-->31 illustrations</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Green cloth</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~9.5in X 6.5in 24cm x 16.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> Charles L. Webster and Co hardcover
188661490NY: Charles L. Webster. Very Good. 1886. Hardcover. Pages slightly age-toned. ; Contemporary rebinding. Hardcovers Black leather spines/brown cloth boards. Maps engraved frontispiece portrait foldout facsimile of letter. Index appendix. Only Volume I pictured; 8vo; 647 pages . Charles L. Webster hardcover
188527732<p><strong>Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant – Ulysses S. Grant – 1885–86 1st ed Green cloth</strong></p><p><em>"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can and keep moving on."</em></p><p>– Ulysses S. Grant</p><p>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. 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.</p><p>Item number: #27732</p><p>Price: $795</p><p>GRANT Ulysses S</p><p><strong><em>Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant</em></strong></p><p>New York: Charles L. Webster and Co. 1885-86. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. I – 584</p><p> <!--endif-->19 illustrations</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. II – 647 1</p><p> <!--endif-->31 illustrations</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Green cloth</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~9.5in X 6.5in 24cm x 16.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request.</u></p> Charles L. Webster and Co 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
188528232<p><strong>1885 General Ulysses S. Grant 1ed Civil War Memoirs of Union Illustrated MAPS 2v</strong></p><p><em>"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can and keep moving on."</em></p><p>– Ulysses S. Grant</p><p>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. 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.</p><p>Item number: #28232</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>GRANT Ulysses S</p><p><strong><em>Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant</em></strong></p><p>New York: Charles L. Webster and Co. 1885-86. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. I – 584</p><p> <!--endif-->19 illustrations</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Vol. II – 647 1</p><p> <!--endif-->31 illustrations</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Ex-library stamp – Ukrainian-American Youth Library</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Green cloth</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~9.5in X 6.75in 24cm x 16.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> Charles L. Webster and Co hardcover
1885049078New York: Charles L. Webster & Co. 1885. First edition 1885 and 1886 recently rebound and housed in a slipcase. Three quarter dark brown morocco leather over marbled boards slightly raised spine bands spine lettered and decorated in gilt including four stars on each spine top edges gilt new marbled endpapers. The original gilt medallions from the original covers have been used on the sides of the slipcase which is complimentary to the dark brown leather and marbled book bindings. Includes the printed inscription dedicating the set to the American soldier and sailor near the beginning of the first volume a folding facsimile of Lee's surrender printed on yellow paper in the second volume several tissue-protected engravings maps including a folding map in the second volume. Very good to near fine condition with tissue protected frontises having some offsetting to the tissues some light foxing to the preliminaries of the second volume tight bindings very clean pages no names or other markings. The medallions on the slipcase show some rubbing otherwise about fine. All the marbled paper used in the bindings matches but there is a slightly different tonality to the front cover of volume II does not appear to be fading. Bindings are by Paul Sawyer of Daytona Beach Florida. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles L. Webster & Co. Hardcover
1886236122New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1886. First edition first printing deluxe issue. Publisher's deluxe three-quarter brown pebbled morocco over brown cloth decorated with gilt-stamped medallions marbled endpapers all edges marbled. Owner's penciled name both volumes front hinge vol. 1 split but holding strong light rubbing and scuffing to binding overall a near fine set. Frontispieces two tipped-in plates two facsimile letters and fold out map. Over forty additional maps throughout. Few presidential memoirs rival the literary and historical weight of Grant's. Composed during the final year of his life while battling terminal illness Grant wrote with urgency and remarkable lucidity. His unflinching narrative of the Mexican and Civil Wars drew quick praise for its candor and clarity. However Grant's fortitude to write was not fully self-imposed. It was his friend Mark Twain who encouraged Grant to finish his memoirs and entrust their publication to Charles L. Webster & Company which Twain co-founded. Issued in two monumental volumes by subscription the first edition sold over 200000 copies in its first year. The work not only secured the financial future of Grant’s family but also cemented his reputation as both soldier and author.<br /> <br /> A near fine deluxe binding edition of the first two volumes of the "Shoulder Strap" series. <br /> <br /> Dornbush II: 1986; Nevins II: 59. Charles L. Webster & Company unknown
1886RS608New York: Charles L. Webster & Co. 1886. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original copy rebound in green buckram spine lettered in gilt. Ex-library copy typically marked/stamped. Firm binding. Interior is clean and nicely intact typically somewhat tanned. 1st edition issued 1886. 648 pp. Charles L. Webster & Co. Hardcover
188618025New York: Charles L. Webster & Co 1886. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant. Octavo two volumes 584pp Vol. I; 647pp Vol. II. Publisher's green cloth title in gilt on spines decorative gilt emblem on front covers. Light rubbing to both spines some loss of gilt on both spines. Front hinge of Volume I starting but stable. Bookplate of previous owner to front endpaper. Floral endpapers. Frontispiece portraits with tissue covers. A complete set illustrated with 43 maps and fold-out facsimile documents. Solid text blocks. Dornbusch II: 1986 Eicher 492. Published shortly after his death the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant are held in high regard by historians and casual readers alike. President 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
1885003388Charles Webster 1885 This the green and gilt armband edition 584 647 pp. A solid attractive very good or better set. Volume I with the paper covering of the first hinge torn but still strong. Volume II with a bit of shelf wear. Each volume with one bumped corner and tips rubbed. A better than usual set. Charles Webster hardcover
2015G1345026404I2N00Arkose Press 2015. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Arkose Press hardcover
2010DADAX116276872XKessinger Publishing 2010-09-10. paperback. New. 6.00x1.20x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
2010DADAX1162768975Kessinger Publishing 2010-09-10. paperback. New. 6.00x1.31x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
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
18852351490New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 9x5x1. First edition. Hinges of first volume loosening most of gilt rubbed away from front board of second volume ink name on endpapers. 1885 Hard Cover. 584; 647 pp. 8vo. Original green cloth with gilt titles and rules. Engravings and maps throughout text as well as fold-out facsimiles of the original terms of Lee's surrender which Grant wrote himself and of General Buckner's dispatch regarding terms of capitulation with Grant's reply and Buckner's response surrendering Fort Donelson. The famous memoirs of the leader of the Union army during the American Civil War including accounts of his boyhood and early career during the Mexican War. Mark Twain can be partially credited for the release of Grant's memoirs: Grant's health was ailing he soon died of cancer and Twain encouraged Grant to write them as a way to provide for his family after his death. The books were barely completed before Grant passed away and were published posthumously. Charles L. Webster & Company hardcover
2021BIBSD0051796662021. Full Leather Bound. NEW. Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED GREEN BLUE MAGENTA TAN PURPLE DEEP BROWN BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. This service is chargeable. Original edition was published in 1894 and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2021 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English Vol: - Volume 1-2 Pages 682. Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. FOLIO EDITION Size 12x19 Inches IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. hardcover
1534276Charles L. Webster. Collectible - Good. Condition: Good; Hardcover. 1885. Dark green cloth with gilt printing on cover and spine. Gilt medallion on both covers and 4 gilt stars boxed on spine. Frontis of young Grant. Book has clean pages and a tight binding. Some spotting to covers wear at spine ends and corners. Fading on spine. First Trade Edition. Photos upon request. Charles L. Webster hardcover
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SFPPWEBSTER Book. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST. Two volume set of the first edition. DELUXE 1/2 LEATHER 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 leather . Octavo 2 volumes. First edition in the publisher's deluxe brown half morocco of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant the 18th President of the United States which focuses mainly on his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Octavo 2 volumes bound in the original publisher's deluxe brown half morocco over brown boards with blind-stamped gilt central motifs of Grant gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands all edges marbled marbled endpapers. Illustrated with numerous steel engravings facsimiles and 43 maps including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Grant to each volume. WEBSTER Hardcover
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
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
1885151920New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885-1886. First edition of the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant the 18th President of the United States which covers his military career during the Mexican War and the Civil War. Octavo two volumes original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel gilt central emblem to the front and rear panels patterned endpapers illustrated with numerous steel engravings facsimiles and 43 maps tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Grant to each volume. In very good condition. A nice 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
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