Autumn 2020 Catalogue

24 American Heroes & Leaders Autumn 2020 “One Of The Most Valuable Writings By A Military Commander In History” 21. GRANT, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. New York, 1885-86. Two volumes. Octavo, original deluxe three-quarter brown morocco gilt. $2500. Click for more info First edition of “one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history,” illustrated with numerous steel engravings, facsimiles, and 43 maps, in publisher’s deluxe binding. After an ineffectual term as president, ruined by bankruptcy and dying of throat cancer, Grant agreed to publish his memoirs to provide a measure of economic security for his family. Mark Twain agreed to serve as the publisher. “ Grant’s memoirs comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history” (Eicher 492). Interiors generally fresh with light occasional marginal dampstaining mainly to early leaves, a few minor expert paper repairs, expert restoration to bindings.