Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant - 1885

Grant, Ulysses S. PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT. New York: Charles L. Webster $ Co., 1885. 1st edition; 2 volumes; maps intact. Handsomely rebound in 3/4 -black morocco leather; gilt spine lettering and 4 shoulder-strap stars. Copy of "James A(lbert) Edgerly" (1846-1908), signed in volume 2 with date, May 15, 1886. [Edgerly was President of the New Hampshire Genealogical Society and a prominent lawyer in N.Y.; his library comprised over 2,500 volumes including these.]

Extra-Illustrated with Autograph Signatures pasted in. Signatures included: 1) "W. T. Sherman / General" on Hd. Qr. Army of the U. S. letterhead; 2) "The supremacy of law is liberty. / Jefferson Davis / Beauvoir, Missi. / 22d March 1882" on slip of paper; 3) "Your Truly / B. Harrison" clipped from the bottom of a letter with two end lines in his hand; 4) "R. E. Lee" clipped signature from a check or document; 5) "Geo. H. Thomas / Maj. Gen. U.S.A. / June 1, 1857" clip from an autograph book; 6) "W. T. Sherman / General / Washington, DC / March 12, 1877" probably clipped from an autograph book; 7) "P. H. Sheridan / Lieut. General" on a card. [A printed signature of Grant himself, with date, is also present, but could be replaced!] A beautiful set for the shelf, in excellent condition with the gilt bright.