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Ulysses S. Grant [Inscribed to Isaac J. Wistar]
by WISTER, Owen
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1900. First Edition. First Printing. 12mo. (14.5cm); navy blue blind-embossed cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; decorative endpapers; top edge gilt; [8],[xi],xii-xx,145,[5]pp, with an engraved frontispiece portrait of Grant from an 1865 photograph by H.F. Warren. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Brigadier General Isaac Jones Wistar (1827-1905) on the preliminary blank: "Isaac J. Wistar / from Owen Wister / Dec.24, 1900." Armorial bookplate to front pastedown, some trivial wear to extremities, else a fresh, very Near Fine. Sharp copy of Wister's contribution to the "Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans" series, a short biographical treatment of Ulysses S. Grant. With a contemporary inscription to American author, lawyer, and Union Army General Isaac J. Wistar, who began his military career with the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry, and would go on to fight in the Battles of Ball's Bluff and Antietam. Scarce, especially inscribed.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59459
- Title
- Ulysses S. Grant [Inscribed to Isaac J. Wistar]
- Author
- WISTER, Owen
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Small, Maynard & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1900
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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