Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.

GRANT, Ulysses S. [U.S].

Item Number: 1262

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885.

First Editions of the two volume set of the 18th President of the United States’ memoirs. Octavo, 2 volumes. Original green cloth with title and front panel in gilt. In near fine condition that shows only very light wear. A very sharp copy.

"Grant’s memoirs comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history" (Eicher 492). "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).