Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.

GRANT, Ulysses S. [U.S.].

Item Number: 2683

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 excellent condition condition that shows some light wear.

"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 toknow how the Civil War is coming out" (Edmund Wilson).