Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant

New York: Charles L. Webster & Co, 1886. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition of the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.. Octavo, [two volumes], 584pp [Vol. I]; 647pp [Vol. II]. Publisher's green cloth, title in gilt on spines, decorative gilt emblem on front covers. Light rubbing to both spines, some loss of gilt on both spines. Front hinge of Volume I starting, but stable. Floral endpapers. Frontispiece portraits with tissue covers. A complete set, illustrated with 43 maps and fold-out facsimile documents. Solid text blocks. (Dornbusch II: 1986) (Eicher 492). Published shortly after his death, the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant are held in high regard by historians and casual readers alike. President Grant was initially opposed to writing his memoirs, but wished to leave his family financially stable after his death. The books were sold in multiple formats, ranging in price from $3.50 to $12.00 in 1885.