April 12, 2024
1885 Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Volume 1
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Volume 1, 9.5" x 6" x 2" first edition. Condition: Loose spine on bottom end affecting the fabric of the spine but not the bound pages. One page detached and loose in table of contents. All 584 pages complete, clean and tight other than the usual yellowing from age. Some minor scratches and rubbing on covers. The foldout letter of the surrender of the fort from General Buckner between pages 312 and 313 is in excellent condition (see 4th photo above). The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography of American President Ulysses S. Grant, focused mainly on the general's actions during the American Civil War. Written as Grant was dying in 1885, the two-volume set was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's death. As known to most, Grant suffered greatly in his final year. He was in constant pain from his illness and sometimes had the feeling he was choking. Despite his condition, he wrote at an incredible pace, sometimes finishing 25 to 50 pages a day. In June 1885, as the cancer spread through his body, the family moved to Mount McGregor, New York, to make Grant more comfortable. Propped up on chairs, and too weak to walk, Grant worked to finish the book to provide money for his family because at this point he had become penniless. Friends, admirers and even a few former Confederate opponents made their way to Mount
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