April 12, 2024
1886 PERSONAL MEMOIRS US GRANT Antique 1ST EDITION General Ulysses U S SLAVERY
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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT Volume I & II This auction is for an original 1892 VOL. 1 and 1886 VOL. 2 FIRST EDITION set of the " PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U.S. GRANT " by Gen. U.S. Grant and published by Charles L. Webster & Company, a publisher co-owned by Mark Twain and his niece's husband. T his auction consists of both VOLUME I & II making it a COMPLETE SET! for just one bid! YOU'LL LOVE THESE BOOKS!!! VOLUME 1 has several illustrations and 15 MAPS!!! Published in 1892, it is filled with 584 very informative pages of the detailed history of the Civil War as told by Major General Grant himself. VOLUME 2 also has several illustrations and 28 MAPS!!! Published in 1886, it is filled with 647 very informative pages. Mark Twain had heard a rumor that the ex-president and Civil War hero was interested in publishing his memoirs. He visited Grant and proposed a deal. If Grant would let MARK TWAIN publish his memoirs, he would give Grant 75% of the profits. Like Twain, Grant suffered financial troubles. After some consideration, he agreed to let Twain do the job. Charles L. Webster & Company, a publisher co-owned by Twain and his niece's husband, published Grant's Memoirs in 1885, shortly after Grant's death. Twain sent salesmen all over the country to sell the work, which was offered as a two-volume set with a choice of three bindings.
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