Fresh and Bright in Original Cloth - First Edition
The Personal Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan
An Infamous Hero of the Civil War
Sheridan, P.H. PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P. H. SHERIDAN. General United States Army. (New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888) 2 volumes. First edition. Steel-engraved portrait frontispiece and a profusion of plates and maps throughout, some of which are fold-out. 8vo, publisher’s original dark green cloth with gilt lettering and fine all over gilt pictorial decorations over the spines and upper covers. xiii, 500; xi, 486. An extremely nice set, far better then one typically finds, the cloth is bright and clean with brilliant giltwork, the hinges are fine and sturdy, just a very minor amount of age mellowing, internally clean and fresh with none of the typically encountered foxing.
VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Sheridan recounts his life as a West Point cadet, cavalry commander, American military observer to the Franco-Prussian War, infamous hero of the American Civil War, among other appointments and experiences. This beautiful set is illustrated throughout. One of the "Great War" series, commonly called “Shoulder Strap”, which also includes PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT and MCCLELLAN'S OWN STORY, among other titles. |
