(New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888).

FIRST EDITION, NOW BECOMING SCARCE. 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 production 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. Item #24366

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 pp. A very nice set, internally quite clean and fresh. The cloth is bright and unfaded but does have a bit of minor wear to the tips and extremities, a few spots on the cloth are quite unobtrusive. The bindings a bit shaken, the inner hinges are cracked though easily repaired.