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Life of Lincoln + Personal Memoirs of Grant, 5 items

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[CIVIL WAR]. GRANT, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. NY, 1885-1886. FIRST EDITION of: [CIVIL WAR]. GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885). Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-1886. 2 volumes, 8vo. Engraved portrait frontispieces, folding facsimile

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BOOKS: Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant - 2 Volumes: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, in 2 Volumes Published by Charles L. Webster & Company, New York, 1885. Fine tight set in publisher's 3/4 deluxe brown morocco leather over brown cloth boards wit

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1st Edition Book: Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: Civil War Union Documents First Edition Book Set "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant" 1885 & 1886-Dated, (ULYSSES S. GRANT), His First Edition Book entitled, "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant," in Two Volum

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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Leather 1st Edition: For your consideration is this set of 1885 first edition "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant" volume I & volume II. The set was published by Grant's friend, Samuel Clemmons (Mark Twain) under the alias of

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The Civil War In the Words of Its Greatest Commanders: The Civil War In the Words of Its Greatest Commanders by Grant, Leeulysses S Grant,Robert E Lee. personal memoirs of us grant memoirs of robert e lee, by armistead l long. the book is in excellent con

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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P. H. SHERIDAN, VOL 1, 1888, CHARLES L WEBSTER: PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P. H. SHERIDAN, VOL 1, 1888, CHARLES L WEBSTER, Great look into the life of a civil war general. See images for any damage. 500 pages.

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Three Books on Civil War: Lot includes "Lincoln and Men of War Times" written by McClure copyright 1892. Book is sound and in good condition. Second item is "Meet General Grant" by W.E. Woodward 1928 and the third book is "Sto

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Kimmel and Forster Color Lithograph, 1865: Abraham Lincoln: Allegorical Civil War Lithograph. 27" x 20" lithograph published in 1865 by Kimmel & Forster of New York, titled "The Outbreak of the Rebellion in the United States 1861." Kimmel and

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(77) CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF PRIVATE FREEMAN H SMITH: Personal letters of Private Freeman H. Smith, who served in the 1st,7th and 15th New Hampshire Infantry during the Civil War, To his family documenting military life and activities. Smithenlisted at t

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4 Ducat Austrian and Dutch Gold Coin 1915 Restrike: The 1915 Austria Gold ducat was originally a tade coin issued for transactions between countries. They hold an exquisite design and high gold content. This stunning 4 Ducat Gold Coin was produced by b

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Byzantine Iron-Anti Cavalry Caltrop 9th-14th Century AD: Iron caltrop, hand-forged with square-section in the form of four welded arrowheads; 55mm , 15 grams.Acquired on the German art market around 2000.From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.Cf. Tsur

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Byzantine Iron-Anti Cavalry Caltrop 9th-14th Century AD: Iron caltrop, hand-forged with square-section in the form of four welded arrowheads; 38mm , 11.44 grams.Acquired on the German art market around 2000.From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.Cf. T

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THE LETTER THAT ARRIVED TOO LATE: AN IMPORTANT LEE LETTER TO UNION COMMANDER U.S. GRANT AT COLD ...: THE LETTER THAT ARRIVED TOO LATE: AN IMPORTANT LEE LETTER TO UNION COMMANDER U.S. GRANT AT COLD HARBOR. LEE, ROBERT E. 1807-1870. Letter Signed ('R.E. Lee') to U.S. Grant from the battlefield at Cold

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LINCOLN ATTEMPTS A PRISONER EXCHANGE FOR SURGEON JOHN MCGREGOR. LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865. Aut...: LINCOLN ATTEMPTS A PRISONER EXCHANGE FOR SURGEON JOHN MCGREGOR. LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865. Autograph Document Signed ('A. Lincoln'), an order seeking a rebel prisoner to exchange on behalf of Union

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[CIVIL WAR] GILPIN, Levi L. (1844-1931). A group of 3 items identified to Corporal Levi L. Gilpin,: [CIVIL WAR] GILPIN, Levi L. (1844-1931). A group of 3 items identified to Corporal Levi L. Gilpin, 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, comprising: Civil War enlisted man's sack coat or four-button fatigue b

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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln"), as President, 25 January: LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln"), as President, 25 January 1864. 1 page, 8vo, some spotting and toning, matted and framed, unexamined out of frame. Provenance:

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Life of Lincoln + Personal Memoirs of Grant, 5 items

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Five (5) Civil War related biography and autobiography books. 1st-3rd items: THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Tenth Edition, Vol. I-III, by Issac N. Arnold, published by A. C. McClure and Company, Chicago, 1906. Hardcover octavos, 894 top gilt edged total pages including three steel engraved frontispieces with tissue paper guards and additional full page illustrations, hardbound in black leather with gilt blindstamped covers and spines with gilt lettering, five raised hubs, marbled end papers. Ex libris labels to interior of front covers. Approximately 8 1/2" H x 6" W x 1 1/4" D. 4th-5th items: PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT, Vol. I- II, published by Charles L. Webster and Company, New York, 1885-86. Hardcover octavos, 1,231 total marble edged pages, including engraved frontispieces with tissue paper guards, additional illustrations, maps, a tipped-in facsimile of Civil War era letters dated 1862, and a tipped-in facsimile of an Appomattox Courthouse surrender document, hardbound in green cloth, covers with gilt blind stamping, gilt lettering to spine, floral wallpaper end papers. Ex libris labels to interior of front covers. Approximately 9 3/8" H x 6 1/2" W x 2" D. Provenance: The Estate of Edith (Edie) M. Bass, Nashville, Tennessee, by descent from her parents, Walter Paul McBride and Claire Childs of Lake Forest, Illinois.

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1st-3rd items: Covers in overall good condition with light wear to leather, corner slightly bumped. Front cover of Volume I is partially separated from spine. Pages with toning, few pencil inscriptions from previous owners, Volume I with typed label partially pasted to front end paper. 4th-5th items: Covers with scuffs, shelf wear, light staining, corners bumped. Pages in overall good condition with toning, few pencil inscriptions. 8 3/4" tear to facsimile of war letters, two tears, largest 1 3/4", to Appomattox Courthouse surrender document facsimile.