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Adam Badeau. Grant in Peace. From Appomattox to Mount McGregor. Hartford: S.S. Scranton & Co., 1887. 8vo. Contemporary burgundy one quarter morocco gilt, spine in 6 compartments, gilt lettered in 2. First edition.
INSCRIBED BY GENERAL SHERMAN: "Genl. W.T. Sherman 1887. From the Author - Adam Badeau - Acknowledged". W. T. Sherman & P. Tecumseh Sherman bookplates to interior front board.
A finely bound copy sent by the author to General Sherman who inscribed his acknowledgment and ownership on the front free endpaper in his distinctive hand. Sherman had previously worked closely with Badeau on his monumental 3-volume Military History of Ulysses S. Grant (see Lot 99). It is possible that Badeau consulted Sherman further on this work. A superlative copy.
Condition: Some scuffing to leather, else fine.
PROVENANCE:
The Sherman-Fitch Library
Primarily assembled by General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), the collection of books was inherited and curated by his son, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941). Before his death, Philemon transferred the library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959). Eleanor was the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria "Minnie" Ewing Sherman Fitch (1851-1913). Until now, the Sherman-Fitch library was held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The library includes a range of diverse material owned by General Sherman that principally relates to the Civil War, American history, and the Sherman family. Many works in the Sherman-Fitch library are historically significant, including General Sherman's annotated copy of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, the Sherman family bible, and Barnard's "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign."
Most examples in the collection are affixed with bookplates that bear both General Sherman's and Philemon's names. In some cases, where General Sherman's ownership was clear, his bookplate was not always affixed. However, books with just Philemon's bookplate were generally acquired after his father's death in 1891. General Sherman’s bookplates were likely added by Philemon after his father’s death. Philemon’s bookplates were placed by Tecumseh Sherman Fitch (1908-1969) after he inherited the library in 1942.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Books, Memoirs, Generals, Presidents, Ephemera, Signatures]
INSCRIBED BY GENERAL SHERMAN: "Genl. W.T. Sherman 1887. From the Author - Adam Badeau - Acknowledged". W. T. Sherman & P. Tecumseh Sherman bookplates to interior front board.
A finely bound copy sent by the author to General Sherman who inscribed his acknowledgment and ownership on the front free endpaper in his distinctive hand. Sherman had previously worked closely with Badeau on his monumental 3-volume Military History of Ulysses S. Grant (see Lot 99). It is possible that Badeau consulted Sherman further on this work. A superlative copy.
Condition: Some scuffing to leather, else fine.
PROVENANCE:
The Sherman-Fitch Library
Primarily assembled by General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), the collection of books was inherited and curated by his son, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941). Before his death, Philemon transferred the library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959). Eleanor was the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria "Minnie" Ewing Sherman Fitch (1851-1913). Until now, the Sherman-Fitch library was held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The library includes a range of diverse material owned by General Sherman that principally relates to the Civil War, American history, and the Sherman family. Many works in the Sherman-Fitch library are historically significant, including General Sherman's annotated copy of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, the Sherman family bible, and Barnard's "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign."
Most examples in the collection are affixed with bookplates that bear both General Sherman's and Philemon's names. In some cases, where General Sherman's ownership was clear, his bookplate was not always affixed. However, books with just Philemon's bookplate were generally acquired after his father's death in 1891. General Sherman’s bookplates were likely added by Philemon after his father’s death. Philemon’s bookplates were placed by Tecumseh Sherman Fitch (1908-1969) after he inherited the library in 1942.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Books, Memoirs, Generals, Presidents, Ephemera, Signatures]
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