Lot 97

1888 1st Ed. Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan

Estimate: $800 - $1,600

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Featured in this lot is a rare first edition, two volume set of “The Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, a 19th Century United States General”. The book was published by Charles L. Webster & Company of New York in 1888 and press of Jenkins & McCowan. The set are both first edition, 1888 dated and printed books; the set includes the complete set with both Volume I and Volume II. The books have a vast wealth of information on the Civil War and, more specifically, Sheridan’s insights on the subject. Each volume contains different rare steel engraved portraits of Sheridan as front pieces and portraits of other figures, such as Generals Gregg, Torbert, Merritt, James Wilson, Emory, Horatio Wright, and George A. Custer, as well as 25 maps of Civil War campaigns and 1 of the Indian Campaign of 1868-69. The books are in good condition for their age, showing some wear across the covers. The books measure 9 1/4" tall by 6 1/4" wide and each is about 1 3/4" thick.