Lot 176

1888 1st Edition Personal Memoirs of R.T. Sheridan

Estimate: $300 - $600

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This is the rare first edition, two volume set of “The Personal Memoirs of R.T. Sheridan, the United States General”. The front page has a portrait and is inscribed with what appears to be an autograph. The book was published by Charles L. Webster & Company New York in 1888 and press of Jenkins & McCowan. The set is a first edition, dated 1888, and includes the complete set with both volume I and volume II. The books have a vast wealth of information on the Civil War, specifically Sheridan’s insights on the subject. Each volume contains different and 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. The set also includes 25 maps of Civil War campaigns and 1 of the Indian Campaign of 1868-69. The books are in overall good condition, with little wear; they come with clear plastic dust covers. Each book is 6.5”x9.25” and 1 5/8” thick.