For your consideration is this 1885 first edition copy of Volume 1 Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. Showering the reader with his personal thoughts and excerpts from his life, the volume includes an amazing look into an honorable man. Showing plain leather covers with bold gold stamped lettering along the spine. Of all the memoirs written by former U.S. presidents, those of U.S. Grant are often considered to be the best: being well written and the most readable; full of interesting detail and insight. For example, there is a fascinating fold-out of the terms of surrender given to Robert E. Lee. Volume I shows an excellent etching of Grant as a young soldier. The volume was published by Grant's friend, Samuel Clemmons (Mark Twain) under the alias of his nephew, Charles L. Webster. The condition of this book is fair with wear marks to the spine and cover due to age and use. The measurements of this book are 9 1/2" x 6 1/2".