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Grant in Peace. from Appomattox to Mount McGregor. A Personal Memoir. [Ulysses S.]
by Badeau, Adam
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Hartford, Conn: S.S. Scranton & Company, 1887. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Corners a bit rubbed, front hinge just beginning to weaken, brief ink note on verso of front endpaper. 1887 Hard Cover. 591 pp. 8vo. Original brown cloth, gilt titles with unfurling scroll decoration on front board. Includes engraved plates and facsimiles of nine original letters and notes written to Grant and contemporaries. A biography by the Union officer who served on Grant's staff during the American Civil War. Badeau also wrote a three-volume history of Grant's military career, and assisted Grant in the editing of his own Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. This work focuses on Grant's political and social involvements with such notable people as General Philip Sheridan, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, and others.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2323578
- Title
- Grant in Peace. from Appomattox to Mount McGregor. A Personal Memoir. [Ulysses S.]
- Author
- Badeau, Adam
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S.S. Scranton & Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Conn
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 2.81 lbs
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY MEMOIRS ULYSSES S GRANT AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GENERAL PRESIDENT PRESIDENTIAL U.S. UNITED STATES AMERICA
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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