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Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan; General United States Army
by Sheridan, Philip H
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- first
- Condition
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About This Item
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition of Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, published in 1888, the shoulder strap edition.. Octavo, [two volumes], xiii, 500pp; xi, 486pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spines, decorative gilt illustration on covers, shelf wear to tips of spines, light rubbing to gilt on Volume I. Solid text block in both volumes. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover in each volume, some transference to tissue and title page. Multiple illustrated maps and illustrations, complete in both volumes. Large fold-out map of the Battle of Winchester (Eicher 572) (Nevins II: 88) A solid example. Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888) served as a Union General during the Civil War and was notable for his close relationship with General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15209
- Title
- Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan; General United States Army
- Author
- Sheridan, Philip H
- Illustrator
- First edition of Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, published in 1888, the shoulder strap edition.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Personal Memoirs US Grant, Personal Memoirs Sheridan, first edition Sheridan, first edition Civil War, Grant Ron Chernow, Philip henry sheridan, PH Sheridan First edition,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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