PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P.H. SHERIDAN 1888 HC/First 2 Vols. \"Shoulder Strap\" RARE

PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P.H. SHERIDAN 1888 HC/First 2 Vols. \

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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P.H. SHERIDAN 1888 HC/First 2 Vols. \"Shoulder Strap\" RARE :
$97.75

PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P.H. SHERIDAN (2 Volumes), 1888.

\"Shoulder Strap Series; Complete Set\"


Written by General P.H. Sheridan. Published byCharles L. Webster& Company, New York.\"SHOULDER STRAP Series.\" All986 pages in both volumes are assumed present and attached. Illustrated withsteel portrait engravings sporadically throughout the books. Frontispiece ofGeneral Sheridan as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant and General in Volumes I and II respectively. No dust jackets.

Approximate Dimensions (each Volume): 6.5\" x 9.25\"

Volume Condition Description:

Volume I: 500pages, 8 steel portraits, 13 maps. Forest green hardcover cloth book with crisp bright gilt lettering and General Sheridan on horseback on front board.Slightly faded gilt lettering and General Shoulder Strap stars on spine. Small white blemish in the area of the stars. Head and base of spine are rubbed and it is cocked. Frontispiece of Brevet 2d Lieutenant Sheridan with excellent tissue guard. Rose pastel front and rear pastedowns. Front gutter, and rear gutter,has some slightchipping but the binding remains firm and strong. Name in pencil written on the ffep: \"Robert\". Pages are browned along the edges as well. Four blemishes on the exterior of the rear board. Pullout map at page 238 complete with no tears. Some separation at page 368. Book does have a slight musty smell but it is not overwhelming and does not detract from the overall condition of the book.

Volume II: 486pages (includes 32 page index), 9 steel portraits, 14 maps.Forest green hardcover cloth book withfaded gilt lettering and General Sheridan on horseback on front board.Slightly fadedgilt lettering and General Shoulder Strap stars on spine. Front cover appears to be repaired along the spine and bottom edge. Some bubbling on front cover. Head and base of spine are rubbed and it is cocked. Frontispiece ofGeneral Sheridan with excellent tissue guard. Rose pastel front and rear pastedowns; front pastedown was repaired along the top portion as pastels blend.Non-destructive damp staining to ffeps and title page and along page edges. Pages are browned. Blemishes on the exterior of the rear board. Book does have a slight musty smell but it is not overwhelming and does not detract from the overall condition of the book.


Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with General-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the Western Theater to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East. In 1864, he defeated Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley and his destruction of the economic infrastructure of the Valley, called \"The Burning\" by residents, was one of the first uses of scorched earth tactics in the war. In 1865, his cavalry pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee and was instrumental in forcing his surrender at Appomattox.


Charles L. Webster& Company: In 1884, author and journalist Samuel Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, founded the subscription publishing firm of Charles L. Webster and Company. The firm was named after Clemens\' niece’s husband Charles L. Webster whom Clemens appointed the firm\'s business director. The formation of the company came out of Clemens\' dissatisfaction with his previous publishers including Charles H. Webb, Elisha Bliss, and James R. Osgood. Clemens wanted to earn a dual income as both author and publisher of books.The first two American publications of the firm, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) and the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (1885) were highly successful. The Ulysses S. Grant memoir publication in particular financially helped Grant and his family at a time when Grant was sick having been diagnosed with throat cancer. Grant was former President of the United States and top commanding general during the Civil War and Reconstruction. After Grant died, Clemens gave Grant\'s widowed wife, Julia, a substantial record royalty check of $200,000 dollars.


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