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Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan 1st Ed. 1888

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan 1st Ed. 1888
In this lot we have "Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan." It is a rare first edition two volume set of The Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, a 19th Century United States General. The book was published by Charles L. Webster & Company New York 1888 and press of Jenkins & McCowan. The set are both first edition 1888 dated and printed books and includes the complete set with both Volume I & Volume II. The books have a vast wealth of information on the Civil War and in specific SheridanÂ’s Insights on the subject. Each volume contains different 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, with 25 maps of Civil War campaigns, and 1 of the Indian Campaign of 1868-69. The books are in good condition for their age with some wear across the covers ad with the first volume showing some damage to the spine. The books measure 9 1/4" tall by 6 1/4" wide and each about 1 3/4" thick.