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  "Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other": First Edition of Memoirs of William T. Sherman; Inscribed three times by Him

  SHERMAN, William T.

  Memoirs of William T. Sherman.

  New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875.

  First edition of this memoir from one of the most well regarded generals, “oft-consulted and much-quoted reminiscences ... Sherman wrote as he fought; dynamically and bluntly” (Nevins II, 89). Octavo, bound in publishers three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by General Sherman three times: on the front free endpaper of Vol. I, "Mrs. E.J. Lynch Presented by Gen. W.T. Sherman 1876 New York City"; on the front free endpaper of Vol. II, "Mrs. E.J. Lynch Presented by Gen. W.T. Sherman 18"; and the second free endpaper of Vol. II, “Mrs. Eleanor D. Lynch New York 1876 Presented by General Sherman to Mrs Lynch By order.” The recipient, Eleanor D. Lynch of New York City, was the mother-in-law of Brigadier General J. Worden Pope, and “had many friends in the Army.” With Eleanor Lynch's ownership signature to the second free endpaper of Vol I. In very good condition, small loss to the folding map. Signed examples of Sherman's memoirs are rare, with only a handful of examples appearing at auction of the trade edition, with no publishers morocco ever appearing, desirable signed and inscribed three times.

  Price: $15,000.00     Item Number: 103400

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