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3 1st Ed. Books, incl. Ulysses S. Grant Memoirs, William Seward's Travels

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4 1st Ed. Ulysses S. Grant Related Books, incl. Personal Memoirs, 1885-86: 1st-2nd items: PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT, First Edition, Vol. I- II, by Ulysses S. Grant, published by Charles L. Webster and Company, New York, 1885-86. Hardcover octavos, 1,231 total marble-ed

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1st Edition Personal Memoirs Ulysses S Grant 2 Vol: Historic literary set, the "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant" (New York, Charles L Webster & Co 1885-1886). First Edition, illustrated steel-engraved frontispiece portrait in each volume with tissue-gua

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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant. First Ed. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1885-6: Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885-86. First edition. Two octavo volumes. 584, [2, blank]; 647, [1, errata] pages. Steel-engraved frontispiece portrait in eac

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1885 1st Ed. Life of Gen. Grant by Perley Poore: Featured in this lot is this 1885 first edition copy of Life of U.S. Grant by the Honerable Ben: Perley Poore and Rev. O.H. Tiffany, D.D. This book is elegantly illustrated and published by Hubbard Br

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Ulysses S. GRANT. Personal Memoirs, 1885: Ulysses S. GRANT. Personal Memoirs. New York: 1885. 2 volumes, octavo. Plates, facsimile documents, maps. Publisher's half-morocco, gilt (light rubbing to extremities). Provenance: King Lawrence Parke

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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT 1885: 2 VOLUMES

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[AFRICA] HARRIS, WC. WILD SPORTS OF S AFRICA. 1852: Harris, William Cornwallis. THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852. 5th ed. xvi, 359 pp. Quarto. Publisher's original full red cloth boards, recased. Upper with blind border,

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1795 Carey's Am Ed of Guthries Impr Geography: 1795 Matthew Carey "Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography Improved", 1st edition of the 1st American printed atlas, 43 of 44 maps remaining, incl Doolittle's Vermont, Virginia, the Carolinas

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Pompeiana, 1st & 2nd Series, 1852, 1832, (3) vols.: Pompeiana, 1st & 2nd Series, 1852, 1832, (3) vols., Sir William Gell and John Gandy . Pompeiana. The Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii, Henry G. Bohn, 1852, First Series, 3rd Ed., with en

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Large Davis Family & Devon Farm Archive, incl. James K.: Large archive of 100 plus items, including land grants signed by Tennessee Governors James K. Polk, Willie Blount, Joseph McMinn, and William Carroll, pertaining to John Davis (1770-1853), early surve

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2 Travel Maps of US: Atwood Pocket Map 1851 & Williams Framed, 1854: 1st item: PHELPS'S NATIONAL MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, TRAVELLERS GUIDE. EMBRACING THE PRINCIPAL RAIL ROADS, CANALS, STEAM BOAT & STAGE ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE UNION, by J. M. Atwood, published by Thayer

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WITTMAN, WILLIAM. Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert into Egypt, durin...: WITTMAN, WILLIAM. Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert into Egypt, during the years 1799, 1800, and 1801.... London: Richard Phillips, 1803. 4o (265 x 210 mm). Engraved folding

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1st ed. of Moll’s fascinating 1701 map of Isle of California: Herman Moll's renowned and highly sought-after map showing California as an island, plus the western part of North America. This is the first appearance of this map, with page number 152 clearly shown

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Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1st ed.: Doyle, Arthur Conan. THE ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. London: George Newnes, 1892. 8vo. [4], 317, [1] pp. Bound in modern 1/2 calf over marbled boards. Ownership signatures to title and half-title, c

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1875 Gray's New Map of Texas - 1st ed.: Large and impressive hand-colored map of Texas from Grayâ€™s National Atlas. Full title: â€œGrayâ€™s New Map of Texas and the Indian Territory.” Created by Frank Gray, the map has

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3 1st Ed. Books, incl. Ulysses S. Grant Memoirs, William Seward's Travels

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1st-2nd items: PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U.S. GRANT, First Edition, Vol. I & II, by Ulysses S. Grant, published by Charles L. Webster and Company, printed by J. J. Little and Company, New York, 1885-86. Hardcover octavos, 1,231 total marble-edged pages, including engraved frontispieces with tissue paper guards, additional illustrations, fold-out maps, and a tipped-in facsimile of an Appomattox Courthouse surrender document, hardbound in the publisher's original tan sheepskin binding, red and black moroccan leather labels on the spines with gilt lettering, four raised hubs, marbled paper pastedowns and end papers. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W x 2" D. 3rd item: WILLIAM H. SEWARD'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD, First Edition, edited by Olive Risley Seward, published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1873. Hardcover octavo, 730 marble-edged pages with back advertisments, engraved frontispiece with tissue paper guard and additional illustrations, three-quarter black leather with marbled-paper sides and gilt line borders, decorative gilt stamping and gilt lettering to spine, marbled paper pastedowns and end papers. 9 1/2" H x 6 3/4" W x 2 1/2" D.

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1st-2nd items: Leather to spines are peeling, becoming separated from binding, wear to hinges, front covers are almost separated from binding, scuffs, general wear to leather, bumped corners. Pages in overall good condition with light toning, toning impressions/acid burn to tissue paper guards, some staining to end papers. 3rd item: Covers with general wear/areas of loss to paper and leather, wear to hinges, paper with areas of staining, corners bumped. First and last several pages, including frontispiece with areas of foxing spots, wrinkling, toning/acid burn, pencil inscriptions from previous owners, tears, largest 1" to edges of pages, with lighter degrees of toning to middle pages.