Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 7th December 1885, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1476

SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , & CO : s LIST OF NEW BOOKS FOR THE PRESENT SEASON , SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS , & c . In Two Volumes , Demy 8 vo ., of about 1 , SOO Pages , with , over 6 O Maps , < fcc . Cloth , extra . Price 28 s . VOLUME I . NOW READY . PERSONAL MEMOIRS 1 OF GENERAL U , S . GRANTBy special arrangement with the American Publisher , Messrs . SAMPSON LOW Sf CO . have much pleasure in announcing that they have secured the English and Continental Copyright of this great Work ; published in England and America on the same day . Before his death the General handed to his publishers the finished manuscripts of the ; complete work . It must be mentioned , however , that circumstances make it necessary to issue the Two Volumes at separate intervals . The Second Volume is in progress for early I publication ' . Subscriptions and Orders can be received only for the complete work . ¦ 3 ^ The complete work , in Two Volumes , will contain about l , 2 OO pages ( in . 8 O Chapters ) , "with over 5 O Maps , valuable Facsimiles of important Letters j and Documents never before published , and Fine Steel Plates and Etchings , j executed by eminent Artists expressly for these Volumes . je > : e ? ,: kiss ozfizltzeozlnts - wor ' ks The of book literature has been looked General forward Grant to wi ' s th autobiograp an anxiety hy which is among falls to the the rare share works of few w of hich the combine greatest historic afford to- value let events with speak the keenest for themsel personal ves and interest for him . . He He writes is never with dull the and calmness never sensational of a man . ' who can The Times . fact General hat the wr Grant iter ' s tell auto s a bi ograp dro h u s ta cannot le of w fail ar , the to h man ave a who wide commanded circle of rea great ders , ar for mies , apart in the from field the and twice ruled over his native country is certain to have a good deal to say which is wortn listening to . '—The Standard . pages ' The . A most less egoistical civilian reader autobiography must be was struck never by written the strong . The and man sterling who organised character an reveale army d , in crushed ™* J j \ most tr career a u rebellion e greatnes capable with , a and s man homel , unlike , and y , Genera albeit Jefferson the narrative l a dignified ran Davis t ca of m , simp e his , ' * mad own t lici he e ty front earl , a ¦ which nation y , performances m military shows , " or at him affairs least told to have r by e at ma himself possessed least de one , because , is writes the full eleme he of of his interest was nts owa tn or « _ *¦ ; w . and ' valve The picture . History of his written life is by executed those who with made the utmost it is always simplicity worth , reading and is . charming —The Daily from News its truth Wobw . of \ h . effect and expression As a piece of nineteenth-century history the book is unique . '— -Tbb J iPrArT Q « iT || ^ j ( - ¦¦ li !¦ - W ¦¦ ( -M |(| ¦ | li ((( — ¦¦ ^ ^ ^' ' ^ ' ¦• ¦<¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ •¦•• ' ¦•• '¦ ' ¦ . ¦ : . „ . . ^ -,-., „ . : ,,. ; ,, ^ , 4 . ; .,.,,. ; , , ; ,.. . ,,, . „ ,,..,,,, ^ ., „„ ..,,.,,.. „ ., „ , . _ .. „ ... „ .,.,,. ^ . . .. / .., ! .: ., . ' . ¦ . .., - ¦ ; . ' .. ' . - ;¦ : ¦ ' :. .: .. ¦ ' """ : ¦ , ;

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