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réf. 26093Autograph of President Ulysses S. Grant on an off-white sheet which measures 3.5 inches by 1.75 inches. Double-matted and framed with a nameplate engraving and a Grant-Wilson Republican ticket. The entire piece measures 18.25 inches by 17.5 inches. In fine condition. A very attractive piece. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869-77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864-69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown books
1885réf. 119281New York: Charles L. Webster & Company 1885-86. First edition of the memoirs of one of the most recognized figures in American military history illustrated with portrait frontispieces numerous steel engravings facsimiles and 43 maps in deluxe publisher's full sheep. Octavo 2 volumes publisher's full tan sheep raised bands red and navy morocco spine labels marbled endpapers and edges illustrated with numerous steel engravings facsimiles and 43 maps. In very good condition. "The best memoirs of any general's since Caesar" Mark Twain. "A unique expression of the national character.Grant has conveyed the suspense which was felt by himself and his army and by all who believed in the Union cause. The reader finds himself.on edge to know how the Civil War is coming out" Edmund Wilson. "Grant's memoirs comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history" Eicher 492. Charles L. Webster & Company hardcover books
1828réf. 003190Paris, Froment et Lequien, libraires, 1828
2011réf. 92796Scala Publishers. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 104 pages; 70 color illustrations. Description: " 'History in the Making: 2011 Renwick Craft Invitational' features works by four extraordinary artists who explore the deep roots of contemporary American craft and decorative arts. Ubaldo Vitali a fourth-generation silversmith and master conservator of historic silver uses classical techniques learned in the guilds of Rome to create luminous works for popes kings and presidents. Cliff Lee a neurosurgeon by training creates elegant porcelain vessels with the exactitude of a doctor often using his knowledge of chemistry to recreate medieval Chinese glazes long thought lost to history. Judith Schaechter brings a wealth of knowledge about traditional stained-glass practice to her moody innovative windows which reflect diverse influences from gothic art to punk rock. Matthias Pliessnig combines traditional boat-building techniques and 3-D design technology to create seating furniture out of steam-bent oak strips that may have up to 7000 points of contact without aid of hardware." -- with a bonus offer--; History in the Making: 2011 Renwick Craft Invitational features works by four extraordinary artists who explore the deep roots of contemporary American craft and decorative arts. Ubaldo Vitali a fourth-generation silversmith and master conservator of historic silver uses classical techniques learned in the guilds of Rome to create luminous works for popes kings and presidents. Cliff Lee a neurosurgeon by training creates elegant porcelain vessels with the exactitude of a doctor often using his knowledge of chemistry to recreate medieval Chinese glazes long thought lost to history. Judith Schaechter brings a wealth of knowledge about traditional stained-glass practice to her moody innovative windows which reflect diverse influences from gothic art to punk rock. Matthias Pliessnig combines traditional boat-building techniques and 3-D design technology to create seating furniture out of steam-bent oak strips that may have up to 7000 points of contact without aid of hardware. The Renwick Craft Invitational is a biennial exhibition series established in 2000 to honor the creativity and talent of craft artists working today. History in the Making is the fifth presentation in the series. Nicholas R. Bell Ulysses Grant Dietz and Andrew Wagner examine how each artist mines and transcends tradition in silver porcelain glass and wood to create highly original works of consummate craftsmanship. . 2011. 1857597036 . Scala Publishers paperback
2001réf. 83037The MIT Press. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 130 pages. -- with a bonus offer--; October Books; Many critics have explored the homoerotic message in the early portraits of the baroque painter Michelangelo Caravaggio 1573-1610. In Caravaggio's Secrets Leo Bersani and Ulysse Dutoit emphasize instead the impenetrability of these portraits. The tension between erotic invitation and self-concealing retreat leads Bersani and Dutoit to conclude that the interest of these works is in their representation of an enigmatic address that solicits intimacy in order to block it with a secret. Bersani and Dutoit offer a psychoanalytic reading of the enigmatic address as initiating relations grounded in paranoid fascination. They study Caravaggio's attempts to move beyond such relations his experiments with a space no longer circumscribed by the mutual and paranoid if erotically stimulating fascination with imaginary secrets. In his most original work Caravaggio proposes a radically new mode of connectedness a nonerotic sensuality relevant to the most exciting attempts in our own time to rethink perhaps even to reinvent community. . 2001. 0262523132 . The MIT Press paperback
1998réf. 83036The MIT Press. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 140 pages 26 illus. 8 in color 8vo. -- with a bonus offer--; October Books; Many critics have explored the homoerotic message in the early portraits of the baroque painter Michelangelo Caravaggio 1573-1610. In Caravaggio's Secrets Leo Bersani and Ulysse Dutoit emphasize instead the impenetrability of these portraits. The tension between erotic invitation and self-concealing retreat leads Bersani and Dutoit to conclude that the interest of these works is in their representation of an enigmatic address that solicits intimacy in order to block it with a secret. Bersani and Dutoit offer a psychoanalytic reading of the enigmatic address as initiating relations grounded in paranoid fascination. They study Caravaggio's attempts to move beyond such relations his experiments with a space no longer circumscribed by the mutual and paranoid if erotically stimulating fascination with imaginary secrets. In his most original work Caravaggio proposes a radically new mode of connectedness a nonerotic sensuality relevant to the most exciting attempts in our own time to rethink perhaps even to reinvent community. . 1998. 0262024497 . The MIT Press hardcover
2016réf. 116656Walther König Köln. New. Paperback. IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - -- with a bonus offer; 4 X 1 X 6 inches; 506 pages . 2016. 3863358198 . Walther König, Köln paperback
1968réf. 59124Ottawa Canada: National Gallery of Canada. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in Italian French and English. 24 pp. With 15 ills. 2 col. . 21 x 27 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1968. National Gallery of Canada paperback
1983réf. 66203Museum; Et Al. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Text in French. 140 pp. With 134 ills. 8 col. . 28 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1983. Museum; Et Al paperback
2008réf. 78237University Press of Mississippi. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English. 120 pp. With 134 ills. 131 col. . 30 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer--; In the early 1950s Ulysses Davis 19141990 opened a barbershop he built behind his home in Savannah Georgia. A whittler since boyhood he soon began carving figures from wood in his spare time. He decorated the outside of his barbershop and filled the inside with his reliefs and freestanding carvings. During his lifetime Davis created more than three hundred works producing a varied but unified body of wood sculpture that reflects his faith humor and dignity. Daviss sculptures range in height from six to more than forty inches and can be divided into several major categories: religious images patriotism works influenced by African forms abstract decorative objects and portraits of African and American leaders. The latter includes what many regard as Daviss masterworka series of forty carved busts of all the U.S. presidents through George H. W. Bush. Because the artist rarely sold his sculptures his carvings have had limited exposure outside of Georgia. Davis wanted his work to stay together after he died and most of his sculpture is now held by the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation in Savannah. The Treasure of Ulysses Davis accompanies an exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art Atlanta. The definitive introduction to Daviss work the book features full-color reproductions of 120 sculptures. . 2008. 1932543279 . University Press of Mississippi hardcover
2009réf. 87768Pediment Publishing; Museum. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 120 pages; 164 illus. -- with a bonus offer--; Masterpieces of Art Pottery 1880-1930 the highly anticipated encore production to Great Pots: Contemporary Ceramics is a visual feast of art pottery from the 1880s to the end of the Roaring Twenties. Superb examples of American European Asian and Native American art pottery are drawn from the Newark Museum's world-renowned ceramics collection many of them published here for the first time. 120 pages . 2009. 159725228X . Pediment Publishing; Museum paperback
1994réf. 60662Museum. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 80 pp. With 73 ills. 30 col. . 30 x 23 cm. Description: "Showcases the newly restored Victorian mansion constructed for Newark brewer John H. Ballantine in 1885 presenting numerous recent and historical photographs of the interior of the house now part of the Museum complex along with an extensive text discussing the history of the Ballantine family the construction and restoration of their home and the original and present decor of its principal rooms. " -- with a bonus offer-- . 1994. 0932828302 . Museum paperback
1997réf. 76257Museum. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- - Corresponds to ISBN: 0932828353. Text in English. 192 pp. With 259 ills. 71 col. . 30 x 26 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1997. 0932828353 . Museum hardcover
réf. 10311Two torn pieces of watermarked paper typewritten text mounted on black craft paper signed. Amsterdam: n.d. A signed “structure work” by Ulises Carrión. Fine; adhesive bleeding through the corners. Initialed in the bottom left corner of the left sheet. ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 116 pictured. unknown
réf. 10312Two torn pieces of watermarked paper typewritten text mounted on black craft paper signed. Amsterdam: n.d. A signed “structure work” by Ulises Carrión. Fine; adhesive bleeding through the corners. The artist has initialed the bottom left corner of the left sheet. ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 117 pictured. unknown
réf. 10313Two torn pieces of watermarked paper typewritten text mounted on black craft paper signed. Amsterdam: n.d. A signed “structure work” by Ulises Carrión. Fine; adhesive bleeding through the corners. The artist has initialed the bottom left corner of the left sheet. ⧠G. Schraenen Dear reader. Don’t read. 2015 pp. 110 & 117 pictured. unknown
1871réf. 1466831871. Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Quarto one page partially printed the document reads 'I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the commutation of the sentence of Charles Purdue dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. "U.S. Grant" Washington May 2 1871.' The man referenced here Charles Purdue was a seaman aboard the Robert Edwards in the spring of 1871 who was accused of inexplicably setting fire to the ship causing all on board to abandon the vessel. Although he was charged and convicted of arson no lives were lost and Purdue claimed that his confession of the crime had been extorted. In very good condition. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States 1869–77. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864–69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. unknown
1897réf. 132638New York: The Century Co. 1897. First edition of Horace Porter's Civil War memoir. Octavo original cloth illustrated with portraits and maps. In good condition. First editions are rare. American soldier and diplomat Horace Porter served as a lieutenant colonel ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S. Grant. He also was secretary to General William T. Sherman vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Company and U.S. Ambassador to France from 1897 to 1905. From 1869 to 1872 Porter served as President Grant's personal secretary in the White House. The Century Co. hardcover
1886réf. 20527New York: Charles L. Webster & Co 1886. 1/2 leather. Very Good. The 1885 1st edition in the publisher's less common 1/2 deluxe brown morocco over chocolate-brown boards. Complete in 2 volumes the first published in 1885 the second and final volume published in 1886. Both volumes solid and very presentable with lightly-rubbed gilt-titling along the spines and bright gilt-medallions at the front panels. A bit of light wear to the outer hinges and mild scuffing at the panels. Internally all plates present and no writing or markings to speak of save for 2 blank preliminary pages in Vol. II with light crayon. Thick uniform octavos matching edges pastedowns and endsheets. THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES SOME VERY INTERESTING EPHEMERA such as the original 1885 printed receipt for the purchase of the set and a well-executed late 19th century pencil sketch of the set's "erudite" first owner a woman named Matilda Ziegler. Opposite the sketch is an original pasted-on memorial card of Matilda produced by the family. Charles L. Webster & Co unknown
réf. 112637Rare Autograph Letter signed and entirely in the hand of Ulysses S. Grant. One page folded the letter is dated February 10th 1883 on Grant's 3 East 66th Street letterhead and reads in full "My dear Mrs. Fish: I am very sorry to withdraw Mrs. Grants and my acceptance to dine with you and Governor Fish on Tuesday next but I am obliged to. On Thursday last I received letter from the Secretary of State requesting my presence in Washington the first of the coming week in connection with the commercial treaty between the United States and Mexico. I wrote to him how inconvenient it would be for me to go before the last of the week and that if not absolutely necessary I would postpone my visit to that time. Today I received an answer saying that the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate desires me to appear before that committee on Thursday next. In view of the fact that there will be but three weeks of the sessions after Thursday next and the great importance of the treaty under consideration I put that I must go to Washington Thursday evening. General and Mts. Beale will be here Thursday evening to spend some days with us and Mrs. Grant feels that she would not like to have them and General Beale writes me that Mrs. Beale is suffering so with her eye that she will have to keep to the house and out of strong light. Very Truly yous U.S. Grant." In near fine condition. When Grant returned to America from Post-presidnecy world tour he had depleted most of his savings and needed to earn money and find a new home. Wealthy friends bought him a home on Manhattan's Upper East Side and to make an income Grant Jay Gould and former Mexican Finance Secretary Matias Romero chartered the Mexican Southern Railroad with plans to build a railroad from Oaxaca to Mexico City. Grant urged Chester A. Arthur who had succeeded Garfield as president in 1881 to negotiate a free trade treaty with Mexico. Arthur and the Mexican government agreed but the United States Senate rejected the treaty in 1883. The railroad was similarly unsuccessful falling into bankruptcy the following year. unknown books
réf. 60370The letter reads: Washington DC Apl 51864 I have examined the new gun and saber shield invented by Crpl Moffett and would recommend its adoption for such veteran Rang who have been known to make and receive a casualty claim with saber I would not recommend it for any cavalry of less than two years service and constantly in the field US Grant Lt Gen unknown
1885réf. 2942New York: Charles Webster and Co 1885. First edition. Original deluxe sheep. Very Good. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S DELUXE SHEEP BINDINGS of Grant's important and fascinating memoirs illustrated throughout with numerous steel engravings facsimiles and over forty maps. Written during the final days of Grant's life and seen through publication by Mark Twain the Memoirs provide a personal and poignant record of some of the most significant events in American history. The first edition of the Memoirs was issued in cloth morocco and sheep bindings. The soft sheep leather wears most easily and therefore has become the most difficult to find in good condition. New York: Charles Webster & Co. 1885-86. Octavo original full publisher's sheep with leather spine labels marbled endpapers and edges. Two volumes. Volume 1 with a few scuffs to rear board and joints and with spine lightly toned; volume two binding with only very light wear. Text in each exceptionally clean. A very good copy - much nicer than is usually found. Charles Webster and Co unknown
1886réf. 115New York NY: Charles L. Webster & Company 1886. Very Good. A first edition set of Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant published in two volumes by Charles L. Webster & Company 1885–86. Handsomely bound in full butterscotch calf with gilt-stamped red and black spine labels marbled endpapers and matching marbled edges this deluxe set includes steel-engraved frontispiece portraits with tissue guards numerous maps plates and both original fold-out facsimiles: General Buckner’s surrender in Vol. I and General Lee’s surrender in Vol. II. Together the volumes span 1231 pages and measure approximately 6.5" x 9.375" x 4" stacked. The set carries notable provenance with both volumes bearing the gilt-stamped name Aubrey Louis Abramson on the front boards and the Abbie & Emily Abramson bookplate on the pastedowns. Volume I also features a San Francisco bookseller label J. Dewing & Co. and a penciled 1951 note referencing a Berkeley textbook shop. Condition is Very Good to Near Fine: light rubbing and edge wear as expected for its age a discreet repair to the spine base of Vol. II and a minor rear cover crack. Interiors are largely clean and crisp with only occasional age-toning. Grant’s memoirs remain among the most significant works of Civil War literature. Written during his final year while battling terminal cancer the project was championed and published by Mark Twain who secured generous royalty terms to benefit the Grant family. Completed just days before Grant’s death in 1885 the memoirs were a commercial triumph ultimately providing his widow with over $450000. This set with its elegant binding and compelling provenance is a fine example of one of the 19th century’s most enduring historical narratives. SD3 . Charles L. Webster & Company unknown
réf. 104418n°1-12, collection complète novembre 1977-octobre 1978Amsterdam, Other Books &So, 8 à 16p., 315x230mm, en feuilles. (104418)
réf. 147820Rare Indo-Persian khanjar a 20th century curved dagger from the collection of General William T. Sherman preserved in his military trunk. The khanjar has decorative wooden and metal inlays and intricate detailing to the handle and sheath with etchings to the blade. Ulysses S. Grant a close friend of Sherman's went on a "World Tour" after his second presidential term had ended. It has been suggested that Grant collected a few souvenirs for his dear friend while visiting Asia. When the Grant family returned from their trip Sherman greeted Grant at a reunion held by the veterans of the Army of the Tennessee. In very good condition. The piece measures approximately 15.5 inches. General William Tecumseh Sherman and General Ulysses S. Grant were key figures in the Union Army during the American Civil War forming a close personal and professional relationship that significantly influenced the war’s outcome. Grant known for his strategic leadership recognized Sherman’s military talents early in the war and the two collaborated on major campaigns including the Vicksburg Campaign 1863 and Sherman’s March to the Sea 1864–1865. Their coordinated efforts exemplified the Union’s strategy of total war aimed at crippling the Confederacy’s resources and morale. After the war their partnership continued with Sherman succeeding Grant as Commanding General of the U.S. Army in 1869 when Grant became President. Their mutual trust and shared military philosophy played a crucial role in shaping U.S. military strategy and post-war reconstruction efforts. unknown
