A Short History of Napoleon the First.
Stock Code 115349
London, Seeley and Co. Limited, 1900
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An attractive copy of John Robert Seeley's history of Napoleon Bonaparte, in a contemporary prize-binding for The Edinburgh Angus Club.
The work is divided into two halves, the first comprises a biography of the Emperor's life from his birth to fall from power and death in exile on St. Helena, the second forming a historiographic study of Napoleon's place in history.
Sixth thousand; 8vo (19 x 13 cm); 2 photographic plates including portrait frontispiece, presentation plate to front pastedown; blind-ruled gilt calf prize-binding for The Edinburgh Angus Club, gilt wreath to upper cover, gilt spine in 6 compartments, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges, minor wear, occasional light spotting, very good; xvi, 316pp.
The work is divided into two halves, the first comprises a biography of the Emperor's life from his birth to fall from power and death in exile on St. Helena, the second forming a historiographic study of Napoleon's place in history.
Sixth thousand; 8vo (19 x 13 cm); 2 photographic plates including portrait frontispiece, presentation plate to front pastedown; blind-ruled gilt calf prize-binding for The Edinburgh Angus Club, gilt wreath to upper cover, gilt spine in 6 compartments, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges, minor wear, occasional light spotting, very good; xvi, 316pp.
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