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Buonaparte's voyage to St Helena; comprising the diary of Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn during his passage from England to St Helena in 1815. From the original manuscript in the handwriting of his private secretary. Napoleon Bonaparte
by Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman and Holden, 1833 Book. Good. Hardcover. 123, [1] pages + an 8 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. In old cloth covered boards, with printed paper label to the spine. The spine is browned, worn and torn. Boards are browned. End papers stained. Ink owner's inscription to the front free end paper, but barely legible due to the ink. Bookplate of Hallowell Social Library to the front pastedown. Half title page browned..
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- Bookseller
- Stephen Rench
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012554
- Title
- Buonaparte's voyage to St Helena; comprising the diary of Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn during his passage from England to St Helena in 1815. From the original manuscript in the handwriting of his private secretary. Napoleon Bonaparte
- Author
- Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Lilly, Wait, Colman and Holden
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1833
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Travel + foreign topography;
Terms of Sale
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Stephen Rench
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire
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