History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena
by William Forsyth
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£225.00£202.50
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1853. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The first edition of this fascinating account of the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte at St. Helena, complete with a large folding map of the island. A comprehensive and detailed account of the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most prolific military and political leaders in French history, on the island of St. Helena. Compiled from the letters, journals, and official documents of Sir Hudson Lowe, an Anglo-Irish soldier that was serving as the Governor of St. Helena during Napoleon's exile. Complete in three volumes. The first edition of this work. Written and edited by William Forsyth. Containing an engraved frontispiece to each volume, and a large folding map of the island of St. Helena to the rear of Volume I. Collated and complete. In the publisher's original embossed cloth binding. Externally, some general shelf wear to the boards and fading to the front board of Volume II. Spines are faded, and there is bumping to the head and tail of the spines and extremities. Internally, hinges strained to Volumes I and II. Frontispiece to Volume I is detached but present. Light spotting and handling marks to the first and last few pages of each volume, and the odd spot throughout, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 812J44
- Title
- History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena
- Author
- William Forsyth
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- napoleon france french history sir hudson lowe france st helena
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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