Memoir of Napoleon, his court and family. In two volumes.
by D'ABRANTES, Duchess (Mme Laure Junot)
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- Hardcover
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Deal, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, , 1836.. 1836 Two volumes. [2], 548; [2], 520 p. 16 plates. Contemporary bindings in dark blue morocco. The boards panelled with a wide twisted ribbon roll inside a two line roll. The spines gilt between wide flat bands, lettered in the second and fourth compartments. Minor shelf wear only. The text is clean and tight with light offsetting from the plates. A handsome set.
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- Title
- Memoir of Napoleon, his court and family. In two volumes.
- Author
- D'ABRANTES, Duchess (Mme Laure Junot)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Richard Bentley,
- Date Published
- 1836.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...