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Memoirs of Constant The Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet
by Constant and translated from the French by Percy Pinkerton
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
HS Nichols, London, 1896. Buckram. 1st Editions in English. A 4 Volume set the Memoirs of Constant who was the Emperor's Head Valet. Containing the details of the private lives of Napoleon, His family and his Court. Each volume with a different engraved frontispiece of the Emperor. First translated from the French by Percy Pinkerton. Set bound in original red cloth with gilt decorative 'N' to the center of the front board, volumes. Page count as follows vol. 1: 374 pp, vol. 2: 330 pp, vol3: 331 pp, vol 4: 328 pp.
The set is just good with some cracked hinges all holding text clean with just minor foxing , edge wear, light soiling, spine darkened . See Photos
LRC1
The set is just good with some cracked hinges all holding text clean with just minor foxing , edge wear, light soiling, spine darkened . See Photos
LRC1
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91464
- Title
- Memoirs of Constant The Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet
- Author
- Constant and translated from the French by Percy Pinkerton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition thus
- Publisher
- H.S.Nichols
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- biography , Napoleon
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical;
- Size
- 8vo's
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
biblioboy
Biblio member since 2003
North Providence, Rhode Island
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We are biblioboybiblioboy dealers in Books, Stamps, Ephemera, Victorian Trade cards, Magazines, Postcards, Sheet Music, Engravings, and much more. I started out as a book collector and soon progressed to owning a book store with over 80,000 books and more than 10,000 pieces of ephemera, postcards, and other items. I exhibited my stock for years at book and paper shows around the eastern United States. As the book and paper business has changed over the years, I have changed the way I do business to evolve with the times. I now offer my items for sale on the web only, through my various listing services and web sites. Being a a collector, as well as a dealer, I understand the importance of condition, as well as rarity of an item, and the desire to own scarce and one of a kind items.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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