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Facts, Illustrative of the Treatment of Napoleon Buonaparte in Saint Helena Being the Result of minute Inquiries and Personal Research in That Island with Three Views
by (Hook, Thomas)
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- first
- Condition
- Fine condition
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London, 1819. First edition. 8 mo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 gilt green morocco and pink, purple and green marbled paper boards. Matching marbled endpapers. Raised bands and tooled gold panels. 156 pp. Three hand-colored aquatint views of building on the island by J. Clark. Fine condition. Firsthand account of Napoleon's treatment and living condition while exiled on Saint Helena published during Napoleon's lifetime.
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- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 733
- Title
- Facts, Illustrative of the Treatment of Napoleon Buonaparte in Saint Helena Being the Result of minute Inquiries and Personal Research in That Island with Three Views
- Author
- (Hook, Thomas)
- Format/Binding
- 8 mo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 gilt green morocco and pink, purple and green marbled paper boards. Matching marbled endpapers. Ra
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1819
- Keywords
- French History Napoleon Buonaparte Saint Helena
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About the Seller
Frogtown Books, Inc.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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