Paris: Garnier Freres, 1902. Original green decorative cloth over beveled edge boards. Cover and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Illustré de 75 vignettes et portraits. 699 pages. Text is in French. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Napoleon with tissue guard. Light rubbing to covers, front hinge starting, scattered foxing. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.

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Bookseller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14361
Title: HISTOIRE DE NAPOLEON
Author: Lacroix, Desire
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Garnier Freres
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1902

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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....