History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena; From the Letters and Journals of the late Lieut.-Gen Dir Hudson Lowe, and Official Documents Not Before Made Public
by FORSYTH, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Rocky River, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Octavo, 3 volumes. A crisp, clean set, bound handsomely in 3/4 navy crushed morocco and blue cloth. Marbled endpapers, gilt devices to spine, and gilt top edges. Handsome bookplate of the Earl of Cromer to the front paste-downs (each of which appear to conceal an earlier bookplate from the eponymous Earl). Occasional stray foxing marks, but really a fresh, handsome set internally, with one 3-inch tear to the very large folding map of St. Helena in volume I. Slight rubbing to extremities, occasional pencil notations to blank prelims, but a very nice set overall; near fine.
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- Bookseller
- Cleveland Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11904
- Title
- History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena; From the Letters and Journals of the late Lieut.-Gen Dir Hudson Lowe, and Official Documents Not Before Made Public
- Author
- FORSYTH, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Napoleon, European history, Fine bindings
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Cleveland Book Company
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About the Seller
Cleveland Book Company
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Rocky River, Ohio
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As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. Are you moving, downsizing, or doing some spring cleaning? Did you inherit or otherwise come into some old books? Or, maybe you've collected modern novels from the last thirty or fifty years. No matter what kinds of books you have, we'd love to take a look at them! We travel throughout Ohio, western Pennsylvania and New York, southern Michigan, and eastern Indiana, and will travel farther in some cases to look at whole libraries or even just a few particularly interesting books. Give us a call at (216) 352-3940 and we can talk more about the kinds of books you have.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...