The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French. With a Preliminary View of the French Revolution [Two Volume Set]
by [Walter Scott]
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Exeter, MA: J. & B. Williams, 1828. Very Good. Exeter, MA: J. & B. Williams, 1828. Two volumes; octavos; contemporary gilt-tooled calf, gilt spines with black spine labels, all edges marbled; xvi,[19]-494; xii,[13]-414,lxivpp.; engraved portrait frontispiece at head of Vol. I, text printed in double columns. Leather rather dried, spines darkened, uneven dampstaining along bottom margins of both textblocks, old brief tape reinforcement to hinges, else a Very Good, still quite presentable set, complete despite error in pagination in Vol. I.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28505
- Title
- The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French. With a Preliminary View of the French Revolution [Two Volume Set]
- Author
- [Walter Scott]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. & B. Williams
- Place of Publication
- Exeter, MA
- Date Published
- 1828
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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