New York: James Pott & Co., [1909]. Thick 8vo. ix, [1], 304 pp. Hand-coloured photogravure frontisp., 18 plates, illustrated endpapers. Blue publisher’s cloth, illustrated in gilt on front cover, gilt lettering, elaborately decorated spine (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing to corners, front inner hinge starting), still VG copy, w/ bookplate on front pastedown. First edition, of this informative biography of Napoleon’s consort.

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Bookseller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 50286
Title: The love story of Empress Josephine.
Author: [NAPOLEON -- JOSEPHINE]. ENDELL, James
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: James Pott & Co.,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: [1909].
Keywords: French Revolution, Napoleon, Biography, Military History, French History, The Restoration, Autobiography, Memoirs, Napoleon bonaparte, Pictorial Bindings, Josephine Bonaparte, Empress Josephine, France, Women, Womens History

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We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.

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