Napoleon, His Maxims of Life
by Alfred H. Hyatt
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; Edinburgh : T. N. Foulis , 1911. First edition. Paperback. Good. 5.5" by 3". Frederick Carter. A charming, little, first edition, history book about Napoleon. A scarce first edition. In the original pictorial paperback binding. With a colour illustrated title page and several monochrome vignette illustrations throughout, by Frederick Carter. A charming little book about Napoleon. With chapters on his character, politics and warfare. Book number one of the 'Maxims of Life' series, by the publisher. In the original pictorial paperback binding. Externally, sound with shelf wear to the edges and fading to the panels. The front panel is detached and the free endpaper is loosely connected and may detach with further handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with some age-toning to the edges and the occasional spot. Fore-edge roughly cut. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 832G10
- Title
- Napoleon, His Maxims of Life
- Author
- Alfred H. Hyatt
- Illustrator
- Frederick Carter
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- T. N. Foulis
- Place of Publication
- London; Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 5.5" by 3"
- Keywords
- Napoleon Maxims of Life french history french revolution Maxims of Life Frederick Carter
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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