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Napoleon Sa Vie Son Oeuvre Son Temps
by G. Lacour-Gayet
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Hachette, 1921. Leather. Very Good. 12" by 9". Various. A French illustrated biography on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, illustrated with twenty-four colour plates. In the original French.A study of the life, work, and times of Napoleon Bonaparte, looking into his turbulent life on the centenary of his death.Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, and many in-text monochrome illustrations.Collated, complete.By Georges Lacour-Gayet.Bound without the title page, bound with the front wrap of one of the original parts as the title page, with a window to a plate of Napoleon behind. Originally published in parts. Rear wrap is also bound in. Bound without the list of plates and contents and index. In a quarter marbled calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spines. A little discolouration to the head of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 766P11
- Title
- Napoleon Sa Vie Son Oeuvre Son Temps
- Author
- G. Lacour-Gayet
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hachette
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 12" by 9"
- Keywords
- Napoleon Sa Vie Son Oeuvre Son Temps Napoleon Buonaparte Napoleonic wars napoleon Napoleon Buonaparte history france
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Title Page
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.