History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena from the letters and journals of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hudson Lowe and Official Documents not before made Public. 3 volumes
by Forsyth, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nice Copies
- Seller
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1853. 1st edition. Nice Copies. octavo. 3/4 leather xxii + 495, iv + 490, vi + 529p., frontis.(3), fldg. map, index, Bound in 3/4 green leather over green boards. Six raised bands on each volume, with bright gilt titles, marbled end papers. Some rubbing to leather, some browning to prelims. & frontis. (3) o/w a nice tight, square set
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- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
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- Title
- History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena from the letters and journals of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hudson Lowe and Official Documents not before made Public. 3 volumes
- Author
- Forsyth, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Nice Copies
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- octavo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Napoleonic;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
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- Octavo
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- 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...