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
by FORSYTH, William
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1853. hardcover. near fine. Extra illustrated with many copperplates and steel engravings, frontispiece in each volume, large folding map, 3 volumes, thick tall 8vo, full blue crushed morocco, decoratively gilt covers and spine, raised bands, t.e.g. London: John Murray, 1853. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> Previous owner's bookplates.<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 245483
- 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
- Author
- FORSYTH, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Lowe,Hudson,Sir;Napoleon
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...