The Life Of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor Of The French. With A Preliminary View of the French Revolution. by [Scott, Walter, Sir - 1858

Exeter: J. & B. Williams, 1836. Leather. Fair. 1836 printing. 2 volume set, complete. A Fair set. 8vo., [Vol.1] xvi, (18)-494; [Vol.2] xii, 414, lxiv pp., illustrated with a portrait frontispiece in volume 1; text in two columns.. bound in period full leather, with title on spine and spine compartment went designs in gilt. The boards have edge wear, with several leather pulls. The spines each have pieces missing. Volume 1's hinge has cracked through. Text toning, with scattered foxing and browning. Matching book plates. Originally published in 1827.

Exeter, MA: J. & B. Williams, 1828. Very Good. Exeter, MA: J. & B. Williams, 1828. Two volumes; octavos; contemporary gilt-tooled calf, gilt spines with black spine labels, all edges marbled; xvi,[19]-494; xii,[13]-414,lxivpp.; engraved portrait frontispiece at head of Vol. I, text printed in double columns. Leather rather dried, spines darkened, uneven dampstaining along bottom margins of both textblocks, old brief tape reinforcement to hinges, else a Very Good, still quite presentable set, complete despite error in pagination in Vol. I.

Exeter: J. & B. Williams. Good+. 1828. Hardcover. One spine label lacks 10%, several short hinge cracks. ; 8vo; two volumes, uncut in publisher's boards with cloth spine and paper labels, 494, 414, lxiv pages, portrait. **American Imprint #35122. .

Edinburgh: Ballantyne and Co., 1827. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The first two volumes of this work on Napoleon Buonaparte written by Walter Scott and full calf binding. The first two volumes of the work. Published in nine volumes. First editions of the work. Bound in full calf with raised bands, gilt decorations and lettering to the spines and marbled end papers. Bound by Henderson & Basset. Signed by the binder to the verso of the front free end papers. With a tipped in errata to the last page. Written by Scottish 1st Baronet, historian and poet Sir Walter Scott. Scott was best known for his novels such as 'Waverly' written in 1814 and his narrative poems such as 'Marmion'. These works of non fiction are written on Napoleon Buonaparte and detail his life and the French Revolution. Napoleon I was a French military commander and was the Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, then again in 1815. This work created international controversy as… Read More

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827. First Edition In Original Boards. All three volumes of this complete set are in good condition each bound it their original, 1/4 tan cloth and blue paper covered boards with the remnants of their paper labels on the spines. Each is a small octavo of 9 1/4 by 5 3/4 inches with the top edges trimmed and the other edges rough cut. All three volumes suffer from dampness stains to the margins and the last 18 pages of volume II the damp staining is more extensive. All three volumes show an early prior owner's name (A. D. Smith) scattered throughout and, as stated above, the paper labels only remain in part. Volume I contains 516 pages. Volume II contains 399 pages and volume III contains 366 pages followed by an appendix of 69 pages which is followed by a two page errata.