Napoleon. The First Phase. Some Chapters on the Boyhood and Youth of Bonaparte, 1769-1793. BRIGHT COPY IN ARMORIAL CLOTH
by BROWNING Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Lane The Bodley Head,, 1905. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece in photogravure, title in red and black, several plates and 2 plans of Toulon, endpapers and several leaves moderately browned, neat signature on front paste-down and front free endpaper; blue armorial cloth, upper board framed and blocked in gilt, silver and red, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a bright, firm copy. With 4pp publisher's catalogue at end. Sandler 509.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31088
- Title
- Napoleon. The First Phase. Some Chapters on the Boyhood and Youth of Bonaparte, 1769-1793. BRIGHT COPY IN ARMORIAL CLOTH
- Author
- BROWNING Oscar
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head,
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- military, napoleonic wars, napoleon, oscar browning
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Paste-down
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- Leaves
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