New York & London: Harper & Bros, 1901. Lord Rosebery, a Scottish peer (1847-1929) has been described as a "liberal imperialist." He served only one year as Prime Minister, and his political career faded. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Amewrican Edition (the English version was one year prior) in a very decorative Fine Binding. Bright red cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. Clean text; 283 pages, with Appendix. Top edge gilt, others rough-cut. Two bookplates on the front paste-down, one armorial and the other a small modern. There are some light bumps, and a small smudge on the spine, else Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Bookseller: Quercus Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002323
Title: Napoleon. The Last Phase
Author: Rosebery, Lord (Archibald Phillip Primrose)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First American Edition.
Publisher: Harper & Bros
Place of Publication: New York & London
Date Published: 1901
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Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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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...
Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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