The Riddle Of Napoleon (SCARCE 1937 FIRST ENGLISH FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
by Brice, Raoul
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Londonn: Putnam, 1937. NrF/VG. First UK edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. Illustrated. A well-researched and authoritative biography of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). A biography that is in three parts; a summary of Napoleon's career, an examination of the man himself, his origins, psychology, and physical form, and, lastly, an examination of the influence exerted by his own family - his two wives, and by the other women women who came into his life, and ends with a dicussion of the Napoleonic legend. With Index. Minor dusting to top-edge; light spotting to fore-edge; d/w spine has some sunning and spotting; d/w front panel has a long 1mm wide surface scuff; else a near fine copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first UK edition. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18405
- Title
- The Riddle Of Napoleon (SCARCE 1937 FIRST ENGLISH FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
- Author
- Brice, Raoul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First UK Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- Londonn
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte. Biography. Military History. History. Military. France. French History. Political History. Politics.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Politics;
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