The St. Helena Journal of General Baron Gourgaud 1815 - 1818
by Gourgaud, General Baron; Gillard, Sydney, Translated Into English; Edwards, Norman Edited with Introduction and Notes
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Fair
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1932. "Being a Diary written at St. Helena during a part of Napolean's Captivity." With Preface by Hilaire Belloc and five illustrations. Cover: blue cloth on boards with gilt titles; mild soiling and rubbing. Spine: thin bumping and rubbed cracks (not split) to head & foot. Edges: top-edge once blue now faded to a sea green; foxing to edges. Tiny bumping to boards fore corners. Frontis: from a portrait probably painted around 1840 is General Baron Gougaud. Light foxing to a few pages although mostly to the margins. B/w illustrations. Binding is As New. 360p Dj: only the front jacket, no flaps nor spine: Top-edge missing a small section of half-curved. Edges with some small tears and chips.. First Edition. Hb. VG/Fair.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037131
- Title
- The St. Helena Journal of General Baron Gourgaud 1815 - 1818
- Author
- Gourgaud, General Baron; Gillard, Sydney, Translated Into English; Edwards, Norman Edited with Introduction and Notes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military > Historical Pre -WWI;
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