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Letters Written on Board His Majesty's Ship the Northumberland, and at Saint Helena;: in which the Conduct and Conversations of Napoleon Buonaparte, and His Suite ... are Faithfully Described
de (NAPOLEON) WARDEN, William
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London: Published for the author, by R. Ackermann, [1816]. First edition. 8vo. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Napoleon, 2 engraved plates (1 folding, facsimile of Napoleon's handwriting). viii, 215 pp., with half-title. Later three-quarters green morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt with Napoleonic emblems; some foxing and toning, occasional paper flaws First edition of Napoleon's table talk transcribed by William Warden, surgeon on the Northumberland which conveyed Napoleon to St. Helena. A popular work that extended to several editions within the first few years of publication. PROVENANCE: Spencer MacKay (signature on title and occasional pencil annotations to text); Loren Griswold du Bois (armorial book-plate); Frank C. Deering, noted Americana collector, 1866-1939 (morocco book-label)
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- Bull's Head Rare Books
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- Letters Written on Board His Majesty's Ship the Northumberland, and at Saint Helena;
- Autor
- (NAPOLEON) WARDEN, William
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- Usado
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- First edition
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- Published for the author, by R. Ackermann
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- London
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- [1816]
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
