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Napoleon from the Tuileries to St. Helena; Personal Recollections of the Emperor's Second Mameluke and Valet
Louis Etienne St. Denis; Frank Hunter Potter [trans.]
1922
Harper & Brothers Publishers : New York
8.5" by 5.5"
xx, 303pp.
SUMMARY
A scarce copy of this first English edition of Louis Etienne Saint Denis' memoirs of Napoleon.
First Edition,Pleasing Copy,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work, translated from the original French by Frank Hunter Potter. A scarce copy. With an introduction by G. Michaut. A history of Napoleon from 1812 at the Tuileries until his exile and death at St. Helena. Drawn from the personal memoirs of Louis Etienne St. Denis, Napoleon's second Mameluke and Valet.
Illustrated with plates and maps.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, darkening to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean with a hint of age toning, as usual with this type of paper. Illustrated with plates and maps.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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