Cut signature of Sir Hudson Lowe by LOWE, Sir Hudson (1769-1844) - ND

Schwabacher'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttggart, 1910. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 219 pages (complete). In German throughout. Teutonic (Schwabascher) font. A carelessly stored copy. The boards are scruffy with wear, stains, marks all about. They are yet comfortable and sure. The guttering along the title page is cracked but the general security of the book is unaffected. Gift inscription to Franz Spiegel, a lawyer in Kiel, dated 1919 (a small, loose, ex-libris plate signed by Spiegel is also to be found). The contents are clean, clear, confident (allowing the beautiful font to be seen boldly), certain, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

1830. French Text. Bruxelles, 1830; leather bound, pp. 395, cm 15x21.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Orebro: Tryckt hos N.M. Lindh, 1831. First edition. Hardback. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart copy of the scarce first Swedish edition of Sir Hudson Lowe's account of his time as Napoleon's jailer on St. Helena. The scarce first Swedish language translation of the memoirs of Sir Hudson Lowe, an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who is best known for his time as Governor of St Helena, during Napoleon's final exile.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Lowe, and a further plate depicting a view of St. Helena. Collated, complete.This scarce Swedish language translation of Lowe's memoirs was published only ten years after Napoleon's death, something Lowe was accused of hastening with his harsh treatment of the Frenchman.Retaining the original half title.With a number label to back strip tail, and no further library markings. In marbled paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with rubbing to front joint and board perimeters. Small sticker to back strip tail.… Read More

PARIS. LEON DUREUIL. 1830. VERY NICELY BOUND IN HALF BLUE LEATHER OVER BLUE BOARDS - RAISED BANDS, WITH GILT DECORATION. GILT TITLE, MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND EDGES. 410 PAGES. VIGNETTE OF LOWE AND FRONTISPICE OF LONG WOOD. WITH A LETTER FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM, DATED 1894, PASTED IN CONCERNING A POSSIBLE BOOK ON HUDSON LOWE BY HIS SON. THE BINDING IS VERY FIRM, EXTERNAL CONDITION VERY GOOD, INTERNALLY VERY GOOD EXCEPT FOR SOME WATER STAINING TO SOME PAGES.

London: John Murray, 1853. First Edition. Forsyth sought to prove that neither the British government nor Sir Hudson Lowe was at fault as regards the treatment of Napoleon at St. Helena. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xii, 495; iv, 490; vi, 529. engraved frontis. portrait. 2 wood-engraved frontis. folding engraved map of St. Helena (backed on linen). modern half calf (hairline crack in front joint of Vol. I). bookplate of Calvin Bullock

Castle, James Town [St.Helena], 17 September 1819. About 400 words on 4 pp. 12 x 8 inches, fine. A rare reference to ‘the Persons at Longwood’ by Lt.-General Sir Hudson Lowe (1769-1844), Governor of St. Helena (1815-1821) and Napoleon’s gaoler. Barry O’Meara, Napoleon’s doctor on St.Helena, quarrelled with Lowe and returned to England in October 1818. In a letter to the Admiralty he suggested that Napoleon’s life was not safe in Lowe’s hands. O’Meara, dismissed from the service, wrote Napoleon In Exile (1822).