A Full and Circumstantial Account of the Memorial Battle of Waterloo: The Second Restoration of Louis XVIII; and The Deportation of Napoleon Buonaparte to The Island of St Helena ... Together wih An Interesting Account of the Affairs of France, and Biographical Sketches of the Most Distinguished Waterloo Heroes
by Kelly, Christopher
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- Hardcover
- first
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Rosscarbery, Cork, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Thomas Kelly, 1817. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to, pp. 506, plus four page addition, 'Napoleon Buonaparte, His Illness, Death, and Funeral, extracted from Hewetson's Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, 17 (of 18) plates,(missing is bust length portrait of Wellington), fold out coloured map of the battle, in rebound full leather, retaining original boards and spine, interior with owner's name to reverse of frontispece, some foxing and browning of page edges throughout, some plates pasted onto new pages, binding tight. This was an inexpensively produced book in the first place and suffers accordingly. This is a heavy book and will attract extra postage. Please contact us before ordering to obtain a quote.
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- Title
- A Full and Circumstantial Account of the Memorial Battle of Waterloo: The Second Restoration of Louis XVIII; and The Deportation of Napoleon Buonaparte to The Island of St Helena ... Together wih An Interesting Account of the Affairs of France, and Biographical Sketches of the Most Distinguished Waterloo Heroes
- Author
- Kelly, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Kelly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1817
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