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The memoirs of Baron de Marbot : late lieutenant-general in the French army / tr. from the French by Arthur John Butler: vol. II: with portrait and maps
by Marbot, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin baron de (1782-1854). Butler, Arthur John (1844-1910) [trans.]
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London ; New York : Longmans, Green and Co., 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in red morocco with gilt decoration to the boards and spine with inner gilt dentelles. Front board present but detached. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Provenance; from the library of J. G. Bonnin with the owner bookplate. Physical description; vol. II (only): 472 pages : ill., folded maps ; 23 cm. Subjects; France History (1789-1815). Europe History (1789-1815). Genres; Autobiography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351773
- Title
- The memoirs of Baron de Marbot : late lieutenant-general in the French army / tr. from the French by Arthur John Butler: vol. II: with portrait and maps
- Author
- Marbot, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin baron de (1782-1854). Butler, Arthur John (1844-1910) [trans.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Longmans, Green and Co.
- Date Published
- 1892
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