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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte / by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, his private secretary. To which are added an account of the important events of the hundred days, of Napoleon's surrender to the English, and of his residence and death at St. Helena, with anecdotes and illustrative extracts from all the most authentic sources ; edited by R. W. Phipps.
by Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de (1769-1834)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : R. Bentley, 1885. New Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains quite well-preserved set overall. Physical description: 3 volumes: illustrations, map, portraits; 23 cm. Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French 1769-1821. France History. Other names: Phipps, Ramsay Weston 1838-1923. Genre: Biography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 335598
- Title
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte / by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, his private secretary. To which are added an account of the important events of the hundred days, of Napoleon's surrender to the English, and of his residence and death at St. Helena, with anecdotes and illustrative extracts from all the most authentic sources ; edited by R. W. Phipps.
- Author
- Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de (1769-1834)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Revised Edition
- Publisher
- London : R. Bentley
- Date Published
- 1885
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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