Memoirs Of The Reign of Murat; In Which The Circumstances Of The Confiscation Of American Vessels
by Perodi, P
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About This Item
Boston, MA: West and Richardson, 1818. First American. Blue printed wraps, bound into a red cardboard cover with tape along the spine. Very good. 5" x 8.5", pp. 6 - 40. Aging to paper and occasional fox marks with shadow of print text block on opposing page. A few spots and smudges on the cover. Enclosure has a chipped top right corner, but not affecting the pamphlet. Scarce account by an officer who was the Aide-de-Camp to General Ferrier during Murat's reign and had a first person opportunity to observe Murat when he was elevated to the King of Naples. Murat became Napoleon's brother-in-law through marriage and was executed for treason by a firing squad of his own men in 1815. "Murat had the courage of Cesar, the rashness of Charles the twelfth, the openness of Hery the fourth, and perhaps some of his good nature; but his genius and talents in military concerns, as well as politics, how far short in comparison to any of them!" (p 40).
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- Bookseller
- Montgomery Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2657
- Title
- Memoirs Of The Reign of Murat; In Which The Circumstances Of The Confiscation Of American Vessels
- Author
- Perodi, P
- Format/Binding
- Blue printed wraps, bound into a red cardboard cover with tape along the spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American
- Publisher
- West and Richardson
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1818
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I started as a collector of signed Presidents and Politicians more than 30 years ago. I have expanded that original collection to include signed documents, ephemera, historical, Americana. Montgomery also excels at assisting clients de-acquisition their inherited books or your own collection. We also attend multiple books fairs each year in the Western U. S.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....