Napoleon the first : an intimate biography / by Walter Geer
by Geer, Walter (1857-)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : Brentano's, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; xvi, 390 p., [15] leaves of plates (ports., maps) ; 24 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 381-382. Subjects; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821). Generals France ; Biography. Genres; Biography. Illustrated.
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On Feb 24 2024, a reader said:
Detailed and well wriiiten Sympathetic to its subject without being fawning. Full of small and interesting details.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 347510
- Title
- Napoleon the first : an intimate biography / by Walter Geer
- Author
- Geer, Walter (1857-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Brentano's
- Date Published
- 1921
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