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NAPOLEON IN THE OTHER WORLD. A Narrative Written By Himself: And Found Near His Tomb In The Island Of St. Helena, By Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi, Mandarin Of The Third Class
by (Bonaparte, Napoleon); Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi (possible psydonym of Baron Jomini)
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn, 1827. 1st Edition. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., ix, 406 pp., with engraved frontispiece. Bound in period full diced calf, with boards double ruled, and the spine's five compartments elaborately decorated in gilt. Title on red morocco title label. Previous owner's name and address on a front end paper. The board's edges and joints are mild to moderately rubbed, with a small strip of leather pulled away on the rear board. Still, an attractive binding of this piece of Napoleonana. *** Thought to be written by Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini. Jomini is considered a father of modern military strategy, and was the only author of strategy taught at West Point before the Civil War. In this book, Napoleon is given an angelic guide of Heaven and Hell, before arriving to his new Celestial home, Politicopolis. ***.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002257
- Title
- NAPOLEON IN THE OTHER WORLD. A Narrative Written By Himself: And Found Near His Tomb In The Island Of St. Helena, By Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi, Mandarin Of The Third Class
- Author
- (Bonaparte, Napoleon); Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi (possible psydonym of Baron Jomini)
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Keywords
- Napoleon, France, Elba, St. Helena, 100 days, Arsenic, Britian
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- New
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- Edges
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