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Published by Carey, Lea & Carey, Philadelphia, 1827
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition of Sir Walter Scott's Life of Napoleon. Royal octavo, three volumes bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Napoleon. In very good condition. Between 1826 and 1832 Scott produced six novels, two short stories and two plays, eleven works or volumes of non-fiction, and a journal, along with several unfinished works. The non-fiction included the Life of Napoleon Buonaparte in 1827, two volumes of the History of Scotland in 1829 and 1830, and four instalments of the series entitled Tales of a Grandfather â " Being Stories Taken From Scottish History, written one per year over the period 1828â "1831, among several others. Finally, Scott had recently been inspired by the diaries of Samuel Pepys and Lord Byron, and he began keeping a journal over the period, which, however, would not be published until 1890, as The Journal of Sir Walter Scott.
Published by Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., London, 1823
Seller: The Antiquarian Shop, Bend, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Three Volumes, Vol. I, 273 pp.; Vol. II, 331 pp.; Vol. III, 359 pp. A label inside the chemise is a label stating "From the Library of Jean Hersholt No. S.49". On the inside front cover of Volume I is Jean Hersholt's Bookplate with Jean's signature underneath. Bound in ORIGINAL paper over boards with paper labels. Edge wear along the spine, very slight foxing. With blue cloth chemise, that slides into a slipcase that is 1/4 dark blue leather over cloth boards. The slipcase delineates the 3 books, all with 5 raised bands ang gilt lettering. Jean Hersholt was a movie actor during the 20's, 30's, 40's and part of the 50"s. Born in Denmark, he also translated books from Danish to English, mainly Hans Christian Anderson. He had a large collection of antiquarian books including Sinclaire Lewis , Walpole, Anderson and others. Namesake of the Motion Picture Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. This first edition was from his collection.