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Published by W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardback, half-calf. Marbled boards. 2 volume set. 4th edition. xxviii, 512pp. Frontis. Bindings worn with losses to spines. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown to vol. 1. A little occasional spotting to contents. Private ownership. Reading copy only. A heavy set, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (al11).
Published by W. Simpkin & R. Marshall, London, 1822
Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Book
Full-Leather. Condition: Near Good. Very interesting account by Napoleon's late Surgeon, Barry E. O'Meara, some of it according to Napoleon's own Dictation. Complete set of 2 Volumes. Frontispieces illustrated with B&W Medallion Profile Portraits of Napoleon. Conemporary Green Full-Leather Bindings with 4 Raised bands to spine (Leather backstrip missing from spine of Vol. II). Gilt Title and Vol. No on Red Grounds in 2 compartments with Gilt Decoration filling the others. Ornate Gilt Decorative Borders to fronts & backs, also Gilt Decoration on board edges and inside borders. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. Vol. I, 511 Pages; Vol. II, 542 Pages. 8 1/2" Tall, 1.6 Kilos. Backstrip missing from spine of Vol II (see photos). Split to leather down right side of spine of Vol. I. Front board of Vol. I and both boards of Vol. II detached and reattached from inside with hinge tape. No inscriptions. A few small, light pencil marks in margins of a few pages in vol II. Only a very occasional spot of foxing. Pages in very good, clean condition. Set weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.