The historical and unrevealed memoirs of the private and political life of Napoleon Bonaparte; serving as an illustration of the manuscript of St. Helena. From 1781 to 1798

[D'Ancemont, R., Madamoiselle]

Published by published for the Author, by Le Comte Charles d’Og****, Ex attaché à l’Etat-Major Général, &c. &c. &c. and sold by F. C. and J. Rivington; J. Walker; I. W. Whiteley; J. M. Richardson; H. R. Young; Taylor and Hessey; Edward and Knibb; T. Hookham; Rowell and Martin; B. E. Lloyd and Son; W. Lindsell; Ridgeway; Pearman; Ebers; Earle; T. J. Allman; Sams; Chapple; H. Setchell and Son; Hailes; W. Reynolds; And all Booksellers in the United Kingdom, London, 1819

About this Item

First edition, 12mo, pp. iv, [1], 14-172; folding frontispiece facsimile plus 2 other facsimile plates (1 folding); original blue paper-covered boards, brown paper shelfback, printed paper label on spine; label rubbed, crack in the bottom third of the front joint; all else very good and sound. Halkett & Laing attribute this to Madamoiselle R. d' Ancemont, likely a pseudonym and the text is likely a fabrication.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The historical and unrevealed memoirs of the private and political life of Napoleon Bonaparte; serving as an illustration of the manuscript of St. Helena. From 1781 to 1798
• Publisher: published for the Author, by Le Comte Charles d Og****, Ex attaché à l Etat-Major Général, &c. &c. &c. and sold by F. C. and J. Rivington; J. Walker; I. W. Whiteley; J. M. Richardson; H. R. Young; Taylor and Hessey; Edward and Knibb; T. Hookham; Rowell and Martin; B. E. Lloyd and Son; W. Lindsell; Ridgeway; Pearman; Ebers; Earle; T. J. Allman; Sams; Chapple; H. Setchell and Son; Hailes; W. Reynolds; And all Booksellers in the United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 1819
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • English Literature