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The Private Life of Napoleon
Octave Aubry; Elisabeth Abbott (Trans)
1947
J. B. Lippincott Company : Philadelphia and New York
8.5" by 5.5"
[4], 5-432pp
SUMMARY
A dramatised historical work on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, written by Octave Aubry and translated into English by Elisabeth Abbott, with numerous illustrated plates.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
First English Edition.
In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
Illustrations include sixteen illustrated plates throughout the text.
This is a semi-biographical work on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, with events dramatised and imagined by the author.
Contents are grouped under 'Youth'', 'Manhood', 'The Polish Love', 'Marie-Louise and the King f Rome', and 'Exile and Death'.
Octave Aubry (1881-1946) was a French novelist and historian. He was one of the five members of the Academie francaise elected to replace the vacancies left by the Nazi occupation of Europe. He wrote various historical novels such as 'The Coup d'etat of Brumaire', 'The Lost King', and 'Marie Welska'.
Translated from the French by Elisabeth Abbott, who also translated Marc Chagall's 'My Life' autobiography as well as an autobiography of Rene Magritte.
Collated, complete.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Minimal edge wear to the extremities with a bit of bumping to the head and tail of spine. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Dust wrapper is very smart, with a bit of edge wear to the the edges of wraps and to the spine region, as well as a few closed tears. Age-toning to margins of reverse and fly leaves, with damp stain to the reverse of the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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