Author: FOUCHé, JOSEPH
Title: The Memoirs of Joseph Fouché, Duke of Otranto, Minister of the General Police of France. With a Portrait. Translated from the French. Vol. I
Description: London: Charles Knight, 1825. First Edition. Original marbled boards. Most pages slightly warped by damp. Slight creasing to several pages' top right corners. Most pages somewhat browned. Some foxing & soiling to text block margins. Significant browning, foxing & soiling to title & several adjacent pages & endpapers. Spine, covers & corners somewhat worn but gilt lettering & decorations still intact. ; From the Rothschilds' Exbury house library. Most pages slightly warped by damp. Slight creasing to several pages' top right corners. Most pages somewhat browned. Some foxing & soiling to text block margins. Significant browning, foxing & soiling to title & several adjacent pages & endpapers. Spine, covers & corners somewhat worn but gilt lettering & decorations still intact. ; 21.8 x 13.7 x 2.3 cms; 357 pages; Joseph Fouché, Duke of Otranto (1759–1820) was a French statesman and master of political survival, renowned for his role as Minister of Police during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. Originally a teacher and Jacobin radical, Fouché played a key part in the Reign of Terror before switching allegiances as tides turned. He became infamous for his ruthless intelligence network and ability to navigate shifting political regimes—from Robespierre to Napoleon, and later the restored Bourbon monarchy. Made Duke of Otranto by Napoleon, Fouché is remembered as a brilliant, manipulative figure whose loyalty was always to self-preservation and power above all else.. Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: History Memoir Rothschild Fouche
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Title: The Memoirs of Joseph Fouché, Duke of Otranto, Minister of the General Police of France. With a Portrait. Translated from the French. Vol. I
Description: London: Charles Knight, 1825. First Edition. Original marbled boards. Most pages slightly warped by damp. Slight creasing to several pages' top right corners. Most pages somewhat browned. Some foxing & soiling to text block margins. Significant browning, foxing & soiling to title & several adjacent pages & endpapers. Spine, covers & corners somewhat worn but gilt lettering & decorations still intact. ; From the Rothschilds' Exbury house library. Most pages slightly warped by damp. Slight creasing to several pages' top right corners. Most pages somewhat browned. Some foxing & soiling to text block margins. Significant browning, foxing & soiling to title & several adjacent pages & endpapers. Spine, covers & corners somewhat worn but gilt lettering & decorations still intact. ; 21.8 x 13.7 x 2.3 cms; 357 pages; Joseph Fouché, Duke of Otranto (1759–1820) was a French statesman and master of political survival, renowned for his role as Minister of Police during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. Originally a teacher and Jacobin radical, Fouché played a key part in the Reign of Terror before switching allegiances as tides turned. He became infamous for his ruthless intelligence network and ability to navigate shifting political regimes—from Robespierre to Napoleon, and later the restored Bourbon monarchy. Made Duke of Otranto by Napoleon, Fouché is remembered as a brilliant, manipulative figure whose loyalty was always to self-preservation and power above all else.. Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: History Memoir Rothschild Fouche
Price: GBP 200.00 = appr. US$ 285.60 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: 63091
- Book number: 63091
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