Author: C.S. Forester
Title: Napoleon and His Court
Description: London, Methuen, 1924. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated historical account of the life and court of Napoleon Bonaparte, noted French military and political leader. A fascinating and detailed account of the French court of Napoleon Bonaparte, including chapters on his wives, family, paladins, leisure activities, and more. The first edition of this work.An early work of noted novelist C.S. Forester, most well-known for the Lieutenant Hornblower series. Including sixteen illustrated plates, collated and complete. Containing a loosely inserted letter and inscription from a previous owner, dated 1929. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine and slight fading to the spine. Cloth is split slightly at the joints. Internally, front hinge is strained at the title page, remaining binding is firm. Some spotting to the fore-edge and a few instances of light spotting throughout Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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