History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena; from the Letters and Journals of the Late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hudson Lowe, and Official Documents Not Before Made Public. 2 Vols.

FORSYTH, William [LOWE, Hudson 1769-1844]:

Verlag: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853., 1853

Beschreibung

First American Edition (1st ed., London, 1853, 3 vols.). Frontispiece, xii, 13-633 pp; viii, 9-672 pp; ads (6 pp). Original cloth. Head of spine and corners of covers worn in each volume, gift inscription on each flyleaf. Else a Very Good set. 'Add Ms 20,114. This is Vol. VIII from the 27-volume correspondence and papers, principally of an official character, of Sir Hudson Lowe, from the year 1794 to the year 1822: made apparently under his own instructions (Add Mss 20,107-20,133). They have been used by Mr Forsyth for his History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena, 3 vols., 1853, and had been previously in the hands of Sir Harris Nicolas for a similar work; and they have a few notes in the handwriting of the latter' (WATERLOO: ORIGINAL ACCOUNTS - The Captain W. Siborne Collection and Related Materials from the British Library, London, Adam Matthew Publications Web site). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 16235

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Titel: History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. ...

Verlag: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1853

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition