The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William Hazlitt (in 6 Vols.); Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (in 4 Vols.); Memoirs of Madame Junot, Duchesse D'Abrantes (in 6 Vols.) [Complete 16 Volume Set]
Book Condition: USED Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: The Napoleon Society, 1895.
Binding: Leather
Paris and Boston: The Napoleon Society, 1895. 16 Volumes, Complete Set, Numbered Limited 'Editions des Amateurs,' limited to 25 sets, of which this is number 4. All volumes are bound in contemporary brown leather bindings, with raised banded spines. Volumes are titled 'Napoleon', with respective volume numbers (1-16) immediately below said title. The sub-set titles ('Life by Hazlitt,' 'Memoirs by Madame Junot,' 'Memoirs by Bourrienne') are on the lower third of the spine, with the sub-set volume numbers in roman numerals below said titles (1-6 for 'Life,' 1-4 for 'Junot,' 1-6 for 'Borrienne'). All copies feature a gilt top edge, as well as what appear to be hand-cut or hand-cut styled leaves. Minor shelf wear to corners and joints. Rubbing to head caps of spine on majority of volumes in set, with select volumes featuring fraying of minor to middle significance. All sewn bindings remain in tact and tight; all text blocks are complete and perfect, and all text remains clean and readable. Interiors are, as a whole, very clean, with minor dark spots to paste downs in some volumes. An overall attractive, good+/very good set of an exceptionally limited edition of this set.
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