The Atrocities of the Corsican Dæmon; or a glance at Buonaparte
by (MINERVA PRESS)
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(MINERVA PRESS)
The Atrocities of the Corsican Dæmon; or a glance at Buonaparte.
London: Minerva Press for Lane Newman and co., 1803.
Engraved portrait frontispiece by S Seare captioned "Do but observe the face of Villainy".
8vo., [i] 63 pp, (advert on verso); early terracotta cloth gilt-titled on spine, top of spine chipped and edges lightly frayed. Nevertheless, a solid copy.
First edition.
A virulent anti-Bonaparte tract, pure propaganda. The last section of the text is titled "Republican Economy" covering the largesse handed out by Napoleon to his family. Minerva Press was a publishing house, noted for creating a lucrative market in sentimental and Gothic fiction in the late 18th century and early 19th century. In a somewhat childish hand the blank endleaf is inscribed "John Horwood was born September the fourth One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety", identifying its first reader.
The Atrocities of the Corsican Dæmon; or a glance at Buonaparte.
London: Minerva Press for Lane Newman and co., 1803.
Engraved portrait frontispiece by S Seare captioned "Do but observe the face of Villainy".
8vo., [i] 63 pp, (advert on verso); early terracotta cloth gilt-titled on spine, top of spine chipped and edges lightly frayed. Nevertheless, a solid copy.
First edition.
A virulent anti-Bonaparte tract, pure propaganda. The last section of the text is titled "Republican Economy" covering the largesse handed out by Napoleon to his family. Minerva Press was a publishing house, noted for creating a lucrative market in sentimental and Gothic fiction in the late 18th century and early 19th century. In a somewhat childish hand the blank endleaf is inscribed "John Horwood was born September the fourth One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety", identifying its first reader.
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- BATTLEDORE LTD (US)
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- Title
- The Atrocities of the Corsican Dæmon; or a glance at Buonaparte
- Author
- (MINERVA PRESS)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lane, Newman and Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1803
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- anti-French, Bonaparte, Napoleon, Minerva Press, France
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