Napoleon And His Court
by Forester, C.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/Very Good-
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The First UK printing published by Methuen, London in 1924. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light pushing at the spine ends. A little light rubbing at the corners. Gilt titling and decorations to the spine and boards remains bright. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Light offsetting to the end-papers. Some toning and spotting to the text-block. Light toning to the extreme page edges. with a little light spotting to the prelims. The WRAPPER is in Very Good- condition with mild edge wear and loss at the spine ends (see images. Large closed tears to the lower spine folds and a smaller one to the upper rear flap fold. Some toning to the spine and folds. Despite the issues, the wrapper presents well in the removable Brodart archival cover. The 16 B/W plates are present and clean. A very scarce title with such attributes and a very early historical biography from the author who went on to write the 'Hornblower's series and 'The African Queen'. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222322244583
- Title
- Napoleon And His Court
- Author
- Forester, C.S
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Forester, France, Napoleon
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Erasures
- Erasures indicates marks where someone has removed bits of text or content from a book. In Book Arts, erasures can also mean a...