NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1893. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Half calf over marbled boards, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of Josephine. Translated from the French by Thomas Sergeant Perry. Arthur Léon Imbert de Saint - Amand (1834 - 1900), a nineteenth century aristocrat, choreographer, and historian of his times, was born in France. He is best-known for his accounts of the aristocracy, which include Last Years of Louis XV: La Cour de Louis XIV, The Court of the Empress Josephine, The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X, and The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise. He died at the age of 66. This is the second volume of his three volume biography of Josephine, published by Scribner's in a series titled Famous Women of the French Court.. Hinges professionally reinforced, former owner's armorial bookplate on fep, edges slightly worn, otherwise unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE. . Famous Women of the French Court Series. Vol. 5. Frontispiece Portrait. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. vi, (i), 357 pp .

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 17813
Title: The Wife of the First Consul
Author: Saint-Amand, Imbert de
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition Thus. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: Josephine, Napoleon, Biography;
Bookseller catalogs: Napoleon;

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