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LIFE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE 1834 Sir Walter Scott/2 Bks
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Auction Ends: Dec-11-04 16:26:07 PST

Up for auction is an 1834 2 volume set of Sir Walter Scott's "The Life Of
Napoleon Buonaparte Emperor Of The French. With A Preliminary View Of The
French Revolution...In Two Volumes." The books measure 5.25" x 8.5", have
black leather hardcovers with gilt lettering/design on the spine, were
published by Exeter: J. & B. William, & are 908 total pages in length with a
64 page appendix at the end of volume two. I found the following information
about the history of the biography at AddAll:

"Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) first published his influential biography on
Napoleon in 9 volumes, in Edinburgh, 1827. It was published, according to
some, to prevent impending bankruptcy and although it succeeded in the
latter goal, the work was too long to be popular (Caldwell, p.500). As a
result, many abridged editions followed. The original Exeter edition was
printed in 1827 and a second Exeter appeared in 1828, followed by this
version (1832/not the one currently listed which may be a 4th? edition),
which is probably the third printing in America of the work. Scott's
biography stirred up some controversy regarding its objectivity, since it
portrays Napoleon, unrelentingly, in an unfavourable light. Despite these
protests, the work represents an important contemporary contribution to the
study of France during the Napoleonic Era."

The set is solid & in good to very good (GVG) condition with firmly attached
pages, a solid spine, & fairly nice interior pages but with some
foxing/yellowing/age spotting to some of the interior pages (the first few
pages & last few pages are the worst while everything in between is nice),
wear to the top cover edges, a little wear to the outer page edges at the
top right corners, some shelf wear, some color loss to the boards, etc.

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Thanks for looking

Colin
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