The letters of Napoleon to Marie-Louise . with a commentary by Charles de la Roncière chief custodian Bibliothèque Nationale of France and an introduction by Philip Guedalla. With 31 illustrations.
Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821)
Category
Books
Date
1935
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 3065096
Summary
Bibliographic description
290p.,[31] p. of plates : ill. ; 8vo. (22cm). Loosely inserted self-addressed publisher's postcard used as a bookmark between pp. 90-91. Provenance: Visiting card originally attached to book with metal paperclip and now kept in melinex pouch, printed "Mr H. Montgomery Hyde, 32 Roland Gardens S.W. 7" and inscribed "With best wishes and many happy returns from [...] on the occasion of your birthday 13-V-35" [i.e. given to Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878-1949) by Harford Montgomery Hyde (1907-1989)]. Binding: Twentieth-century publisher's quarter cream cloth on blue paper over boards, printed paper spine label, blue-top.
Makers and roles
Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821) Empress Marie Louise of Hapsburg, Empress of France (1791-1847) Charles Germain Bourel de la Roncière Philip Guedalla (1889-1944)