Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. :. from the French of M. de Bourrienne & others; with an introductory essay, by Dr. Channing. /. [by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne].
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834)
Category
Books
Date
1839
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3256588
Summary
Bibliographic description
lxiv, 384 p., 5 leaves of plates :. ill. ;. 13 cm. Pencil markings on front pastedown and back flyleaf recto. Water stains on front flyleaf, frontispiece and title page. Provenance: in ink on title page: 'Mrs. Walker[?]'. In ink on page iii 'Eleanor'. Binding: publisher's dark green cloth over boards with blind decorative vertical lines and border, gilt heraldic device and lettering on upper boards, gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Yellow end papers.
Provenance
From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent to his daughter, Eleanor Clutton-Brock, the current vendor. Ownership by EC-B confirmed by the auction house.
Makers and roles
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834) Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821) William Ellery Channing (1780-1842)