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Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon : during the first three years of his captivity on the island of St. Helena: including the time of his residence at her father's house, "The Briars," / by Mrs. Abell (late Miss Elizabeth Balcombe).
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1844 Abell
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, -1871.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Captivity, 1815-1821.
- Napoleon.
- Genre:
- Embossed bindings (Binding)
- Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1844.
- Leather bindings (Binding)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 251 p. : plates ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : John Murray, 1844.
- Notes:
- Added t.-p., engr.
- Many illustrations signed: H. Vizetelly, sc.; frontispiece signed C. Graf, lith. to Her Majesty.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Marbled cover with red leather corners and spine with gold accents, spine embossed with gold eagle, bee, Napoleon's monogram, and fasces, with gold title, author and year embossed on squares of brown leather.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of: Mr. & Mrs. Frank Seymour, 1973.
- OCLC:
- 5882013
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