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The child's own history of France : embellished with authentic portraits of its kings.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1835 Child's
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--Kings and rulers--Juvenile literature.
- France.
- France--History--Juvenile literature.
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Juvenile literature.
- Napoleon.
- Genre:
- Juvenile literature -- 19th century.
- Publishers' advertisements.
- Physical Description:
- 206 p. : ill., ports ; 14 cm.
- Other Title:
- History of France
- Place of Publication:
- London : Joseph Thomas : Simpkin & Marshall : Darton & Harvey : T. Hurst : F.C. Westley, [between 1835 and 1837] ([London] : R. Willoughby, Printer)
- Notes:
- Publication date estimated from date of assassination attempt on Louis Philippe mentioned on p. 205, and reference to Princess Victoria in publisher's advertisements.
- "The portraits of the earlier Kings are copied from a rare and valuable work, published in 1688 ... entitled "Les Avgvstes Representations de tovs les Roys de France, depvis Pharamond ivsqv'a Lovys xiiii., dit le Grand, a presant regnant."
- "R. Willoughby, Printer, Goswell-Street"--T.p. verso.
- Includes [6] p. of publisher's advertisements at end: Works published by Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch Lane.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Peter J. Koblenzer.
- Athenaeum copy: Includes chapter on Napoleon: p. [180]-191 and frontispiece: Buonaparte passing the Great Saint Bernard.
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