Description: The French Revolution, by Thomas Carlyle, c1880s The Life of Napoleon. Ireland, W. H. London: John Cumberland, 1828. Four volume set, complete. First edition set. Full maroon Morocco leather, with gilt vignette illustrations on each corner of the front and back covers and gilt rules. Gilt titles and elaborate gilt designs in six compartments on the spine, five raised bands -- plus the date each individual volume was published in gilt at the bottom (1823, 1825, 1827 and 1828). Pages gilt tipped on the three edges. Gilt detailing on the front and back inside covers, brown endpapers. The volumes are lavishly illustrated, with 27 total folding plates, most by George Cruikshank. Twenty-three are hand colored. The frontispiece folding plates have tissue guards. Title pages have Napoleon's crest. Handsome foldout portraits of Napoleon and Josephine -- all the illustrations are gorgeous. The volumes are in very good condition -- Three volumes have the original green ribbon bookmark. Volume 1 is fragile at the hinge, slightly cracked. All the gilt is still bright, no ownership inscriptions or bookplates and otherwise in especially nice condition. Spectacular set.
Price: 2450 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Fine Bindings
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: Ireland
Publisher: Cumberland
Topic: Napoleon
Subject: Biography
Year Printed: 1828
