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Espitalier, Albert.
Napoleon and King Murat.
Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company, London; New York;
Date of Publication: 1912
Stock Code: 11918
FIRST EDITION in English. Octavo, pp., 509, [1]. Illustrated with photogravure frontispiece and tissue guard, and 16 additional plates. Finely bound by Riviere and Son in blue half calf and blue cloth with gilt fillets; gilt Napoleonic ornaments to spine compartments, red and green morocco spine labels with gilt titles. With Pink and blue marbled endpapers. Calf mildly spine sunned and lightly worn to corners, some slight foxing to text-block edges and prelims. Net contemporary owner’s inscription dated 1915 to front free endpaper. Contents tight and secure, gilt ornaments and lettering bright, 16 plates throughout clean. Overall a very good copy. Elegantly bound copy of Albert Espitalier’s first monograph, compiled from previously undiscovered archival material from the Archivio di Stato and the Societa Napolitana di storia in Naples. With a comprehensive index, portraits, and genealogical tables. Translated from the French by Albert Espitalier. Scarce. £75.00