[Rarebooks] FS: Early reprint, attractively rebacked, of Heweston's 3 vol. History of Napoleon. London: 1822

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Heweston, W. B.  HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, AND WARS OF EUROPE, from the Revolution in France, to the Termination of the Late Wars Including Anecdotes of the Most Celebrated Characters That Have Appeared During and Since the Revolution. In Three Volumes. London: Printed for Thomas Kelly. 1822. 8vo. 3 vols. (2),iv,551,(3);(2),546,(2);(2),(5)-564,(2)pp. Each vol. with an added engraved title page (dated 1821 in Vols. I & II). Illustrated with 23 (of 24) engraved plates (5 are hand colored). Orig. dark brown calf with gilt ruled & blind stamped borders, worn, uniformly and attractively rebacked in 20th c. light brown calf, gilt tooled compartments, and red morocco labels. An early reprint. Quite an attractive set but lacking a portrait of "Lord Hill" (Vol. III, p. 224).    $300.00 (trade discount allowed)

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