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[Napoleon, St. Helena] Malte-Brun - Brooke, 1815, 2 v.
[Napoleon, St. Helena] Malte-Brun - Brooke, 1815, 2 v.
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SCARCE EDITIONS OF TWO BOOKS ABOUT THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORY AND LANDSCAPE OF THE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA

[[1.]: Anonimo. Carnet d'un voyageur, ou Recueil de notes curieuses sur la vie, les occupations, les habitudes de Buonaparte à Longwood; sur les principaux habitans de Sainte-Hélène, la description pittoresque de cette île, etc.; prises sur les lieux, dans les derniers mois de 1818. Avec trois vues coloriéesde l'ancienne et de la nouvelle maison de Buonaparte, dessinées d'après nature. Paris: chez Pillet ainé, imprimeur libraire, 1819.
[together with]:
[2.]: Malte-Brun, Conrad - Brooke, Thomas. Description historique de l'île de Sainte-Hélène, extraite de l'ouvrage anglais publié à Londres en 1808 (...); traduite et mise en ordre par J. Cohen (...); avec des notes géographiques-physiques, par Malte-Brun, une carte gravée d'après le dessin de M. Lapie et une vue de la Rade et de la ville de James-Town. Seconde edition, revue et corrigée. Paris: chez Arthus Bertrand - A. Egron, 1815.

[1.]:8vo, 180x110 mm, original half brown leather binding with marbled paper at boards, gilt title on a black leather label at a flat spine, decorated with gilt rules; pp. [8]-119; 3 beautiful plates with full page colored illustrations, showing the house of Longwood from two different point of view, and the residence of Napoleon at Saint Helena, with Napoleon Bonaparte walking in the gardens outside the house; the half-title page (with title "Carnet d'un voyageur") is preceded and then followed by an extract from the catalogue of the printer Pillet.

[2.]: 8vo, 208x128 mm, light blue paper binding, title on an old paper label at spine; pp. [4], 110; 2 plates many times folded, on strong paper, showing the plan of the Isle of Saint Helena and the bay and the town of Saint Helena; the work includes the half-title page (with title: "Description historique de l'île de Sainte-Hélène"), the catalogue of the printer, the title-page in black types, the introduction to the second ed., and the text (in French).); the first and the last end-leaves are already printed and taken from other works.

[1.]: First edition of this anonymous account with curious annotations about the life and habits of Napoleon at Saint Helena, including both the inhabitants and the most picturesque aspects of the island itself.
[2.]: Rare second edition of this historical description of the Isle of Saint Helena.

Provenance: [1.]: Ownership indication on a label glued at front paste-down (M.lle Victoire Kesler a Reims).

[1.]: demi-basane de l'époque, plats de papier raciné, dos lisse fleuronné doré, (qqs lég. Rouss., 1 cahier bruni). Bon ex. Edition originale restée anonyme de cette relation de 1ère main, l'auteur ayant lui-même séjourné à Sainte-Hélène. Complet des 3 jolies aquatintes en couleurs figurant 2 vues de l'ancienne maison de Longwood et 1 vue de la nouvelle habitation de Napoléon. Cat. De 4 pp. De Pillet au début de l'ouvr. Etiq. d'appart. Victoire Kesler.

[2.]: in-8 (qqs rouss.), br., couv. muette (défr., coins cornés). Complet des 2 pl. dépl. (carte de l'île et vue de Jamestown).

References:
[1.]: IT\ICCU\LO1E\021458. OCLC, 6065650 and 76873037. Bn-Opale plus. COPAC.
[2.]: IT\ICCU\IEIE\003920 (2 copies, of which one is incomplete). OCLC, 65743860.

Condition
[1]: Slight presence of redness, signs of use to the binding (at boards and at hinges); work in very good conditions. [2]: Presence of signs of wear to the binding, especially in the corners, abrasions and scratches; slight redness to the leaves; work in good general condition.
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[Napoleon, St. Helena] Malte-Brun - Brooke, 1815, 2 v.

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