[ROSE, JOHN HOLLAND]. The Life of Napoleon I. Including Materials from the British Official Records. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1934.
Hardcover. Two volumes in one. Eleventh edition. Full leather. Octavo (205 x 130 x 50 mm.), pp. [xvi], 512; 620. Fine prize binding in tree calf, unsigned but clearly produced by a premiere bindery. Five raised bands to spine, the compartments and bands fully ruled, tooled and lettered in gilt; morocco lettering-piece second compartment; gilt floral roll as border to boards, the board edges and inner dentelles similarly gilt tooled, all page edges gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, Bedford School armorial crest in gilt to upper cover. Half-title present. Portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. 22 illustrations in total, some fold-out. Appendix and Index to rear. Printed by The Camelot Press. Armorial prize plate to front pastedown indicates the book book was presented by the author. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding tight and secure, the hinges perfectly preserved. Tiny amount of shelf wear to rear board, covers otherwise immaculate. The contents are truly immaculate. An exquisite copy.
