By G. L. de St. M. Watson
London and New York   John Lane The Bodley Head; John Lane Company
9" by 6" x, [6], 208, 16pp
The scarce limited edition of this historical study into Napoleon's death mask with illustrations.
By G. L. de St. M. Watson

1915 The Story of Napoleon's Death-Mask

London and New York   John Lane The Bodley Head; John Lane Company
9" by 6" x, [6], 208, 16pp
The scarce limited edition of this historical study into Napoleon's death mask with illustrations.
£75.00
: 0.75kgs / : 837W22

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Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

The Story of Napoleon's Death-Mask by G. L. de St. M. Watson in the original publisher's cloth binding. 

Limited edition of five hundred copies for sale in the US and Great Britain. 

Illustrated with six monochrome plates. Collated, complete.

A scarce interesting historical study into the making of Napoleon's death mask.

With sixteen pages of advertisements to the rear. 

Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper from 1915.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some fading to the spine. The hinges are slightly strained. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper from 1915. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot.

Very Good

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