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1842 Mémorial de Sainte Hélène - Theophile Papin Provenance

Description: Mémorial de Sainte Hélène par le Cte de las Cases; Suive de Napoleon dans l’Exil. Par M.M. O’Mcara, Ernest Bourdin, Paris, 1842, full leather, illustrated, 10 x 7”, 4to. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing along edges and corners. Joints abraded with scuffing to ends. Light scuffing to surface of leather. Gilt stamping bright and clean. Dentelles clean and bright. Bookplate of Theophile Papin (1857-1916) on pastedowns. Old hand signature of Papin on preliminary leaf of Volume I. Scattered foxing throughout, moderate at end papers. Toning throughout with offsetting from plates. Free of known marginalia. Bindings intact. All edges gilt. Please see photos. A beautiful complete two volume set of memoirs from Napoleon's time in exile on Saint Helena, with illustrations and in the original French. A wonderful complete four volume set of the memorial of Sainte-Helene in the original French. The Memorial of Saint Helena is a journal-memoir of the beginning of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile on Saint Helena and the work transcribed Las Cases' near daily conversations with the former Emperor on his life, career, political philosophy and the conditions of his exile. Provenance of Theophile Papin Jr. (1857-1916) a St. Louis, Missouri, real estate man known as the “squire of debutantes” because of the large number of young women who made their debut into society under his auspices. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said of him, “Papin was regarded as one of the best-educated men in St. Louis. He was a linguist, a lover of rare book and collector of valuable paintings.” COLH1842BJKX-823

Price: 300 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-05-02T19:14:25.000Z

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Binding: Leather

Language: French

Special Attributes: Illustrated

Publisher: Ernest Bourdin

Topic: History

Subject: History

Original/Facsimile: Original

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