This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...independent of any trusteeship, and after a stormy altercation the emperor violently thrust his brother from the room. To end the matter Napoleon at last announced that he would assume the crown himself, and appoint as viceroy his stepson, Eugene Beauharnais. In the early summer Napoleon with Josephine ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...independent of any trusteeship, and after a stormy altercation the emperor violently thrust his brother from the room. To end the matter Napoleon at last announced that he would assume the crown himself, and appoint as viceroy his stepson, Eugene Beauharnais. In the early summer Napoleon with Josephine journeyed to Italy and in the magnificent cathedral of Milan, amidst the greatest pomp and splendor, placed upon his brow with his own hands the famous iron crown of Lombardy, repeating in the act of coronation the words of the old Lombard kings: " God gave it me, woe to him who touches it." It was observed that at this ceremony he failed to press the iron circlet upon the forehead of his queen. After attending to some minor details he hurried back to Paris from Turin, covering the distance in eighty-five hours. CHAPTER XVI ULM TRAFALGAR AUSTERLITZ Austria for some time past had been nursing her wrath, but now found a pretext for war, and the third coalition, consisting of Russia, Austria, England, and Sweden, united their forces to overthrow Napoleon, whose ambition seemed limitless, and whose purpose it was apparently to extend his empire until it was co-equal with the boundaries of Europe. Early in the autumn of 1805 the allies began moving their armies towards the French frontiers. Napoleon without delay, when convinced that he would have to abandon his project for the invasion of England, transferred his army into the heart of Germany and entered Munich, the capital of Bavaria, on October 14, 1805. At this time Napoleon was in the full vigor of his manhood. He was in his thirty-fifth year, the eligible age for the presidency of the United States. From a thin, sallow-faced youth he had developed into a remarkably handsome man; his...
Read Less
Add this copy of Napoleon and the End of the French Revolution to cart. $22.50, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1910 by George W. Jacobs.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good in very good jacket. A few illustrated plates. 481pp., untrimmed. 8vo, yellow cloth (slightly spotted spine). Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, (1910).
Add this copy of Napoleon and the End of the French Revolution to cart. $26.60, good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1910 by George W. Jacobs.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Near Very Good. 8vo. 481pp, portrait frontis and b/w plates. There is a hole (erasure excess? ) by the upper corner of the front flyleaf. Front hinge cracked. There is some toning to pages facing the plates. Top edge gilt. Fore-and lower-edges uncut. Decorative cloth boards, gilt, with a slightly toned spine. This is the sequel to the author's earlier works on Mirabeau, Danton, and Robespierre and their part in the French Revolution which made Napoleon.
Add this copy of Napoleon and the End of the French Revolution to cart. $65.09, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Nabu Press.
Add this copy of Napoleon and the End of the French Revolution. (Limited to cart. $300.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Swan Books, Inc. rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, KY, UNITED STATES, published by George W. Jacobs & Co..
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Limited edition. Number 96 of 150 copies. In the original Linen dust jacket. Top edge gilt. 32 black-and-white illustrations. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Near fine condition in near fine dust jacket. This is the deluxe edition. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; Black-and-white illustrations; 4to.; 481 pages.
