No rags to riches story can compare with that of Napoleon and Josephine, two outsiders who rose to become Emperor and Empress of the French Republic. This joint biography embraces the lives not only of the two central figures, but of all the vital personalities of the revolutionary era Josephine's career led her into the world of powerful political salons and into prisons where she narrowly escaped the guillotine. Napoleon's fierce ambition raised him to prominence from the time of his first meeting with the reluctant ...
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No rags to riches story can compare with that of Napoleon and Josephine, two outsiders who rose to become Emperor and Empress of the French Republic. This joint biography embraces the lives not only of the two central figures, but of all the vital personalities of the revolutionary era Josephine's career led her into the world of powerful political salons and into prisons where she narrowly escaped the guillotine. Napoleon's fierce ambition raised him to prominence from the time of his first meeting with the reluctant Josephine. As his wife she was to meet the implacable hostility of the Bonaparte clan whose intigues against her provided a savage backdrop to her marriage.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Dustwrapper, stout 8vo, pp. xviii, 555. Bw ills. Wrapper top edge very slightly creased else fine in wrapper. Heavyish book weighing c1400g when wrapped, and thus requiring extra postage at cost to cover shortfall from default quotation for 1000g. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Fine condition, in a Very Good dustjacket, 1" tear to lower rear spine area otherwise Like New. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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