first edition Frontispiece portrait of Napoleon. 2 vols. 8vo
1845 · Philadelphia [part 1] and Boston [part 2]
by (Herbert, Henry William) Thiers, M.A.
Philadelphia [part 1] and Boston [part 2]: Carey and Hart [part 1] and Redding & Co. [part 2], 1845. First edition. Frontispiece portrait of Napoleon. 2 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Minor soiling. Preserved in a quarter blue morocco slipcase with chemise. Bookplate. With the signature of E.L. Marsh on the front wrapper of part 2. First edition. Frontispiece portrait of Napoleon. 2 vols. 8vo. "The translation of the work is frequently credited to Herbert. In large part this misattribution is the result of inexact statements by Carey & Hart, the publishers, regarding the translator [see transcriptions of the title-pages above]. The translator was D. Forbes Campbell" - BAL p.113. BAL bases its information about this book upon "examination of a single, incomplete, example in Harvard University Library." Van Winkle states: "The only complete copy in parts known to the compiler is in his library.". Van Winkle pp. 98-100; BAL 8088
(Inventory #: 261338)