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Title

History of the consulate and the empire of France under Napoleon : forming a sequel to The history of the French revolution / by M.A. Thiers; translated by D. Forbes Campbell & H.W. Herbert, with notes and additions.

Author

Thiers, Adolphe, 1797-1877.

Publication

Philadelphia : Carey and Hart, 1847-

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Additional Authors

• Campbell, D. Forbes (Dugald Forbes)
• Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858.
• Delaroche, Paul, 1797-1856.
• Pease, Joseph Ives, 1809-1883.

Description

v. : ports.; 24 cm.

Alternative Title

• History of the consulate and empire under Napoleon
• Thier's life of Napoleon
• Thier's Napoleon

Subjects

• Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821
• France > History > Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815

Note

• Translation of: Histoire du consulat et de l'empire.
• Cover title: The history of the consulate and empire under Napoleon.
• At head of title on covers, pts. 1-5: Thier's life of Napoleon; pts. 6-10: The cheap edition of Thier's life of Napoleon; pts. 11-12: Cheap edition, Thier's life of Napoleon.
• The translation by D. Forbes Campbell was originally published in 20 v.: London : H. Colburn, 1845-1862 (v. 10-11 published by Colburn and Co.; v. 12-20 by Willis and Sotheran).
• Originally issued in parts, beginning in 1845. Pt. 3 in 2 pts., called pt. 3, no. 1-pt. 3, no. 2.
• Statement of responsibility on covers varies. Pt. 1: Translated from the French by D.F. Campbell & H.W. Herbert, wth notes and additions. Pts. 2, 6-12: Translated from the French by D.F. Campbell, with notes and additions by Henry W. Herbert. Pts. 3-5: Translated from the French, with notes and additions by Henry W. Herbert.
• On covers, pts. 1-7: "To be completed in 10 parts"; pts. 8-10: "To be completed in parts"; pts. 11-: "In parts."
• Ill. include full-page engraved port. of Napoleon, by J.I. Pease after P. Delaroche.
• Parts issue: Each pt. in buff, yellowish-orange, pink or dark brown paper covers. Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-4] of covers. Additional publisher's advertisements inserted in pts. 1-4, 6-7 and 9.

Call Number

Arents BIP (Thiers, A. Histoire du consulat English 1845) 06-114

OCLC

13019466

Author

Thiers, Adolphe, 1797-1877.

Title

History of the consulate and the empire of France under Napoleon : forming a sequel to The history of the French revolution / by M.A. Thiers; translated by D. Forbes Campbell & H.W. Herbert, with notes and additions.

Imprint

Philadelphia : Carey and Hart, 1847-

Local Note

Arents copy incomplete: Includes pts. 1-12 only, dated 1845-1852, comprising v. 1 ([17]-688 p., [1] leaf of plates) and part of v. 2-3 (p. [9]-845). Without title pages; title page information transcribed from UCLA record.

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Added Author

Campbell, D. Forbes (Dugald Forbes)

Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858.

Delaroche, Paul, 1797-1856. Illustrator

Pease, Joseph Ives, 1809-1883. Engraver

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Thiers, A. Histoire du consulat English 1845) 06-114