Facts on Napoleon at Saint Helena – Hook – 1819 | First Edition, Fine Binding

Theodore Edward Hook

Facts on napoleon at saint helena – hook – 1819 | first edition, fine binding | first edition account of napoleon’s saint helena exile, with port regulations, correspondence, and three engraved views, issued in 1819 by william stockdale and attributed to theodore edward hook.

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First edition account of Napoleon’s Saint Helena exile, with port regulations, correspondence, and three engraved views, issued in 1819 by William Stockdale and attributed to Theodore Edward Hook.

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Facts, Illustrative of the Treatment of Napoléon Buonaparte in Saint Helena by Theodore Edward Hook first appeared in 1819. This first and only edition gathers material based on Hook’s investigation while in Saint Helena, concentrating on port practices and firsthand commentary about Napoleon’s conditions during exile. It includes correspondence and administrative notes relevant to the island’s governance. The book features three original engraved views depicting Longwood House and Napoleon’s final residence. This edition is bound in modern fine leather over marbled boards with gilt spine titling.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Facts, illustrative of the treatment of Napoléon Buonaparte in Saint Helena: being the result of minute inquiries and personal research in that island: with three views
  • Author(s): Theodore Edward Hook
  • Illustrator(s): uncredited
  • Publisher: London: Printed for William Stockdale
  • Edition: First edition, 1819
  • Format: (8vo), single volume
  • Binding: Quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt title and tooling on spine
  • Size:  9.25 in x 6 in (23.5 cm x 15.2 cm)
  • Collation: [4], 156 pp
  • Illustrations: 3 engraved views in color
    • Longwood House from the flower garden
    • Longwood House from the road to Deadwood
    • The new residence of Buonaparte from Lieut. Jackson’s cottage
  • Contents Include:
    • Port regulations of Saint Helena
    • Letters and correspondence concerning Napoleon’s confinement

 

Condition:

Fine. Modern leather binding over marbled boards, tight and well-executed. Spine with gilt tooling and titles. Pages clean and complete, with only occasional, scattered foxing; untrimmed edges. All three plates present, retaining their color.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First and only edition of this account of Napoleon’s exile
  • original engravings of Longwood and Saint Helena locations
  • Beautiful binding with modern gilt tooling
  • Unrecorded, considerably rare

 

Item Number: # 28882

Categories

Law & Government

Military & War

European History

Authors

Theodore Edward Hook

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Fine

Collation

Complete