1816 Napoleonic WARS 1ed French Revolution Napoleon Bonaparte 1st SUBMARINE

1816 Napoleonic WARS 1^ed French Revolution Napoleon Bonaparte 1^st SUBMARINE

William Nicholson’s “History of the Wars” is an early 19^th-century survey of the French Revolution and the events leading up to the revolution, as well as reports on the Napoleonic Wars following the French Revolution. Nicholson offers description of the War of the First Coalition with notes on important political and military figures. Though, perhaps the most noteworthy portion of the work is an extensive exposition on Napoleon’s escape from Elba and his ultimate defeat at Waterloo. In fact, this book was penned just months after the Battle of Waterloo – one of the earliest, illustrated books on the end Napoleon’s reign.

While the contents of this work are important, this particular work is best-recognized for being the first published work to describe the submarine. According to Sargent, this book describes a “diving boat which at Norfolk, tried to destroy the Ramillies”. (Sargent, p.25)

Item number: #23426

Price: $950

NICHOLSON, William

History of the wars occasioned by the French revolution : including a sketch of the early history of France and the circumstances which led to the revolution in that country

London: published by Richard Evans, 1816. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • viii, 583, [1]
  • 22 color engravings
• References: Sargent, French Revolution and Napoleon in Literature and Caricature;
• Provenance: Handwritten – T. Brown, 1875
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~15.5in X 10in (39.5cm x 25cm)
• Rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at over $2,000

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