O'meara A Voice From St. Helena

Barry E. O'Meara, Esq. (Napoleon's Late Surgeon): Napoleon in Exile; or, A Voice from St. Helena (in 2 Vols.) London W. Simpkin and R. Marshall 1822 ; fester Einband / hard cover
Collectible; Very Good

NAPOLEON'S YEARS IN EXILE, AS WITNESSED BY HIS SURGEON AND CONFIDANT, HANDSOMELY BOUND. 1822 stated 2nd edition, complete in 2 Vols. Octavo, later 19th Century 3/4 red morocco, gilt-decorated spines (with Napoleonic emblems), raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, all edges gilt. Engraved frontispiece portraits, richly bound (and signed) by Root & Son. O'Meara was surgeon on board the "Bellerophon" when it received Napoleon in 1815. Bonaparte was attracted by the doctor's ability to speak Italian and, when his own surgeon declined to follow him into exile, he asked that O'Meara accompany him to St. Helena as his medical attendant. The admiralty readily permitted O'Meara to join the emperor, hoping that he would serve as a sort of spy, but O'Mear alienated himself from the admiralty and became a partisan on behalf of Napoleon and was eventually dismissed from his post. His account of Napoleon in exile was tremendously popular and quickly went thru 5 editions and 2 more editions of the French translation. "O'Meara's work has increased my respect for Napoleon...I recollect no spectacle more moving and sublime than that of this great man in his dreary prison-house, captive, sick, despised, forsaken, yet arising above it all by the stern force of his own unconquerable spirit" (Carlyle). Handsome former owner bookplates to front pastedowns. Very solid and well-preserved. An elegant, Near Fine set. Three-Quarter Leather

[SW: Rare Napoleonic biographies/ Rare Napoleon/ Rare French History]

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O'Meara, Barry: Napoleon In Exile or, A Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions And Reflections Of Napoleon On The Most Important Events Of His Life And Government, In His Own Words In Two Volumes, published by W Simpkin and R Marshall , London , 1822
, both volumes in similar condition, gutters open with wear and loss to backstrips, corners slightly curled with some area of board showing, preliminaries with some foxing, top margin of title page clipped, interior of the book crisp and clean, the books are in good condition despite external wear , original publisher's green paper to boards white paper backstrip with black titles to white spine labels

, 512, and 418 pages both with black and white frontispiece and one black and white plate, appendix and index at the end of volume 2. O'Meara, Barry, Napoleon In Exile or, A Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions And Reflections Of Napoleon On The Most Important Events Of His Life And Government, In His Own Words In Two Volumes approximately 23 x 14 cm, octavo Hardback Third Edition

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Barry Edward O'Meara , Napol+ on: Napoleon in Exile: Or, A Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions and Reflections of Napoleon on the ... Pranava Books 2007

535 pages (Vol. 1) New. 2007. Reprinted from 1822 edition. PRANAVA BOOKS edition. This is a quality reprint of an old book of historical value. This is an exact/strict reproduction, no changes has been made in respect to the original. A lot of effort has been made to check and improve each page/scan manually for its quality of text and illustrations (if any). This is not a retyped or an ocr'd book. The title of the book, on the cover, is in gold lettering. (Vol. 1) New

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Barry Edward O'Meara , Napol+ on: Napoleon in Exile: Or, A Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions and Reflections of Napoleon on the ... Pranava Books 2007

540 pages (Vol. 2) New. 2007. Reprinted from 1822 edition. PRANAVA BOOKS edition. This is a quality reprint of an old book of historical value. This is an exact/strict reproduction, no changes has been made in respect to the original. A lot of effort has been made to check and improve each page/scan manually for its quality of text and illustrations (if any). This is not a retyped or an ocr'd book. The title of the book, on the cover, is in gold lettering. (Vol. 2) New

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