P. Coquelle; Gordon D. Knox; J. Holland Rose [Intro.] — Napoleon & England 1803-1813: A Study from Unprinted Documents
London, George Bell and Sons, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A smart, First English edition of Coquelle"s archival study of Anglo-French relations during the Napoleonic Wars (1803Â1813), with a comprehensive introduction by Napoleonic scholar J. Holland Rose. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This is a first English edition of this work. First edition, thus. Anglo-French relations during the critical years of 1803Â1813, the height of the Napoleonic Wars, being based on unpublished archival material (or "unprinted documents"), diplomatic correspondence, reports, and internal French documents, previously inaccessible in English.John Holland Rose (1855 Â1942) was an influential English historian who is known for his biographies, including a biography of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. He held the role of Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge between 1919 until his retirement in 1934. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. One or two sight handling marks to boards and spine, One slight spot of damp staining to rear board. Spine faded. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, particularly to corners and joints. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Scattered spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .