Weider Ben and David Hapgood (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). viii, 266 pp. The lightest of rubbing to the cover edges. The jacket has two chips missing, one each along the upper and lower edges of the rear panel. "150 years later, modern forensic medicine discovers one of history's greatest crimes.".…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. DJ Near Fine. BCE (1st thus). Size: Octavo.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine (fault). "Thoroughly convincing. A major Odyssey in historical research" - Harold C. Deutsch, professor of military history, U.S. Army War College. 300pp. Crease on top outside corner of back cover. Size: Large Octavo.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. DJ Very Good. 1st Printing. Size: Octavo. Address label ffep.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. DJ Very Good. 2nd Printing. Size: Octavo.

Cloth Spine, Paper Boards. Condition: VG+. Good VG. First Edition. An account of a forensic quest into the death of Napoleon. 1st, 8vo, 266pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover in dustjacket. Bright, clean copy. old bookplate to ffep, otherwise unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket shows only minor wear. Weight, 500g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. Stated First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages; Very lightly rubbed at DJ edges. Mylar cover. Book soild, clean and tight. Previous owner stamp at FFEP otherwise no marks. Photos illustrate. Modern forensice medicine discovers one of history's greatest crimes.…

Cloth Spine, Paper Boards. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. An account of a forensic quest into the death of Napoleon. 1st, 8vo, 266pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover in dustjacket. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, almost 'as new'. Weight, 500g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Edition. 1982 1st edition in tight binding with B&W illustrations; dust jacket not rpice-clipped with lightly faded spine and chip to top front hinge corner; very pale foxing to page fore-edges; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.…

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

HARDCOVER. Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD. USA: CONGDON&LATTES, 1982. GOOD/GOOD. Congdon & Latter, USA, 1982, hardcover, good book in a good jacket, unclipped jacket, previous owner sticker on FEP else unmarked, not remaindered, bookclub or library.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Slightly dampstained. (history politics).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket. Clean pages. Illustrated in black and white. Clean and solid cover. Spine ends lightly bumped. Dustwrapper clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 266pp, 18pp of b/w illustrations, major characters at St Helena, index. Endpapers tanned. Cloth-backed papered boards in, now-protected, rubbed dust-jacket with lightly foxed flaps. Modern forensic medicine and historical detection 150 years after the event. Size: 8vo.…

First Edition. 8vo, pp. viii, 266. Illustrated. Edges little spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly chipped dj.

Condition: good, fair to good. First Edition. 266, illus., index, slight foxing inside boards and flyleaves, DJ edges worn, some soiling to rear DJ. Dr. Sten Forshufvud, a 20th-century Swedish expert on poison, gathered evidence that Napoleon did not die of natural causes on St. Helena, but rather was poisoned by Charles-Tristan de Montholon.…

Condition: very good, good. First Edition. 266, illus., index, some wear to DJ edges. Dr. Sten Forshufvud, a 20th-century Swedish expert on poison, gathered evidence that Napoleon did not die of natural causes on St. Helena, but rather was poisoned by Charles-Tristan de Montholon.

Cloth Spine. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Printing of a First Editoin in Fine condition in a like dust-jacket; ; 8vo; 268 pages.

Hardcover y. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Presumably first edition. viii, 266 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill.; includes Index (259-66). Quarter cloth hardcover with beige boards and dark red spine, with gilt lettering, in Fine condition with the exception of some light foxing to foredges. Dust jacket shows minor shelfwear, some minor warping, and a small From the dust jacket: HOW ONE DETERMINED MAN, WORKING ACROSS THE CENTURIES, EXPOSED A STUPENDOUS CRIME. The history books say that Napoleon died of natural causes. Napoleon himself, expiring at 51 after a lifetime of robust health, suspected otherwise and ordered a thorough autopsy. His suspicions were well-founded. So clever was the crime, however, that until recent developments in forensic science, it was impossible to prove a case of murder, let alone name the killer. Now, the authors of this fascinating book assert, it has been done—by a brilliant man whose 20-year inquest, a feat of detection, has produced one of history's greatest surprises. The frame of the book is a gripping narrative of the Emperor's final years, in exile on the remote island of St. Helena. All Europe trembles at the thought that he might once again escape his captors and return to seize power. Then he mysteriously sickens, suffering bout after bout of extreme nausea, chills, weakness in the legs. . . . But Napoleon's murderer does not work unobserved. In chapters that alternate with the historical chapters, a 20th century detective is closing in on the killer. He is Dr. Sten Forshufvud, a Swedish expert on poison. Reading the memoirs of Napoleon's valet, Forshufvud realizes that Napoleon's symptoms are not those of stomach cancer, the most commonly cited cause of death, but of arsenic poisoning. But how to prove it? Arsenic leaves traces in the hair, so somehow Forshufvud must obtain hairs cut from Napoleon's head at various times during the exile. The hairs—if he can find any that are authentic—will show exactly when the poisonings took place, and contemporary records will show who was always with Napoleon at those times. . . . Readers will watch with fascination as Forshufvud, overcoming discouragements and opposition, ingeniously gathers his evidence. And they will look on with horror as, in the historical narrative, someone in Napoleon's entourage, posing as his friend, slowly poisons him. BEN WEIDER is president of the Napoleonic Society of Canada, a member of the council of Le Souvenir Napoleonien in Paris, and owner of one of the most extensive private collections of Napoleonic memorabilia. He is a member of the Order of Canada, the highest civilian distinction awarded by the Canadian government. DAVID HAPGOOD is editor of Focus, the magazine of the American Geographical Society. He has been a writer and editor for the News of the Week in Review section of The New York Times, and among his books are Africa from Independence to Tomorrow; The Screwing of the Average Man; and No Easy Harvest (with Max F. Millikan). His translation of Jean-Francois Revel's The Totalitarian Temptation won the Scott-Moncrieff Prize in 1978. Jacket illustration, Paul Delaroche's "Napoleon l" en 1814, Musée de l'Armée, Paris.…