The Life of Napolen, a Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos, by Doctor Syntax

WIlliam Combe

Published by London, 1815

About this Item

This listing is a near fine first edition copy of The Life of Napoleon, a Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos, by Doctor Syntaz, embellished with 30 humorous colored illustrations by George Cruikshank. This has been rebound in a crushed indigo blue levant morocco leather with top gilt edges and comes with a cloth board case. The book itself shows minor wear and some discoloration of the leather on the front hinge. The binding is by Charles J. Sawyer, Ltd., which was a bookseller in London in the early 20th century. The book also has two bookplates, one affixed to the inside cover and one loose. The affixed bookplate reads "Albert Henry Wiggin" - a notorious, and famed, banker who was President of the Chase in the 1910's through 1920's, and led an astronomical rise in the banks value. before being forced to resign for short-selling his own stock during the market crash (something that wasn't illegal at the time). The second bookplace reads "Liberty above all things" and "Selden" - likely for the Selden family of Great Britain. Whether Wiggin removed that bookplate, but kept it in the book, or not, I cannot say. Seller Inventory # 000325

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Life of Napolen, a Hudibrastic Poem in ...

Publisher: London

Publication Date: 1815

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: George Cruikshank

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition