Count Yorck von Wartenburg – Napoleon as a General (1902)
This English Wolseley FIRST EDITION of Napoleon as a General is in two volumes and was published by Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd. in 1902. For its age, being 121 years old, this book is in pretty good condition. The spines are discoloured by age related sunlight and the tops and bottoms of the spines are understandably showing some wear. The rear cover of Volume 1 has some marks, but overall, the covers are in remarkably good condition for books being well over one hundred years old. The inside covers of both volumes are in good condition, as is the page opposite. The next page on Volume 1, has some writing on the title page, which is in fountain pen and is dated 12/12/02. As I have owned the volumes for over twenty years, the ‘02’, must mean ‘1902’, which was just after the volumes were printed. The gutters and hinges in both volumes are in excellent condition.
Weight of the two volumes: 1.996kg
Size of the two volumes: 223 x 158 x 86mm
Pages: Volume 1 = 373 pages and Volume 2 = 453.
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Description
This English Wolseley FIRST EDITION of ‘Napoleon as a General’ is in two volumes and was published by Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd. in 1902. For its age, being 121 years old, this book is in pretty good condition. The spines are discoloured by age related sunlight and the tops and bottoms of the spines are understandably showing some wear. The rear cover of Volume 1 has some marks, but overall, the covers are in remarkably good condition for books being well over one hundred years old. The inside covers of both volumes are in good condition, as is the page opposite. The next page on Volume 1, has some writing on the title page, which is in fountain pen and is dated 12/12/02. As I have owned the volumes for over twenty years, the ‘02’, must mean ‘1902’, which was just after the volumes were printed. The gutters and hinges in both volumes are in excellent condition.
Further photographs can be provided upon request and a private viewing can be arranged upon request.
Please note, all photographs are high-resolution and therefore, magnify all blemishes.
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Preface
Count Yorck von Wartenburg ~ Napoleon as a General
Preface
There are many books about Napoleon, and some of them attempt to analyse his particular brand of military genius. Almost all these books owe a tremendous debt to Colonel Count Yorck von Wartenburg. His book was published at the end of the nineteenth Century and is still as important today; indeed, Dr David Chandler acknowledges that he used the book as one of the primary works when researching his momentous history of Napoleon. After a brief look at Napoleon’s youth and early career, Wartenburg sets out Napoleon’s military exploits chronologically, beginning with the campaign in Italy, and the battles for Mantua.
The first volume then describes the campaigns in Egypt and Syria before giving an account of the first of Napoleon’s great battles: Marengo. Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena, Eylau and Friedland complete Volume I. The writing is always clear and uncomplicated, suiting a description of twenty years in Europe which threw the political map into confusion, and had as legacy the mistrust between France and the remainder of the continent, and the growth of Prussian military might and British complacency in military matters.
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