Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon In The Other World: A Narrative Written By Himself: and found near his tomb in the Islands of St. Helena, by Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi, Mandarin of the Third Class. Henry Colburn, London, 1827.

Price: US$299.96 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Half-leather hardcover, marbled boards and fore-edge, foxing on the title page and frontispiece. Front hinge starting. Foot of spine splitting along spine. PO signature. Text clean, binding secure. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Seller: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada

XONGO-TEE-FOH-TCHI (possible pseudonym for JOMINI, Antoine Henri, baron de (1779-1869)). NAPOLÉON IN THE OTHER WORLD A Narrative written by himself : and found near his tomb in the island of St Helena. Henry Colburn, London, 1827.

Price: US$322.07 + shipping

Description: 8vo (23cm) (x), 406 pp. Engraved frontispiece. Titlepage, stained at the bottom portion. Modern half-calf in bottle green over marbled boards, boards rubbed. Remnants of an old bookplate remain on the inside of the front board.

Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom

Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi [pseud.]. Napoleon in the Other World. a Narrative Written By Himself: And Found Near His Tomb in the Island of St. Helena. Henry Colburn and Co, London, 1827.

Price: US$432.60 + shipping

Description: Octavo. Frontispiece by T. Dighton, 406pp. Possibly written by Baron A.H. de Jomini as noted by the British Museum. A story of fantasy of Napoleon and his afterlife. The creator takes him on a tour visiting heaven and hell and all in between. A handsome copy bound by Zahnsdorf in full red polished calf, board edges double ruled in gilt raised bands with compartments stamped in gilt depicting the bee and eagle, green morocco spine label gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, some chipping to lower edge of frontispiece, toning to title page. From the library of Alfred S. Austrian (1870-1932) who was a Chicago lawyer for the White Sox. Comiskey was aided and abetted by Austrian during the Black Sox Affair. And, of collector Walter L. Darling with their bookplates.

Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.

XONGO-TEE-FOH-TCHI (pseud). Napoleon in the Other World:; A Narrative Written by Himself and Found Near His Tomb in the Island of St. Helena. Henry Colburn, London, 1827.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Lithographed frontispiece. 406 pages, 8vo, 3/4 burgundy leather, marbled boards, top edge gilt, hinges reinforced. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. First Edition. Very good. A philosophical fantasy.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

(Bonaparte, Napoleon); Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi (possible psydonym of Baron Jomini). NAPOLEON IN THE OTHER WORLD. A Narrative Written By Himself: And Found Near His Tomb In The Island Of St. Helena, By Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi, Mandarin Of The Third Class. Henry Colburn, London, 1827.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., ix, 406 pp., with engraved frontispiece. Bound in period full diced calf, with boards double ruled, and the spine's five compartments elaborately decorated in gilt. Title on red morocco title label. Previous owner's name and address on a front end paper. The board's edges and joints are mild to moderately rubbed, with a small strip of leather pulled away on the rear board. Still, an attractive binding of this piece of Napoleonana. *** Thought to be written by Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini. Jomini is considered a father of modern military strategy, and was the only author of strategy taught at West Point before the Civil War. In this book, Napoleon is given an angelic guide of Heaven and Hell, before arriving to his new Celestial home, Politicopolis. ***.

Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.

Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi (Zongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi); Baron Henry Antoine de Jomini (attributed to). Napoleon in the Other World. A narrative Written by Himself: And Found Near His Tomb in the Island of St. Helena. Henry Colburn, London, 1827.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Large octavo. IX, 406pp. Gold-lined three-quarter morocco over brown cloth with gold decorations stamped on spine. Gold-tooled raised bands. Top edge gilt. Deckled fore- and bottom page edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece reproductions of a drawing by T. Dighton, drawn on stone. Scarce and fascinating piece of Napoleoniana describing the fallen Emperor on a tour through the outskirts of Heaven and Hell. After various curious experiences, Napoleon is finally brought to the entrance of his Celestial home. Front board and part of back cover sunned. Few small stains on front board, small stain on spine. Slight rubbing on parts of edges and along head and tail of spine. Wear on top corners, otherwise a tight copy with binding in good+, interior in very good to near fine condition.

Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

XONGO-TEE-FOH-TCHI (pseud). Napoleon in the Other World:; A Narrative Written by Himself and Found Near His Tomb in the Island of St. Helena. Henry Colburn, London, 1827.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Lithographed frontispiece. 406 pages, 8vo, polished 1/4 calf with leather label over modern cloth. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. First Edition. Fine. A philosophical fantasy.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Xongo-Tee-Foh-Tchi Mandarin of the Third Class; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; (attributed to) Henry Atoine de Jomini.. Napoleon In the Other World: a Narrative Written by Himself and Found Near his Tomb in the Island of St. Helena.. London: Henry Colburn., 1827.

Price: US$895.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8vo. 406 pp., Good, Quarter Calf on Grey Boards (not original binding), stains, rubbing, & edge wear on boards; head and tail of spine rubbed and chipped; small tears, some losses, and staining on end papers and in text block; binding slightly loose; staining on edges of text block; shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle, and other previous owner's signature on end paper. Illustrated. First Edition.

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.