xii, 496pp. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original illustrated dust wrapper, a little bumped along extreme upper edge, remains of price label on front.
The first full length biography of Louis-Napoleon II I (nephew and successor of Napoleon Bonaparte) in 20 years, one which fundamentally reassesses his contribution and influence and puts him on par with his more famous uncle.