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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

WILLIAM IRELAND'S ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, WITH SPLENDID FOLDING HAND-COLORED PLATES BY CRUIKSHANK, IN MAGNIFICENT COSWAY-STYLE BINDINGS WITH PORTRAITS OF NAPOLEON INSET INTO EACH FRONT COVER

(NAPOLEON) IRELAND, William H. Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. London, 1828. Four volumes.

First edition, mixed issue of the first illustrated life of Napoleon printed in England, with 27 folding engravings and aquatint plates (24 fully hand-colored) by George Cruikshank, in stunning Cosway-style bindings by Bayntun with miniature portraits of Napoleon inset into each front cover. $32,500.

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Life of Napoleon

WITH A MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT ENDORSED BY NAPOLEON: THREE CLASSIC NAPOLEONIC SOURCES: HAZLITT, BOURRIENNE AND JUNOT, ONE OF ONLY TEN SETS

(NAPOLEON) HAZLITT, William. Life of Napoleon. London and New York, 1902. Thirty-two volumes.

Limited "Imperial Edition," number 3 of only 10 numbered sets, this set with an interesting manuscript document proposing that the Legion of Honor-winning General Philippe Ménard be relieved of his command—boldly endorsed by Napoleon with his characteristic "Nap" signature—bound into Volume 3, and with an autograph letter signed by one of Napoleon's most loyal generals, Marshal de Grouchy, tipped into Volume 9. Illustrated with hand-colored frontispiece engravings and numerous photo-engraved portraits throughout, many in double-suite, and a number hand-colored. Handsomely bound in 32 volumes by Schleuning and Adams. $23,000.

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Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands (Waterloo)

“A MIGHTY COMMONWEALTH, REDEEMED FROM BONDAGE, AND REJOICING IN HER REDEMPTION”

(NAPOLEON) MUDFORD, William. An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands (Waterloo). London, 1817.

First edition of this beautifully illustrated history of the final battles against Napoleon's forces in the Netherlands, including his historic defeat at Waterloo. With double-page plate depicting the raging battle of Waterloo, engraved extra title page, a large folding map, a double-page map, and 26 full-page plates, all save the maps aquatint engravings with vivid hand-coloring. Handsomely bound in nicely restored contemporary calf-gilt. $12,000.

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Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes of Personal Valor

EDWARD ORME’S DRAMATIC COLLECTION OF 40 SUPERB HAND-COLORED AQUATINTS ILLUSTRATING EVENTS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

(NAPOLEON) ORME, Edward, editor. Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes of Personal Valor. London, circa 1835.

First edition, second issue, of this vivid visual documentation of notable British victories, with 40 beautifully hand-colored aquatints, including extraordinary views of the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon’s Russian campaign and the Battle of Trafalgar. Attractively bound. $7800.

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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

SLOANE’S ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF NAPOLEON, HANDSOMELY BOUND

(NAPOLEON) SLOANE, William Milligan. Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York, 1896. Four volumes.

First edition of Sloane’s monumental account of Napoleon’s personal and military life, with over 300 illustrations, portraits and maps, many in color. $4200.

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Napoleon et Ses Contemporains

WITH 46 FINELY ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS

(NAPOLEON) CHAMBURE, Auguste de. Napoleon et Ses Contemporains. Paris, 1833.

Early edition of this military officer's "historical sketches" of Napoleon and his contemporaries, with frontispiece portrait and 45 fine engravings depicting scenes from Napoleon's life and career, printed on papier de Chine and mounted, handsomely bound. $2600.

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Life of Napoleon... With Thirty Engravings

A SATIRICAL LIFE OF NAPOLEON WITHHAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS BY CRUIKSHANK

(NAPOLEON) (CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator) COMBE, William. The Life of Napoleon… With Thirty Engravings. London, 1817.

Second edition, with 29 full-page hand-colored engraved plates and hand-colored engraved title page, all by Cruikshank—one of his earliest works. Finely bound in full morocco-gilt by Riviere & Son. $2300.

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Facts, Illustrative of the Treatment of Napoleon Buonaparte in Saint Helena

WITH THREE AQUATINT VIEWS

(NAPOLEON) [HOOK, Thomas E.]. Facts, Illustrative of the Treatment of Napoleon Buonaparte in Saint Helena. London, 1819.

First edition of this firsthand account of Napoleon's living conditions and treatment while exiled at Saint Helena—published during Napoleon's lifetime—illustrated with three hand-colored aquatint views of buildings on the island by J. Clark. $1650.

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Description de l'Egypte [Prospectus for the Second Edition]

PUBLISHER’S PROSPECTUS FOR THE 1820 SECOND EDITION OF THE MAGNIFICENT NAPOLEON-COMMISSIONED DESCRIPTION DE LÉGYPTE, WITH SUBSCRIBER’S SIGNATURE

(ANCIENT EGYPT) (NAPOLEON) COMMISSION DES SCIENCES ET ARTS D’EGYPTE. Description de l'Egypte [Prospectus for the Second Edition]. Paris, 1820.

Scarce original publisher’s prospectus for the 1820 second edition of the first comprehensive illustrated survey of ancient and modern Egypt, dated by hand 29 Avril 1820 and signed by the subscriber. $850.

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Histoire de L'Empereur Napoleon

L'ARDECHE AND VERNET'S PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NAPOLEON

(NAPOLEON) (VERNET, Horace, illustrator) L'ARDECHE, Laurent de. Histoire de L'Empereur Napoleon. Paris, 1839.

First edition of this history of Napoleon, with frontispiece of Napoleon on horseback and hundreds of in-text wood-engraved illustrations by Horace Vernet. $850.

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Drake, Nelson and Napoleon

"VALUABLE DEPICTIONS OF 19TH-CENTURY SEAFARING LIFE"

(NAPOLEON) RUNCIMAN, Walter. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon. London, 1919.

First edition of this collection of essays tracing the evolution of naval life, strategy and combat from Drake through Nelson and his arch-rival Napoleon, handsomely bound by Monastery Hill of Chicago. $550.

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