HISTORY 72 One Of Only 26 Superbly Illustrated And Sumptuously Bound 21-Volume Sets, Consisting Of Four Classic Napoleonic Sources, With 17 Original Signed Autograph Documents Tipped In, Including A Fine Document Signed By Napoleon As Emperor Elegant limited “Edition des Amateurs,” lettered X of only 26 copies, with original signed autograph documents tipped into 16 of the volumes—including a royal decree signed by Napoleon as Emperor—and with 123 doublesuite frontispieces and copperplate engravings throughout (one of each suite hand-colored). With accompanying original documents by Barbe-Marbois, George Canning, Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, the Empress Maria Louise, Montesquieu, Saint Germain, Bonnefoy, and many others of their contemporaries. Exquisitely bound in full morocco-gilt by the Grolier Bindery. The document signed by Napoleon is a royal decree raising the annual fund of the Civil List to 6,000,000 Lire and detailing who is charged with the execution of this decree. The one-page document measures 12-1/2 by 8 inches, is written in Italian and dated 5 October 1807; Napoleon has signed “Napol,” as he often signed while Emperor. 92(NAPOLEON) HAZLITT, William. The Life of Napoleon. WITH: BOURRIENNE, Louis Antoine Fauvelet. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. WITH: JUNOT. Memoirs of Madame Junot. Duchesse D’Abrantes. WITH: TALLEYRAND. Memoirs of the Prince de Talleyrand. London, circa 1905. Together, twenty-one uniformly bound volumes. Octavo, original full green paneled morocco gilt. $49,000
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