41 Two Documents Signed By Napoleon, With Others Signed By His Wives And Son, In An Elaborate Folio Volume Bound With Four Cosway-Style Portraits An extraordinary production: a collection of documents inscribed and signed by Napoleon, his two Empresses Josephine and Marie Louise, and his son Napoleon II, Duc de Reichstadt, presented together in a folio volume magnificently bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with an elaborate inlaid coat of arms on the front board, gilt Napoleonic bees, four Cosway-style portraits under glass inlaid on the front doublure, and an 1804 Napoleonic medallion inlaid on the rear doublure. The text of this volume, all done in a beautiful calligraphic hand, includes a brief introductory account of Napoleon, his wives and his son; each document is preceded by a translation, with decorated initials. The two Napoleon documents are an autograph note signed by Napoleon written by him at the foot of a letter to him, reading “Accepted for service under the orders of Citizen Bavale. Bonaparte. Send to P—- / B,” and an 1805 reprieve signed by Napoleon granting provisional reprieve of a soldier condemned to death signed “NAP.” The additional document are a letter signed by Empress Josephine, two documents signed by Empress Marie Louise, and an unsigned seven-page autograph prose piece in Italian by Napoleon II, Duc de Reichstadt, the only son of Napoleon and Marie Louise. Bookplate. Fine condition. A magnificent presentation of four documents signed and inscribed by Napoleon and his family. 62NAPOLEON. A Memento of Napoleon I Emperor of France. Paris and other places, circa 18041832. Large folio (13 by 16 inches), early 20th century full red morocco gilt, front blue morocco gilt doublure with four inset portaits on Ivory, rear blue morocco gilt doublure with inset medallion under hinged glass cover. $40,000
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