M. de Norvins - Histoire de Napoléon - 1834

Superb illustrated set of plans, illustrations, maps, portraits! of this vast historical fresco that meticulously traces the life and work of the Emperor, from his Corsican origins and his first military campaigns to his meteoric rise, his imperial reign and his final downfall -

The author, close to official circles and eager to deliver an orderly and documented version of events, unfolds a narration that is at once chronological and analytical, where the great battles, the political and administrative reforms, the diplomatic alliances and the court intrigues are described with a precision that gives the narrative an almost official value -

Received in a context where Napoleonic memory was still vivid and disputed, the work illustrates the tension between admiration, critique and the desire to fix a durable image of the Emperor, and today remains a key milestone in the 19th-century historiography devoted to Napoleon -

M. de Norvins - History of Napoleon - 1834 - Volume I, II, III and IV - Furne -
: 384 pp. Volume 2: 416 pp. Volume 3: 430 pp. Volume 4: 379 pp

Good condition of bindings, works in their half brown leather of the period, marbled boards, signs of wear, marbled edges, smooth spine finely ornamented, gilded titles, tomaisons and the author’s name on the title piece, beautiful binding -

Good interior condition, some foxing, works enriched with portraits, geographical maps, plans and fine plates out of text including frontispiece, marbled endpapers in good condition -

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