M. De Norvins - Histoire de Napoléon - 1829

Stunning illustrated set with plans, engravings or maps of this work on the history of Napoleon written by Jacques de Norvins, a French historian and statesman -

A famous work on Napoleon, written by a contemporary nobleman who knew him and admired him, in which he shows his great fascination with the figure and the career of the Emperor in this brilliant 25-year period -

These books offer a biography and detailed account of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his birth in Corsica to his death on Saint Helena -

It presents his military campaigns, his political reforms, his diplomatic relations, his successes and his reversals. It also introduces you to the figures who marked his era, such as Josephine, Talleyrand, Murat, Ney, etc. -

This collection is illustrated, with numerous plates hors texte notably maps and battle plans -

M. De Norvins - History of Napoleon - 1829 - Volume I, II, III and IV - A. Thoisnier-Desplaces -

506, 503, 499 and 563 Pages.

Good condition of bindings, volumes in their brown half-leather edition, marbled boards, wear marks, tiny defects on boards and spine, gilt edges, spine smooth with ornaments, titles, volumes and author’s name gilded -

Good interior condition, some foxing, volumes enriched with beautiful black engravings hors texte including a portrait in the frontispiece of the first volume and geographic maps on folding plates, marbled endpapers in good condition -

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