Jacques de Norvins - Histoire de Napoléon - 1829

Splendid 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 -

Famous work on Napoleon, written by a contemporary noble who knew him and admired him, in which he shows his great fascination with the figure and the work of the Emperor during 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 reversals. It also introduces you to the figures who marked his era, such as Josephine, Talleyrand, Murat, Ney, etc. -

Jacques de Norvins - History of Napoleon - 1829 - Volume I, II, III and IV - Thoinier -
504, 503, 499 and 563 pages.

Good condition of bindings, volumes in their full brown leather of the period, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spines, several headcaps with creases, corners and joints worn, gilt edges, smooth spine ornamented, gilt titles on red morocco pieces, gilt tooling on green morocco pieces, double gold fillets framing the covers –

Good interior condition, some scattered foxing in the text, volumes enriched with beautiful engravings in black hors-texte including a frontispiece and geographical maps on folding plates (good complete copy of the maps, plans and engravings), marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant set –

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