SN - Napoléon. La République, Le Consulat, L'Empire, Sainte-Hélène - 1900

Rare illustrated edition of this biographical work devoted to the political and military career of Napoleon Bonaparte, from the upheavals of the French Revolution to his final exile on the island of Saint Helena -

Built around the major stages of the Napoleonic trajectory, the volume traces the rise of a young Corsican officer who became a general of the Republic, then First Consul, before becoming Emperor of the French and ultimately experiencing downfall, exile, and death far from Europe -

The division announced by the title allows this individual life to be placed within the various political phases of revolutionary and post-revolutionary France, making Napoleon's life a guiding thread through several decades of institutional, military, and social transformations -

SN - Napoléon. La République, Le Consulat, L'Empire, Saint-Hélène - SD (Circa 1900) - Librairie Hachette & Cie -
180 pp

Good condition of the binding, landscape-format volume in its original half-leather with corners, marbled boards, signs of wear, some minor defects on the cover, spine damaged, ends damaged, thinned spine joints, worn corners, spine with raised bands and gold fleurons, gilded lettering -

Good interior condition, browning, beautiful vignette on the title page, volume enriched with numerous engravings in black and white both within and on the text, marbled endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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