Firmin de Croze - Napoléon. L'épopée militaire - 1898

Firmin de CROZE – Napoleon. The Military Epic. Limoges, Marc Barbou, s.d. [1898]. Large octavo, 328 pages. First edition.

Publisher’s binding in red percaline with a polychrome gilt, silver and black decoration. On the front board, Napoleon on horseback before a golden sun, framed by laurels and ribbons bearing the names of the victories (Austerlitz, Jena, Wagram, Friedland, Eylau, Essling…), with a border of crowned eagles and the initial N. On the back board, the publisher’s mark and the name “Bernard de la Croix” in gold. Edges gilt.

Title in red and black, historiated initials, banners and drop caps, numerous engravings in- and out-of-text, including a portrait of Bonaparte as artillery lieutenant after Greuze.

Condition: good overall, decoration on the front board well preserved. Heads and edges worn/frayed (see photos).