Paul-Mathieu Laurent - Histoire de l’empereur Napoléon - 1849





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Paul-Mathieu Laurent’s illustrated 1849 book *Histoire de l’empereur Napoléon* recounts Napoleon I’s life and reign and features 500 vignettes by Horace Vernet.
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Paul-Mathieu Laurent, called Laurent of the Ardèche (1793-1877). History of Emperor Napoleon. Paris, Paulin and Le Chevalier, 1849, viii-456 pp.
One volume in quarto (300 x 200 mm), red half-backed leather, ornate spine with raised bands, gilt edges (binding of the period. Fine condition of the binding. Occasional foxing.
Illustrated edition with 500 vignettes by Horace Vernet (seven vignettes have undergone partial amateur hand-coloring)
The work traces the life and reign of Napoleon I, from his early campaigns to his exile and death at Saint Helena.
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Paul-Mathieu Laurent, called Laurent of the Ardèche (1793-1877). History of Emperor Napoleon. Paris, Paulin and Le Chevalier, 1849, viii-456 pp.
One volume in quarto (300 x 200 mm), red half-backed leather, ornate spine with raised bands, gilt edges (binding of the period. Fine condition of the binding. Occasional foxing.
Illustrated edition with 500 vignettes by Horace Vernet (seven vignettes have undergone partial amateur hand-coloring)
The work traces the life and reign of Napoleon I, from his early campaigns to his exile and death at Saint Helena.

