Octave Aubry; Ernest Flammarion - Napoléon – Superbe reliure à l’aigle et aux abeilles impériales dorés – Richement illustré - 1936-1936

Magnificent copy of Napoleon, by Octave Aubry, published by Flammarion, copyright 1936, in a superb binding bearing the emblems of the First Empire.

Historian and specialist in the Napoleonic epic, Octave Aubry vividly retraces the extraordinary destiny of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his early military campaigns to his imperial apogee, his fall and the birth of his legend.

This sumptuous edition features particularly rich iconography: numerous sepia and green-tinted illustrations, historical portraits, battle scenes, reproductions of famous paintings, fold-out plates, and elegant ornamental designs.

Very fine half-leather binding with corners, spine richly decorated with an imperial eagle crowned and sprigs of golden bees. Covers decorated in splendid green and gold tones, matching endpapers.

Printing by Desfossés-Néogravure in Paris.

Large format, 384 pages.

Condition: very good overall. Interior unusually fresh and illustrations remarkably preserved. Some light external rubbing, spine somewhat detached and a small loss of cover material on one board of the binding, clearly visible in the photographs.

A superb library volume, bringing together historical interest, rich iconography, and the elegance of the binding.