Albert Chatelle - La Colonne de la Grande Armée - 1959

Albert Chatelle – The Column of the Grande Armée (1959) – Luxury edition with imperial seal and signed original watercolor – Napoleon / History / Boulogne


Superb luxury edition of the renowned work by Albert Chatelle, La Colonne de la Grande Armée 1804–1959, published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Napoléon Column in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Reserved print run for subscribers, printed by L. Danel (Lille) in 1959.

Grand luxury edition, including:

The imperial seal of the 'Hundred Days' in red wax, used for the first time for this work (ordered by Napoleon I in 1815).

An original signed watercolor depicting the Column of the Grande Armée.

16 plates outside the text, including several in color and reproductions of works by J.-F. Hue and A. Hennequin.

Preface by General Catroux, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour.

Printed text on high-quality vellum paper, in a cream-colored cloth slipcase with a gold plaque.


A very beautiful complete specimen, rare in this condition.

Format: grand in-folio (approx. 42 × 27 cm)
Original edition – 1959
Complete set with packaging, seal, and subscription documents.




State:

Very good overall condition – light yellowing and discreet traces on the case (see photos), impeccable interior, intact seal, fresh watercolor well signed.




Shipping:

Careful sending and tracking, reinforced packaging.
Possibility of face-to-face handover (Vaucluse / Provence)