Jacques de Norvins - Histoire de Napoléon - 1834

Magnificent illustrated set of plans, engravings or maps of this work on the history of Napoleon written by Jacques de Norvins, a French historian and statesman - Famous work on Napoleon, written by a contemporary noble who knew him and admired him, in which he shows his great fascination with the figure and the work of the Emperor in this brilliant 25-year period - These books offer you a biography and detailed account of Napoleon Bonaparte, from his birth in Corsica to his death on Saint Helena - It presents his military campaigns, his political reforms, his diplomatic relations, his successes and his reverses. It also introduces you to the figures who marked his era, such as Josephine, Talleyrand, Murat, Ney, etc. - Jacques de Norvins - History of Napoleon - 1834 - Volumes I, II, III and IV - In Paris - 384, 416, 430 and 379 pages. Good condition of bindings, volumes in their original brown half-leather, marbled boards, signs of wear, nicks on spines, worn corners, marbled edges, smooth spines with gilded titles, tomes and author’s name gilded - Good interior condition, some scattered foxing in the text, beautiful title-page vignette, volumes enriched with beautiful black engravings off-text including a frontispiece and geographical maps on folding plates (good complete copy with maps, plans and engravings), marbled endpapers in good condition, pleasant overall - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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