SN - NAPOLEON, le Consulat, l'Empire, Sainte Hélène - 1900

Very beautiful work titled "Napoléon. The Republic, The Consulate, The Empire, Saint-Hélène", with no author or illustrator name. Not dated but year of publication 1900 at Editions Hachette, Paris. Robust book and in good condition or even very good for its year, interior very fresh. Crease mark on the first safeguard page, the rest is in very good condition. Large dimensions of 34.5 cm x 28 cm, 180 pages. It is a rare illustrated edition for this biographical work devoted to the political and military career of Napoléon Bonaparte, from the upheavals of the French Revolution to his definitive exile on the island of Saint-Hélène. Built around the major stages of the Napoleonic trajectory, the volume follows the ascent of a young Corsican officer who became a general of the Republic, then First Consul, before becoming Emperor of the French and ultimately experiencing downfall, exile and death far from Europe. The division announced by the title allows this individual life to be placed within the different political phases of revolutionary and post-revolutionary France, making Napoleon’s life a through-line across several decades of institutional, military and social transformations - Weight excluding packaging 1.5 kg. A pickup-point delivery very close to home will be prioritized (UPS, Mondial Relay...) or directly to the home if no nearby pickup point is available.

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