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Lot 109:
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8 Antique Hardcover Napoleon Related Books including The Downfall of Napoleon by Sir Walter Scott published by Blackie & Son London c. 1900 with blue decorative cover; Madame Bonaparte by Eugene L. Didier published by Charles Scribner’s Sons New York c. 1879, decorative cloth cover; History of Napoleon Bonaparte including Lives of Napoleon the Great, of Louis Napoleon, and of the Prince Imperial by Henry W. De Puy published by Hurst and Company New York c. 1890’s; Memoirs of Barras Volume II The Directorate up to the 18th Fructidor by Duruy published by Harper & Brothers New York c. 1895 cloth cover with gold decoration and lettering; 3/ 4 Leather bound Harpers New Monthly Magazine Volume IX June to November 1854 published by Harper & Brothers New York 1854, with Napoleon content, 3/4 leather binding with marbled boards; The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by S. Baring-Gould published by Frederick A. Stokes Co. New York c. 1907 cloth cover with gilt decoration and lettering; The History of Napoleon Bonaparte by R.H. Horne New Edition published by George Routledge and Sons London and New York c. 1878, green cloth decorative cover with gilt decoration and lettering, Illustrated in English; Histore de Napoleon (History of Napoleon) by Desire Lacroix published by Garnier Freres Paris c. 1902, green cloth cover with gilt deocration and lettering. Gilt edges. Illustrated in French. Combined lot measures approximately 10:x7.5"x13".
Condition: The Downfall of Napoleon – Very Good – Light soiling to cover. Light wear to cover edges. Corners bumped and worn. Spine has wear to joints, head and tail. Top edge soiled. Hinge split but intact. Toning and foxing throughout; Madame Bonaparte – Good – Cover soiled, corner bumped and worn, spine soiled. Loss to head and tail of spine. Foxing to first and last few pages. Otherwise clean and tight; Bonaparte Family De Puy – Good – Corners bumped and work. Lower front board bumped. Light wear to joints, head and tail. Toning. Hinge split but intact; Memoirs of Barras – Cover and spine soiled and stained. Corners bumped with light wear. Spine has wear to head and tail. Gilt top edge with untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Toning and water stains to text block; Harpers New Monthly Magazine Volume IX – Good – Wear to cover, edges and corners. Spine split but intact. Toning and foxing to contents. Binding tight. The Life of Napolean Bonaparte – cloth cover faded wear to edges and corners, Spine worn, head and tail worn. Spine spilt but intact. Front and back hinge spilt but intact. Toning and foxing throughout; Life of Napoleon Bonaparte – Good – Gilt and decoration on cover strong. Some wear to edges and corners. Corners bumped. Wear to spine joints, head and tail. Front and back hinges spilt but intact. Binding a bit loose. Fly sheet and first few pages loose; Histoire de Napoleon – Very Good – light wear to corners, spine. Spine lightly soiled. Foxing and toning to first and last few pages. Otherwise clean and tight. Please see photos.
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