several books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacean old red book with gold lettering on it sitting on a white surfacea book open on a white surface with a picture of a horsethe front cover of a red and gold book with a gold borderan open book with a picture of a woman on itseveral old books are stacked on top of each other on a white surfacean open book with a tassel on top of it sitting on a tablean open book with a tassel on top of itan old book opened to reveal a page of text on a white backgroundan open book with a picture of a clock on itan open book with a picture of a man riding a horsean open book with a picture of a knight riding on a horse
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76 - BOOKS (1 box) on the army, including in particular: Carle Ve…
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Estimate €40 - €60
Description
BOOKS (1 box) on the army, including in particular: Carle Vernet. French Campaigns under the Consulate and the Empire. Folio-sized album, with a cover in gold lettering on red percaline, containing 52 battles and 100 portraits of the Marshals, Generals and most illustrious figures of the period, as well as a portrait of Napoleon I – a collection of 60 plates by Carle Vernet, history painter. Paris, 1850; G. Desjardins, Research on French Flags. Paris. Widow of A. Morel & Co., Publishers. 1874; Paul Lacroix, The Directory, the Consulate and the Empire. Customs & Practices, Literature, Sciences and Arts. France 1795–1815. Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot & Cie. 1884. ; On the Attack and Defence of Fortifications: by Mr de Vauban. The Hague, published by Pierre de Hondt. 1737. (Books not collated, sold as is).
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ID: 87783840
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