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166 - MÉRY (Joseph), BARTHÉLEMY (Auguste-Marseille).
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Estimate €200 - €250

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MÉRY (Joseph), BARTHÉLEMY (Auguste-Marseille). *Napoleon in Egypt*. A poem in eight cantos. Second edition. Paris, Ambroise Dupont & Co., 1828, in-8, red half-calf, ribbed spine decorated with embossed Napoleonic symbols and a full-length relief portrait of Napoleon (contemporary binding). A very rare example of a ‘speaking’ binding featuring the Emperor on the spine, full-length, with his arms crossed, in relief. Heavy foxing.

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About the sale A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 1: Old Books, 19th and 20th Centuries – Regionalism – Printed by La CORRERIE

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Auction time 10/13/2026 at 2:30 PM

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166 - MÉRY (Joseph), BARTHÉLEMY (Auguste-Marseille). See original version (French)

166 - MÉRY (Joseph), BARTHÉLEMY (Auguste-Marseille).
See original version (French)