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154 - FAIN (Agathon Jean-François). Manuscript of 1812.
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Estimate €30 - €80
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FAIN (Agathon Jean-François). Manuscript of 1812. Paris, Delaunay, 1827. 2 volumes in one volume, in contemporary brown half-calf binding. (foxing, worn binding). - Manuscript of 1813, containing a summary of the events of that year, to be used for the History of Emperor Napoleon. Paris, Delaunay, 1829. 2 octavo volumes, paperback. (foxing, one spine broken). - Manuscript of 1814, found in the imperial carriages captured at Waterloo. Paris, Bossange (from the collection ‘Mémoires des contemporains’), 1825. 8vo, contemporary red cardboard binding. (foxing, one corner broken). Set of 4 8vo volumes. They are illustrated, respectively, with 7 fold-out maps; 2 fold-out maps; one facsimile and one fold-out map. First edition published in 1812; third edition published in 1813; third edition published in 1814. Baron Fain, Napoleon’s secretary, wrote this account of the events and the fall of the Empire."
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About the sale ANTIQUARIAN AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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