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BOISSINOT & TAILLIEZ BERGERAC

201 - [NAPOLEON – EMPIRE].
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[NAPOLEON – EMPIRE]. . SEGUR (General Count Philippe-Paul de). History of Napoleon and the Grande Armée during the year 1812. Second edition. Paris, Baudouin, 1825. 2 in-8 volumes, in contemporary veal leather with natural grain, smooth, decorated spines, title and volume number labels in burgundy morocco, marbled edges. (Some foxing). Fold-out map with outlines highlighted in colour, 4 engraved portraits as inserts. . BULLETINS OF THE GRAND ARMY. Official Documents and Bulletins of the Grand Army. Year 1812. (Extracts from the Journal Officiel). Paris, Imprimerie Agasse, undated (1812). 8vo, contemporary brown half-calf, spine decorated with gilt fillets. 2 folding plates. . COIN (The) OF THE FIRE OF THE BRAVE. Or A Handbook for French Soldiers Returning to Their Homes. A serious and comic review … Preceded by ‘The Two Nobles’, an anecdote by C.S. Des R. Paris, Ledentu, 1818. In-16, fawn half-basane, c. 1850, decorated ribbed spine, gilded knight’s crown and sword on the front cover, combed edges; modern slipcase. (corners rubbed). Folded engraving as frontispiece. From the library of the Viscount de Pelleport-Burete, Baron of the Empire. The author’s real name is Mme Guénard, who wrote under the pseudonym Ch. Desrosiers. (Barbier III, 842). . SEGUR (Count Louis-Philippe de). Thoughts, maxims and reflections drawn from his works. Paris, Alexis Eymery, 1823. In-16, glazed calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, gilt fillet and blind-stamped lace framing the covers with a blind-stamped plate in the centre, small gilt lace on the edges, gilt interior lace, gilt edges (Vogel). Modern slipcase. From the Lehoult Library (ex-libris).
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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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