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157 - EMPIRE. MASSON, Frédéric. Set of two books by the author.
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Estimate €300 - €500
Description
EMPIRE. MASSON, Frédéric. Set of two books by the author. Description: -DETAILS. MASSON, Frédéric. Napoleon’s Cavalry. Paris, Boussod, Valadon et Cie, 1895. Large quarto, (4)-238-(2) pp. Green long-grain half-maroquin with corner pieces, spine with faux raised bands decorated with a gilt scroll, panels adorned with gilt ironwork depicting Napoleon, gilt fillet on the covers, original cover preserved [Thierry]. First edition. A fine, complete volume containing all 32 engravings based on the paintings and watercolours by Edouard Détaille. Includes: a colour frontispiece, 21 plates and 10 in-text vignettes, set in scrolls with captions in red In an elegant Empire-style green morocco binding signed by Thierry. -MASSON, Frédéric. Joséphine, Empress and Queen. Paris, J. Boussod […] et Cie, 1899. Large quarto, full green morocco bound, signed H. Moralès Poitiers. Colour portrait on the frontispiece, figures in black and white. In an elegant green Empire-style morocco binding.
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