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64 - ROVIGO (Duke of)
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Estimate €250 - €500
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ROVIGO (Duke of) Paris: A. Bossange, Charles Béchet, 1829. Memoirs of the Duke of Rovigo to assist in the history of Emperor Napoleon. 8 vols. in-8 (21.5 x 13.5 cm), fawn half-shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed (20th-century binding). Second edition; each volume is adorned with a copper-engraved frontispiece. Small stains on the spines; foxing. ENCLOSED BOURRIENNE. Memoirs of M. de Bourrienne, Minister of State; on Napoleon, the Directory, the Consulate, the Empire and the Restoration. Paris, published by Ladvocat, 1829. 10 vols. in-8 (19.5 x 12.5 cm), green half-basane, plain spine (contemporary bindings). First edition of the famous Memoirs by Louis-Antoine Fauvelet (1769–1834), known as Bourrienne, Napoleon’s secretary. Foliate stains. Spine faded, with spots. Provenance Fernet (super-libris at the foot of the spine).
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About the sale Books, Manuscripts & Antique Engravings, including the José Luis Dotti Library
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Auction time 09/23/2026 at 2:30 PM
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