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884 - VERNET (Carle). Historical Accounts of the Italian Campaigns…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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VERNET (Carle). Historical Accounts of the Italian Campaigns: from Year IV to the Battle of Marengo; followed by a Summary of the Operations of the Army of the Orient, details of the Coronation Ceremonies, and the Official Bulletins of the Grande Armée and the Army of Italy throughout the course of the last German War, up to the Peace of Pressburg. Paris, Auber, 1806. Large folio of [2] folios, X-107 pp. The illustrations consist of a frontispiece portrait, 23 views of the Italian campaigns, 22 of which are by Carle Vernet (including the large double-page plate of Austerlitz), and 1 large double-page map. Following this: - A historical account of the Egyptian Expedition. pp. 121–126, with an engraved view of the Battle of Aboukir. - Ceremonies of the coronation and enthronement of His Imperial Majesty Napoleon the Great […] Title page with medallion portraits of Napoleon and Josephine, and pp. 127–136. - Historical Account of the German Campaign. 63 pp., double engraved plate (separate from the text) after Carle Vernet (Battle of Austerlitz) - Supplement to the Italian and German Campaigns. French campaigns in Prussia, Saxony and Poland in 1806 and 1807. 28 pp. (pp. 24 in poor condition) and 4 engraved plates (Jena, Eylau, Friedland, Meeting of the Two Emperors). Pink Bradel-style cardboard binding, title page on the spine (contemporary binding). Cardboard binding heavily sun-faded in places; spine, head and tail, and corners worn. Rare marginal foxing or faint water stains; interior in very good overall condition.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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