c1830 Life of Napoleon Bound by Bayntun Extra Illustrated Color Plates Documents
London: G. Berger, 1830. George Cruikshank. THIS STUNNING COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BAYNTUN IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT IMPRESSED CENTER PIECES AND OTHER NAPOLEONIC EMBLEMS TO BOARDS AND SPINES. BINDING AND HINGES ARE EXCELLENT, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND BRIGHT GILT END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE REMARKABLY BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND LITTLE TO NO FOXING. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED WITH 157 PLATES, 31 OF WHICH ARE HAND-COLORED, 28 OF THE COLOR PLATES ARE FOLDING, WITH ONE BLACK AND WHITE PLATE ALSO FOLDING, SOME PLATES TONED TO MARGINS, BOUND WITH A CHECK SIGNED BY CRUIKSHANK THE DAY BEFORE HIS DEATH, 1 LARGE FOLDING NAPOLEONIC DOCUMENT PRESUMABLY SIGNED BY A GENERAL. 476, ii, 556, 600, 542, [3] pp., BOOKS MEASURE 8.5"x5.5". N.D., IN SOME RESPECTS ARGUABLY 1828 BUT WE ASSUME PUBLISHED BY GEORGE BERGER A FEW YEARS LATER. A SCARCE EXAMPLE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION, YOU WILL LOVE THIS SET!. Item #636
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