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Lot 306

Large Group of 23 Titles of Napoleonic Reference Books in 4...

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Large Group of 23 Titles of Napoleonic Reference Books in 41 Volumes. [V.p., ca. 19th - 20th century]. 8vos and large 8vos. Some illustrated. Nearly all bound in leather (one title in disbound issues), some leather bindings are modern). Generally worn, foxed, soiled, many with previous owner?s markings, some with boards loose or starting or with restoration. Various editions. Generally good or better. Some titles include: The Royal Military Chronicle or British Officer?s Monthly Register (3 disbound issues from 1812), Le Memorial de Sainte-Helene (by Las Cases, 1969 reprint), Last Days - Memoirs of The Last Two Years of Napoleon?s Exile (by Antommarchi), The History of the Consulate and the Empire (by Thiers), Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon (by Constant), History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena (by Forsyth), The Victories of Wellington and the British Armies (published by Bohn), and more.