Les Dernieres Annees De L’Imperatrice Josephine
Paul Dupont. c. 1889. Edition: Deluxe edition., Binding: In very decorative gilt, full green straight-grain morocco binding.
Matching lower and upper boards featuring Napoleon’s coat-of-arms in gilt and elaborate gilt panelling with motifs. Spine with 5 raised bands in 6 compartments. Author and title in 2, vol. number in 4, year of publication in 6. All compartments with decorative gilt rules. 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 with gilt decoration and motifs of bees in center and corners of compartments. Board and spine edges with decorative gilt rules. Elaborate gilt dentelles and colourful marbled paste-in and free endpapers. All edges cut, top edges gilt. , Notes: 2nd part. Text in French.
A fine example of this volume from La Cour De L’Impératrice Joséphine, part of Les Femmes Des Tuileries series on notable women, many of who were married to or associated with Napoleon. Empress Joséphine was Napoleon’s first queen.
Imbert De Saint-Amand (1834–1900) was a French diplomat and historian, best known for his publications on women of the old court of France.
, Size: Folio(333x241 mm). , Illustration: With 37 plates, including double frontispiece of Napoleon and 1 colour plate of costumes of the period. Extra illustrated with 37 plates. , Provenance: Including attached bookmark., Category: Book Europe France; Book Royalty;. A fine example. Item #B6671
Price: $750.00