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188543296Buffalo: The Courier Lith. Co. 1885. First edition. A very good copy restored at top edge text banner affixed to bottom Condition B. 33 x 23 1/4 inches 83.75 x 59 cm. Three portraits of the young Belle Époque actress Kathryn Kidder flanked by four full length photographs of her in costume taken by Napoleon Sarony the greatest photographer of the American theater. Frank Mayo and John G. Wilson's play based on "Vineta the Phantom City" a translation of a novel by E. Werner opened in 1884 in Chicago with Laura Don as Wanda but when Don left for California Kidder was given the role as the play moved to New York and Mayo went all out to promote her. Kathryn Kidder 1867-1839 was born In Newark or Evanston Ill various reports and was privately educated until she attended the North Western Female College where Emma Willard received her degree. Her early rise was described in 1885 at the time of this poster: "Frank Mayo meantime had heard of this promising pupil and at once hunted her up with a view to offering her the character of the Countess Wanda in his play of 'Nordeck.' After a careful study of the character and its possibilities she accepted Mr. Mayo's offer and spoke of the character to a friend in these words: 'It is a part I would have chosen if I had been consulted and given my choice; and whatever the future may bring much shall be ascribed to the very fortunate opportunity afforded me in the character of the lovely Countess Wanda.' This character in 'Nordeck' is indeed lovely as Miss Kidder says. The author has suggested a character that is quite ideal and the young actress has clothed it with life and naturalness while portraying the romantic possibilities of the creation with all the enthusiasm of a young girl in the first flower of fulfillment. And it is not too much to say that the character of Wanda is due largely to Miss Kidder's efforts whether unaided or otherwise; for her lines allow rather than demand the character that she portrays. Miss Kidder is tall with a bright rather than simply beautiful face a figure that is willowy and lithe and motions that are at one and the same time impetuous and graceful. She realizes and feels as well as looks the young and impulsive character." Folio Boston vol. xxvii June 1885 pp. 222-3. "Afterwards she followed this with several Shakespeare seasons playing Ophelia Desdemona Hermione and Perdita Lady Macbeth then Madame Sans-Gene; further Shakespeare revivals and old English comedy; School for Scandal The Rivals The Country Girl then Salambo of Flaubert and following this several modern plays including The Embarrassment of Riches Wallack's; The Woman of Impulse Herald Square; and The Glass House." She had her own production company wrote 'The Heart of her Husband a domestic drama in three acts and two scenes' helped fund-raise for Women's Suffrage and was married to Louis Kaufman Anspacher an American playwright and director. Rare. OCLC and other databases show no copies of this nor any other posters for Nordeck nor for Kidder. The Library of Congress has an archive of her scrapbooks of news clippings relating to her stage career 1883-1909 and the NYPL has a promptbook of her play. The Courier Lith. Co. hardcover books
1815312059Newcastle upon Tyne: E. Humble Mosley Street 1815. 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Fine. 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Lottery. Napoleon is transported in the good ship the Northumberland to St. Helena while in the county of Northumberland. E. Humble Mosley Street unknown books
1849407841849. Very Good. <p>Moigno François Napoléon Marie 1804-84. A.L.s. to John Brett 1805-63 addressed to "Monsieur Brett Esq. inventeur du télégraph imprémant" Mr. Brett Esq. inventor of the printing telegraph with Brett's autograph reply on the recto of the address leaf. N.p. "22 dimanche" 1849. Brett's reply dated Paris April 30 1849. 2pp. 210 x 135 mm. Small hole where seal was broken light soiling along folds. Provenance: Latimer Clark.</p> <p>The Abbé Moigno an eminent mathematician physicist and science writer authored several works on telegraphy. His correspondent John Brett laid the first submarine telegraph cable between England and France in 1850 and was one of the founders of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. Moigno's letter to Brett written the year before Brett laid his first submarine cable asks Brett for news of his current researches "N'avez-vous rien de nouveau à m'apprendre Quand ferez-vous une nouvelle expérience" and asks Brett to supply him with an electric battery for a M. Soleil "M. Soleil n'ose pas me dire qu'il a absolument besoin de la pile mais je m'en aperçois chaque jour. Pourriez vous fixer à peu près l'époque à laquelle vous pourrez la rendre". Brett's response written on the blank recto of the address leaf says that he will be in Lille shortly and will meet with Moigno in person. Origins of Cyberspace 177.</p> . unknown books
1869S11185Paris:: Chez Gauthier-Villars 1869. 1869. Bureau du Journal Les Mondes 8vo. 4 xii 236 pp. Foxing throughout many pages unopened. Original green printed wrappers; spine replaced with kozo paper. Rubber stamps on upper cover half-title and title-page. RARE. Very good. With contributions by Hooker Tyndall Frankland Godwin-Austin Berkeley Huxley Odling etc. Moigno known as Abbe Moigno 1804-1884 was a French Jesuit physicist and author who considered himself a student of Cauchy. Chez Gauthier-Villars, 1869. unknown books
1881S11186Paris:: Bleriot Freres 1881. 1881. Three volumes of five. Second edition. 8vo. 4 xiii 3 207 1 182; 4 209-936 100 5; 4 937-1636 80 7 pp. Light foxing to endleaves and pastedowns. Early quarter black morocco over marbled paper-backed boards 5 raised bands to gilt-stamped spines green place-keeping ribbons. Near Fine. Moigno born at Guemene-sur-Scorff Morbihan in Brittany a Catholic and physicist and a prolific writer studied at the Jesuit college of Sainte-Anne d'Auray. He made his theological studies at Montrouge devoting his leisure to mathematics and physics in which he achieved much success. At the 1830 Revolution he left for Switzerland studied Hebrew and Arabic then in 1836 he was appointed professor of mathematics at the College of Sainte-Geneviève Rue des Postes in Paris. / Two additional volumes were written in 1882 not present here although this is a beautifully bound set of volumes one through three. The missing volumes are sub-titled: Tome IV: La Foi et la Raison. Tome V: Le miracle du tribunal de la science. "Abbe Moigno'' Les Splendeurs de la Foi Accord Parfait de la Revelation et de la Science de la Foi et de la Raison of 1882 included a collection of information from scientists to support Moigno's thesis that science and Catholicism were compatible" Larson lxvi Other writers according to Larson championed this accord. Larson Barbara Jean. The Dark Side of Nature: Science Society and the Fantastic in the Work of Odilon Redon. State College PA: Pennsylvania State University Press 2005. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL APPLY. Bleriot Freres, 1881. hardcover books
1813247608Naples 1813. Engraved royal arms of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. One page. Folio. Slightly faded and soiled. Matted and framed. Engraved royal arms of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. One page. Folio. Handsome document signed by the gallant and flamboyant brother-in-law of Napoleon. Murat was one of Napoleon's boldest marshals who played a prominent role in each of the major campaigns; nonetheless at the time this document was signed Murat was negotiating with the Allies and eventually agreed to provide troops to fight against France in exchange for a guarantee of his throne and possessions. Ultimately however after Waterloo he was captured by the Allies executed and shot. It is said that as he faced the firing squad he shouted:<br/><br/><br/><br/> "Soldiers do your duty! Straight to the heart - but spare the face. Fire!"<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Murat was one of the most colorful figures of his time. His military talents on the battlefield at the head of the cavalry were considerable but his rash initiatives robbed him of any chance of earning repute as a strategist. A vain and rather brainless man given to devising splendid uniforms he had many enemies among the marshalate but was greatly admired by the rank and file for his dash and undoubted charisma ." Chandler DICTIONARY OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS pp. 294-296. unknown books
1815302741Wigan: J. Brown 1815. First edition. Woodcut frontispiece. 24 pp. 8vo. Later marbled boards with red morocco label to upper board original wrappers bound in. First edition. Woodcut frontispiece. 24 pp. 8vo. EXCEEDINGLY RARE DESCRIPTION OF NAPOLEON'S HOME IN THE ATLANTIC. With the defeat of the French at Waterloo England once again prepared to confine Napoleon. Looking for somewhere more than remote than Elba this time he was bound for St. Helena a tiny windswept island in the South Atlantic that was first discovered by the Portuguese and previously in control of the East India Company. <br/><br/>In the wake of this decision there was much interest in the island and printers scrambled to meet demand. This little pamphlet commences with a history of the island followed by an account of its inhabitants food live stock climate and the all-important garrison. The woodcut includes a key to landmarks on the island. Of additional interest are the "Remarks on Ascension Island" being another British possession in the Atlantic.<br/><br/>Not in OCLC not in COPAC. This copy only on ABPC. J. Brown unknown books
182542527London; Amsterdam: Printed for John Stockdale; Gedruckt bij C.A. Spin 1825. Frontispiece portrait of Napoleon to the first work; engraved folding plate 11 x 20 inches to the second work. 15; 8; 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter red morocco. Slightly rubbed. Presentation inscription "From the Author" who remains anonymous on title page of first work. Spotting on last leaf of third work. Frontispiece portrait of Napoleon to the first work; engraved folding plate 11 x 20 inches to the second work. 15; 8; 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "A Few Facts ." is an examination of just causes for war and a call for freedom of the press: Let liberty be the signal for battle; proclaim the liberty of the press to tyrants and that a free people dare to tell them they are such."<br/>The second title is a description and illustrated key to the massive painting of the battle of Waterloo by J. W. Pieneman now housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. An English equivalent was published in London later in the year 1825 when the picture was exhibited in Hyde Park near Grosvenor Gate. One copy of first title in OCLC LC; second title KB1294 B 6 not in OCLC Printed for John Stockdale; Gedruckt bij C.A. Spin unknown books
1813247548Pirna 1813. On a one-page Document Signed "duc de Feltre" by Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke Minister of War requesting the discharge. 1 vols. Folo. Some very slight soiling otherwise very good. Handsomely mounted and framed. On a one-page Document Signed "duc de Feltre" by Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke Minister of War requesting the discharge. 1 vols. Folo. At a critical moment even as Napoleon is battling Allied forces in Germany he grants a full discharge to a conscript whom the Minister of War the Duc de Feltre describes as a "young man the eldest of 9 orphaned children for whom he is the sole means of support". unknown books
1810247547St. Cloud 1810. On a one-page document "Rapport présenté à sa Majesté l'Empereur et Roi" signed by the "Ministre-Directeur" Paris 27 juin 1810. 1 vols. Folo. Some very slight soiling otherwise very good. Handsomely mounted and framed. On a one-page document "Rapport présenté à sa Majesté l'Empereur et Roi" signed by the "Ministre-Directeur" Paris 27 juin 1810. 1 vols. Folo. Napoleon Cuts Surgical Instruments. On this document requesting among other surgical supplies for the army in Spain "3 caisses d'instruments à - amputation" Napoleon has penned this brief order:<br/><br/> "Envoyez seulement deux 2 caisses.<br/><br/> "St. Cloud le 30 juin 1810". unknown books
1814254860Amsterdam: Maaskap 1814. 24 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Later grey boards. Very Good. In quarter blue morocco slipcase. 24 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Maaskap unknown books
184542475London 1845. First edition. Frontispiece of Napoleon. 28 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Half morocco and marbled boards original wrappers bound in head cap chipped else fine. First edition. Frontispiece of Napoleon. 28 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. This is a tract by a Napoleon denier. He just didn't exist! unknown books
181719533Londoon: Printed for James Ridgway 1817. Hardcover. Good. Third edition. 8vo pp 206 2 ads. Contemporary blue boards with paper spine label. Some splitting along the joints making the boards a bit wobbly but binding still quite sound. According to The Cambridge Modern History although these letters purported to be written by an Englishman they were actually translated from the French and "the original draft was secretly dictated by Napoleon to Las Cases. They were designed to impress the British public with the sufferings of the exiles and to furnish a defence to those episodes in Napoleon's career which had proved most repugnant to British opinion-- the execution of the Duc d'Enghein the death of Captain Wright the treatment of the Spanish Bourbons and the return from Elba. Printed for James Ridgway hardcover books
181934762Paris: Plancher 1819. hardcover. very good. Par M. M. 8 parts in 2 vols. each part with separate pagination. 8vo contemporary 1/4 calf foxing throughout rubbed top 1 inch of backstrip lacking. Paris 1919. First Edition. Sections on Napoleon's private life the imperial court public life at St. Helene and assorted anecdotes.<br/><br/> Plancher unknown books
1888243139Boston: Allen 1888. hardcover. very good. Translated and edited by Raphael Ledos de Beaufort. 403 pages 8vo 3/4 purple calf spine evenly faded to brown ornately gilt spine a.e.g. London: Allen 1888. Very good .<br/><br/> Allen unknown books
18157851Baltimore: Niles National Register 1815. Extract from bound volume. VG some foxing & edgewear/sympathetic spine reinforcement. pp 33 - 48. 8vo. <br/><br/>National & world news of the period. Niles National Register unknown books
1888276285Boston: Estes & Lauriat 1888. hardcover. very good. 95 engraved plates each with a page of explanatory text. large 8vo red cloth with gilt lettering and armorial design on front cover a.e.g.; minor wear at spine ends. Boston: Estes & Lauriat 1888. Internally fine a very good copy.<br/><br/> Estes & Lauriat unknown books
180329795London: Cox Son and Bayliss for M. Peltier 1803. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter red leather with red cloth panelled spine in gilt t.e.g. rubbed small split top of spine browning of some pages else a fine copy. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Defamation of Napoleon. Peltier was a French Royalist who took shelter in England in 1792. He was tried in the English court in 1803. He was accused of promoting the assassination of Napoleon to which he pleaded "Not Guilty Cox, Son, and Bayliss for M. Peltier unknown books
180342124London: Printed by and for A. MacPherson Russell Court Drury Lane 1803. First edition. Portrait Inserted.32 pp. 1 vols. Bound in three quarter pebbled crimson morocco. Fine. First edition. Portrait Inserted.32 pp. 1 vols. Printed by and for A. MacPherson, Russell Court, Drury Lane unknown books
19006041521900. with bust of Napoleon in his military uniform on the top. France 1900. 6" long x 1 1/8" wide. Very good. Marked "France" on the verso. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
182029316Italy 1820. Oblong quarto. 8 1/8 x 10 2/4 inches. 39 pen-and-ink and wash drawings over graphite with black ink borders each mounted recto and verso onto 20 cards the drawings each approximately 4 x 5 1/2 inches. Contemporary black morocco covers elaborately panelled in gilt title in gilt on the upper cover spine with raised bands in five compartments each compartment decoratively tooled in gilt floral patterned endpapers gilt edges.<br/> <br/>Provenance: W.F.H. initials in gilt on the lower cover; early Rome bookseller's ticket on the front endpaper<br/> <br/>Original drawings of Napoleon in Italy.<br/> <br/>A lovely album with early and exceptionally fine pen-and-ink and wash drawings depicting scenes from the Napoleonic era in Italy. The sketches are captioned as follows: 1 Napoleone all' Isola di Burano 2 Morte del Duca de Montebello 3 Battaglia di Wagram 1809 4 Resa di Montova 1796 5 Provera prigioniero 1796 6 Bonaparte Presidente della Republica Italiana 7 Assassinio del Duca di Bery 8 Napoleone in Vienna 1809 9 Napoleone Bonaparte relagato compochi sous . all' Isola Saint Elena 10 Lo Italia del Secolo XIX 11 Battaglia di Lipsia nel 1813 12 Feste Solemni in Milano 1797 13 Tratto di Campo Formio 1797 14 Acciizione del General Duphoth 1798 15 Magdonald alla Trebbia 1799 16 Concordato di Religione 17 Bonaparte a Parigi 1797 18 Convenzione di Alessandria 1800 19 Fine della giornata di Marengo 20 Consiglio dei Cinquescento 1793 21 Joubert a Noir e sua Morte 1799 22 Republica Cisalpina 1797 23 Spoglio degli oggetti d'arte 1796 24 Tratto di Tolentino 1797 25 Republica di San Marino 1797 26 Tratto di Luno Villa 27 Lusighe a dotti e Letterati 28 Atta di Liberta in Campo Vaccino 29 Menou nel Piemonte unito alla Franzia 30 Ingresso in Milano 31 Bonaparte ordina un Monumento a Marengo 32 Convenzione Nazionale 1793 33 Feste in Venezia 1797 34 Macchina Infernale 35 Monte del Principe Pourmiatoskis 1813 36 Battaglia di Waterloo 37 Battaglia di Ligny 38 Monumento decretato a Bonaparte 39 Bonaparte a Ponte di Lod. unknown books
182135871colophon: Mexico: Imprenta de D. Mariano Ontiveros 1821. Small 4to 22 cm; 8.5". 4 pp. <br><br>In a series of parables our pamphleteer seeks to have the new congress reduce the size of the standing army: He fears discord not concord will come of maintaining so large an armed force in unsettled times.<br>Â Â Â Â Searches of WorldCat and NUC locate only two copies in U.S. libraries two in Britain and one in Germany. The copy listed in the printed Sutro catalogue is not findable via the Sutro OPAC. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Garritz Impresos novohispanos 5389; Guzmán 2874; Moreno Valle 365; Steele Independent Mexico p. 59; Sutro p. 259. Removed from a nonce volume. Very nice copy. Imprenta de D. Mariano Ontiveros unknown books
1805250664Schonbrunn Vienna 1805. Headline and 36 lines of printed text. Signed in type Napoleon beneath whose name appears that of General Major Marschall Alexandre Berthier. 1 vols. Folio. Some old folds trimmed at lower left not affecting text. Headline and 36 lines of printed text. Signed in type Napoleon beneath whose name appears that of General Major Marschall Alexandre Berthier. 1 vols. Folio. Napoleon to the Inhabitants of Vienna after the Treaty of Pressburg1805. Proclamation by Napoleon to the inhabitants of Vienna as he prepared to return to Paris after the French victory at Austerlitz and the treated signed at Pressburg 26 December 1805.<br/><br/>Inhabitant of Vienna I have signed the peace treaty with the emperor of Austria .<br/>Napoleon alludes to his esteem for the people of Vienna and the orderly return to the rule of law noting that 10000 of the Austrian national guard have remained under arms to guard the city gates. Napoleon's parting gift is to return to the inhabitants of Vienna the arsenal that became his property through the rules of war. Not in OCLC unknown books
1803222033Bound with: Gazeta De Madrid No. 33 Martes 26 de abril de 1803. La Imprenta Real. 1803. Bound with: Minerva Peruana No. 40 Martes 23 de junio de 1807. Lima Guillermo del Rio 1807. 8vo. Bound together in later salmon paper boards uncut. Very good. Rare. Total of 32 pages. News of the Napoleonic campaigns as reported in Spain and the New World. Hardcover. Bound with: Gazeta De Madrid, No. 33 (Martes, 26 de abril de 1803). La Imprenta Real. hardcover books
180725997<p><b>NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.</b>Letter Signed in French signed as "<i>Napol</i>" at the top of the third page. Written at Osterode Germany March 11 1807. 7.25 x 8.875 inches. </p><br /><p><b>Translation from the French</b></p><p>"<i>Monsieur General Clarke my intention is that the 2nd Italian regiment reports at Kolobrzeg until the entire Italian division is present; that will permit us to return the 19th of the Line here. Marshall Kellermann writes me that the 5th 6th 7th and 8th provisional regiments have left. The 5th has been at Kassel a long time. Write to Kassel requesting that they send you the 5th it will be replaced by the 9th. The 6th must be at Magdeburg the 7th must have returned by the 5th. The 8th will arrive there the 17th. My intention is that we leave no one at Magdeburg and that you direct everyone to Szczecin or to Kostrzyn.</i>"</p><p>"<i>Maral Kellermann assures me that they are well armed and dressed. My managerial staff needs reinforcements for these eight provisional regts; I have thus ordered Mal Kellermann to have the last four regiments that is the 9th 10th 11th and 12th depart as soon as they are organized. My intention is that once they arrive in Berlin you review them let them rest several days and give them coats and shoes. You will do the same thing at Kostrzyn. The 31st Light Infantry must arrive at Berlin. Direct them towards Szczecin after giving them a little rest and reviewing them. I prefer that regiments pass by Szczecin rather than by Kostrzyn because circumstances can render them exposed and that they clear a passage from Marienberg to Torun.</i>"</p><p>"<i>The 45th of the Line arrives the 14th at Mainz and will proceed directly to Magdeburg. The 3rd Battalion of the 17th of the Line will begin marching March 2nd for Magdeburg. You will review them. If there are 800 mn dash them off to this regiment without leaving them any time at Magdeburg. The 3rd Battalion of the 21st of the Line will have arrived at Mainz. Ask Marshall Kellermann when he arrives. On this I pray that God keeps you in his holy care. At Osterode March 11 1807.</i>"</p><p>"<i>Napol.</i>"</p><p><b>Historic Background</b></p><p>Napoleon Bonaparte—emperor military commander and master geopolitical strategist—addressed this lengthy missive to his Minister of War Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke 1765-1818 in early March 1807 from the last months of the War of the 4th Coalition October 1806-July 1807 when Napoleon's forces were marching east conquering modern day Poland. Napoleon won the war after forcing the surrender of Polish strongholds Szczecin in October 1806 Gdansk in May 1807 and Kolobrzeg in July 1807.</p><p>Napoleon personally commanded his Grande Armee of up to 1000000 soldiers. In this Polish campaign Napoleon's French forces joined German Italian and Polish troops against the coalition of Prussia Russia Great Britain and Sweden.</p><p>As this letter shows Napoleon was intimately involved in the minutest details; Napoleon berated subordinates if they did not report everything to him. This letter mentions the movements of 15 regiments to and from nine German and Polish cities.</p><p>Napoleon relied on General Clarke for inspection and provisioning conscription and internal discipline. General Clarke was recognized with the title of Duc of Feltre in August 1809.</p><p>Marshall Francois-Christophe de Kellermann 1735-1820 was a career soldier whose resistance against the Prussians at the Battle of Valmy 1792 earned him Napoleon's great respect.</p><p><b>Napoleon Bonaparte</b> 1769-1821. Born at Ajaccio Corsica. He quickly rose through the ranks of the French Army to become Commander of the Army of Italy. After he defeated the Austrian army and conquered Italy in 1796 he was given command of the Army of England. Rather than attacking directly he planned to wipe out her trade in the Indian subcontinent. Sailing from Toulon he captured Malta and in early July 1798 he captured Alexandria and advanced into Cairo. However at the Battle of the Nile on August 1 1798 the French fleet was practically annihilated by Admiral Nelson's Royal Navy. Napoleon secretly returned to Paris in 1799 in time to join in the coup d'état that overthrew the Revolutionary government. He arranged a new constitution and was to a ten-year term as First Consul. But having secured peace with Austria and the Pope he arranged an election that voted him Consul for life. On December 2 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France.</p><p>In 1805 he found himself at war with Prussia Saxony and soon Austria in addition to England causing the fall of The Holy Roman Empire. He later set off the Peninsular War by sending armies into Portugal and Spain. Napoleon's "Continental System" was undermined by Russia which opened her ports to neutral shipping. In June of 1812 Napoleon invaded and attempted to conquer the Russian Empire. He defeated the Russian army at Borodino in September. However Napoleon miscalculated the Russian winter the strength and nationalism of the Russian people and the determination of Czar Alexander I to protect his empire at all costs; to deprive Napoleon's troops of shelter and supplies the Czar had Moscow burned. The disastrous defeat and retreat cost Napoleon more than 500000 men of the army of 600000 he had set out with.</p><p>In 1813 Wellington routed the French and forced them out of Spain. Prussia Saxony and Austria had allied with Russia and invaded France and stripped away much of her conquests. Napoleon was forced to abdicate in April 1814; he was given sovereignty over the island of Elba and allowed to retain the title of Emperor. Within a year Napoleon returned to Paris supported by his army and his people. Europe declared war. Wellington's army in Belgium and Blucher's on the Rhine joined forces to overwhelm Napoleon at Waterloo. Napoleon fled to Paris and surrendered in July 1815. Exiled a second time the man who ruled Europe spent his last six years on the small island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. He died there six years later. His body wasn't allowed to be repatriated until 1840.</p><p>Napoleon instituted political and social reforms that reined in the excesses of the French Revolution pulled the nation out of bankruptcy created a fair tax scheme reorganized the French educational system and instituted the Napoleonic Code which provides the precedent for modern French law combined the basic tenants of old Roman law with ideas from the Enlightenment. He thus planted the seeds of the modern middle class and created institutions that continue to shape our world.</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>On watermarked cream bifold paper in near fine condition with light paper folds.</p><p><b>Provenance</b></p><p>Ex-Marc-Arthur Kohn "The Empire in Paris" December 2 2013 Paris France part of lot 38.</p> books
