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184743941New York and Philadelphia: E. Ferrett & Co. / Carey and Hart 1847. Red cloth decoratively embossed in blind and gilt gilt stamped lettering and decoration to spine. Worn with short tears and splits to cloth at spine ends; moderate soil to boards; light foxing throughout primarily to margins heavier to endpapers; p.o. signatures to ffep. Interior otherwise clean and unmarked binding a bit shaken but still secure. Good condition overall. Vols I - II and III - IV paginated continuously. 2 173 1 pp pp 1 - 16 Appendix to Vol. I; 3 pp 180 - 391 1 pp; vii 1 pp 9 - 189 1 pp; vii 1 pp 193 - 364 4 ads pp. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>Four volumes bound together: Vols. I and II published by E. Ferrett & Co. 1846 Vols III and IV published by Carey and Hart 1847. E. Ferrett & Co. / Carey and Hart hardcover 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
1810309945Paris: Chez L. Ch. Soyer Libraire-Editeur rue du Doyenné no 2 1810. With 54 plates 1 folding. 48 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter blue levant marbled sides t.e.g. by L. Lemardeley. Bookplate of the prince d'Essling Victor et Fidelis. Fine. With 54 plates 1 folding. 48 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Handsome copy of this compendium of beautiful line engravings of the architectural and decorative elements of the celebration of the wedding of Napoleon with Marie Louise of Austria on 1 April 1810.<br/><br/>From the library of the descendants of Napoleon's marshal Massena Duc de Rivoli and Prince d'Essling. Chez L. Ch. Soyer, Libraire-Editeur, rue du Doyenné, no 2 unknown books
18891340633Paris: Perrin et cie 1889. Limited Edition 1/100 Copies. Softcover. xii 272 8 music; VG; Bound in original wraps glassine surrounding; mild shelfwear; "Amérique du Sud" written in red ink on the top edge of the front cover; "100 exemplaires numérotés sur papier de Hollande" this copy unnumbered; shelved case 7. 1340633. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Perrin et cie unknown books
1902276408New York: Outlook 1902. hardcover. very good. Translated with Introduction by George Kennan. xv 107pp. 12mo cloth; some damage to spine discoloration to front cover. New York: The Outlook Company 1902. Internally clean and tight in a worn but sound binding very good.<br/><br/> Outlook unknown books
1805249883Milan: De l'Imprimerie de J. J. Destefanis 1805. First edition. 6 folding plates of cannon and fortifications by C. Piraud at the end. viii 9-216 p. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards rebacked to style in half calf with red morocco spine label light foxing to prelims and plates. First edition. 6 folding plates of cannon and fortifications by C. Piraud at the end. viii 9-216 p. 8vo. Napoleon's Seige Specialist. Francois Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat 1754-1833 was a French general who fought in the French Revolution and was chief of engineers in the army of Italy under Napoleon. He led the seiges of Maastricht Milan and Mantua. He reconstructed the defences of northern Italy during the peace of 1800-1805 during which time he constructed the great fortress of Alessandria on the Tanaro. He then served in the Polish and German campaigns where he directed the siege of Danzig and reconstructed many fortresses. Napoleon praised Chasseloup as one of his best generals.<br/>The detailed plates at the end of the work give plans for cannon and fortifications as well as designs for a portable bridge a well a sawmill and other instruments of war. <br/>Scarce; OCLC locates only 5 copies. No copies at auction on ABPC and only a handful of copies of the second edition appeared at French auction. De l'Imprimerie de J. J. Destefanis unknown 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
4148Carte-de-visite image of Napoleon pointing the way at the battle of Arcole; photographer unidentified; slight edge tips wear and darkening to card mount very good condition. Very Good. unknown books
180032624Paris 1800. 8vo 21.7 cm 8.5". 4 pp. <br><br>First edition thus of a speech by Napoleon clarifying his opinions on the Roman Catholic religion and on the relationship between church and state: "Cette traduction est tirée du 14e cahier des Annales philosophiques et morales imprimées chez le Clere . . . On y trouve le texte italien tel qu'il a été imprimé à Gênes chez André Frugoni." Another variant described as being 10 pages gives different publication information and mentions "auquel on a joint des notes historiques."<br>Â Â Â Â Uncommon: WorldCat and NUC Pre-1956 locate only two U.S. institutional holdings of this edition. Removed from nonce volume. First page with paper shelving label in lower inner corner not touching text and with lightly pencilled monogram in upper outer corner. Page edges slightly tattered; a few spots of staining. Age-toned. 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
6240Dresden: Sold by J. Budd Crown and Mitre Pall Mall; and Messrs. Richardsons Royal Exchange London n. d. 1st edition NUC NC 0716461. Modern full sheep with black spine label. Binding - Fine. Text - VG lower corner of 7 msg affects only margin no text. 190 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>NUC - 3 locations only NcD NN CU. Presumed issued in 1805. From the preface 'The author's sentiments are liberal: when he speaks of public measures and of the serveral govenments of Europe it is with candour and impartiality. He lays it down as a principle that until the dominion of France be confined within the limits of the late monarchy Great Britain cannot enjoy peace. It is his opinion that if the entire independence of Holland and Spain be not secured the French project to subjugate the British Kingdoms will never be abandoned. he predicts that the third war is not far distant. ' The author then gives recommendations to the nationr in order to prepare for the coming conflict. Sold by J. Budd, Crown and Mitre, Pall Mall; and Messrs. Richardsons, Royal Exchange, London unknown books
1798297202London 1798. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes 2 parts 7th and 3rd editions respectively. Folding map and folding facsimile letter occasional foxing. 4 xxiii 1 248 4 ads; 4 xxxi 1 236 4 ads pages Both volumes small slim 8vo contemporary 3/4 brown calf marbled boards ornately gilt spine well-rubbed and spines darkened. London: J. Wright 1798 1799. Scarce. Very good.<br/><br/> unknown books
1833281849Paris. : Alphonse Levavasseur. 1833. 1st Edition. 19th century half red polished calf over marbled boards no spine title marbled end papers. Very good upper corner lightly bumped pages moderately foxed. 8vo. Scarce. French text. Engraved eagle vignette on title page. Alphonse Levavasseur. hardcover books
181115474Londres: Imprimé Pour L'Auteur 1811. 1st edition. Contemporary tan half-calf with marbled boards; black spine label. VG some rubs to leather/bpt/modern pos on ffep & blank front fly. viii 306 1 pp. Frontis of Kleber. 8vo. Bound in 4s. A - Q R2. 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" <br/><br/>Imaginary dialogues between Napoleon and Marshal Berthier and the abbe Maury. Imprimé Pour L'Auteur hardcover books
1806710721806. Paris 1806. iv 246; iv 108 4 pp. Paris 1806. iv 246; iv 108 4 pp. First Edition of the Code de Procedure Civile with Early Annotations by a Breton Lawyer Code Napoleon. Lucas de Peslouan Eugene Marie 1791-1873. Code de Procedure Civile Edition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale 1806. iv 246 pp. Interleaved. Bound with Code Napoleon. Table Alphabetique et Raisonnee des Matieres Contenues dans le Code de Procedure Civile. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale 1806. iv 108 4 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Contemporary sprinkled sheep blind rules to boards lettering piece and gilt ornaments to spine edges of text block rouged blind tooling to board edges. A few scuffs to boards considerable rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners front board beginning to separate but secure front free endpaper edgeworn and partially detached minor worming to final text leaf and rear free endpaper at center of hinge. Light toning annotations to rectos and versos of most interleaves most likely by Eugene Marie Bonaventure Lucas de Peslouan a few manuscript notes in same hand laid in "Lucas-Peslouan" to title page of Code. $3000. First edition. The Code de Procedure Civile was issued two years after the publication of the Code Civil Code Napoleon. It is one of the main components of the legal system established during the Empire. The Table Alphabetique et Raisonnee is a companion index volume. The annotations in our copy date from 1810 to 1820. This period coincides with the career of Eugene Marie Bonaventure Lucas de Peslouan an attorney from a notable Breton family that produced several generations of lawyers and notaries. His annotations which range in length from phrases to several sentences are notably meticulous. They comment on the articles give clarifications pose procedural questions and refer often to laws from the Revolutionary period and early years of the Empire. Several notes are cross-references and there are a number of comments in question-and-answer form. For example in the section "Proceedings Before the Courts" "The claims directed against undivided successions in the national domain do they fall under judicial or administrative jurisdiction "Answer: "They must be prosecuted administratively=Court of Appeal of Paris. unknown books
1965049059New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co 1965. Translated from the French by E> J. Millington. 2 vols. xiv 508; ix 452p b/w illus. lightly chipped dj. Reprint of the 1851-1886 edition. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co unknown books
59262 p.l. iii 384 pp. 8vo cont. blue cloth-backed marbled boards uncut. Paris: D. Morgand 1888. One of the most extensive libraries of works on Paris and its environs ever brought together. Besterman in his World Bibliography of Bibliographies col. 4439 treats it as a bibliography of Paris. Fine copy priced throughout in a contemporary hand. 2336 lots. 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
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
191363108Grenoble France: Jules Rey 1913. 4to. 4 9-158 pp. Illustrated from photographs engravings portraits facsimiles etc. plates including frontispiece. History of Napoleon's military campaigns in Egypt and Syria 1798-1801 and his occupation of the former country. Later sheep rubbed front joint cracking from spine ends leather title labels on spine and upper board. Fragile joints else very good all of the documents and other added illustrations very good. 9873. Richly extra-illustrated with 30 autographs letters documents portraits prints and a plan of the city of Alexandria most described below as they appear through the text:<br/><br/>1 Bonaparte Napoleon 1769-1921; French statesman and military leader Emperor of the French 1804-1814. Military order to General Rampon signed 13 Messidor 1798 July 1st in Egypt the day Napoleon arrived there with his army; 2 Barras Paul 1755-1829; Leader of the Directory 1795-1799. Document signed; 3 Barras Paul. Document signed 1799; 4 Plan of the cities of Alexandria vetus and New Alexandria or Scanderia; with the old and new ports: also Lower Egypt and the Bay of Aboukir 21 x 33 cm. on a sheet 34 x 43 cm. London: Engraved & published Novr. 5th 1798 by John Luffman 1801 hand-colored; inset of Bay of Aboukir includes brief description of the Battle of the Nile July 1798. OCLC locates three copies Library of Congress Cambridge British Library the National Library of Australia also holds a copy; 5 Kleber Jean-Baptiste 1753-1800; commanded a division under Napoleon in Egypt leading the victory at Mt. Tabor left in command in Egypt on Napoleon's return to France in 1798 assassinated there in 1800. Letter signed from Alexandria 1798; 6 Leclerc Charles V.O. 1772-1802; brother-in-law to Napoleon and general in command of a division and corps in Germany 1798-1801 oversaw the disastrous campaign in Saint-Domingue 1801-1804 and died there of yellow fever. Document signed 1797 concerning the "safety of his holiness" after the French occupation of Rome; 7 Sartelon Commissary-General and paymaster for Napoleon in Egypt. Document signed in Egypt to Dominique Jean Larrey 1766-1842 Chief Surgeon of the French army there; 8 Kleber Jean-Baptiste and Nicolas-Antoine Sanson 1756-1824; chief engineer for Napoleon in Egypt. Document signed by Kleber as commander-in-chief of the French army in Egypt and by Sanson as commander-in-chief of engineers 1799; 9 Kleber Jean-Baptiste. Document signed as commander-in-chief of the French army in Egypt 1799; 10 Smith Sir Sidney 1764-1840; Commodore in the British campaign against Napoleon in Egypt instrumental in defeating the army he left behind eliciting Napoleon's assessment "That man made me miss my destiny". Autograph letter signed to the flagship in Egypt 1801 thanking the admiral for ammunitions and other aid; 11 Clarke Henri Jacques Duc de Feltre 1765-1818; charismatic Franco-Irish general and Napoleon's chief topographical officer Minister of War under Napoleon 1807-1813. Letter signed from Paris 18l6 the year he was promoted to Marshal; 12 Berthier Louis-Alexander 1764-1815; chief of staff to Napoleon in Egypt a Marshal from 1804. Document signed as "Chef de L'Armee" undated but mid 1790s; 13 Kleber Jean-Baptiste. Autograph note signed as division commander to General Guillaume Philibert Duheme i.e. Duhesme requesting they meet at headquarters 1795; 14 Bessieries Jean-Baptiste 1768-1813; Chef de Brigade in Egypt winning distinction at Acre and Aboukir promoted to Marshal in 1804. Letter signed to a brigade commander on the Moselle 1794; 15 Rampon Antoine-Guillaume 1759-1842; commanded a division in Egypt. Autograph note signed 1820; 16 Carnot Lazare 1753-1823; French politician engineer Member of the Directory 1795-1797 Minister of War 1800. Document signed as Minister of War 1800; 17 Cambaceres Jean-Jacques 1753-1824; Minister of Justice in 1799 co-author of the Napoleonic Code. Document signed as Minister of Justice to the Minister of Finance 1799; 18 Andreossy Antoine-Francois 1761-1828; commanded the French flotilla on the Nile during the Egypt campaign later a division commander and diplomat. Document signed as an artillery division commander 1802; 19 Saint-Hilaire Etienne Geoffrey 1772-1844; French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition" member of Napoleon's scientific expedition to Egypt in 1798. Autograph note signed 1826. 20 Kleber Jean-Baptiste. Signature and seal from a wrapper; 21 Kleber Jean-Baptiste. Letter signed to General Francois-Severin Marceau 1769-1796; army commander killed on the Rhine in 1796 as a division commander on the Meuse 1796; 22 Kleber Jean-Baptiste. Note signed in Egypt as commander-in-chief of the French army 1800; in addition there are a number of extra portraits and prints bound in one of the prints picturing the assassination of Kleber in 1800.<br/><br/>All of the military figures and politicians represented in this extra-illustrated volume were involved in some way with Napoleon's expedition to Egypt with the exception of Generals Leclerc and Clarke who were intimately involved in the November 1799 coup that boosted the future emperor into the role of France's ruler. Generals Kleber Sanson Berthier Bessieries Rampon and Andreossy all held important commands; Kleber "undoubtedly one of the greatest generals of the French revolutionary epoch . as a second in command he was not excelled by any general of his time" Encyclopedia Britannica; Sartelon was responsible for provisioning the army; Barras Carnot and Cambaceres helped lead the Directory through this period; Commodore Smith led the British forces to important land and sea victories especially in Syria; and Saint Hillaire was one of the important members of the scientific efforts that were the expedition's lasting contribution. Especially remarkable is the seven-item archive of Kelber autographs including three as commander-in-chief of French forces in Egypt more than have appeared at auction in the past 40 years ABPC 1976-2017 shows four sales during the period. The beautifully hand-colored plan of Alexandria is rare in trade with no copies recorded at auction for the past 40 years ABPC 1976-2017; RareBookHub.<br/><br/>Following his successes in northern Italy 1796-1797 Napoleon pondered a move father east furthering a decades old discussion of the possibility of annexing Egypt as a French colony suggesting that such a move would protect French trade interests and undermine British influence there particularly as potential disruptions to its commerce and access to India and the East Indies; in addition France might establish scientific and other intellectual examinations of culture in the region. Although the military efforts eventually failed the scientists who accompanied Napoleon's army discovered the Rosetta Stone creating Egyptology as a field of study and recorded many other important previously unknown aspects of life history archaeology etc. concerning the Near East. The military expedition started off successfully with the occupation of Malta in May 1798 and eluding the British navy landed successfully in Egypt in early July routed the opposition and established headquarters in Cairo by the end of the month. Despite the near destruction of the French fleet in the Bay of Abukir by Admiral Nelson and his fleet and persistent uprisings in the native population Napoleon consolidated his power and had full control of Egypt in the fall. Early in 1799 the Ottomans sent several armies into the near east and Napoleon continued his offense there chalking up wins in Jaffa Haifa and Mount Tabor but was unable to take Acre after a two-months' siege declared victory and returned to Egypt to earn his greatest victory of the expedition defeating local armies at Giza in late July. Having restored his reputation an not particularly liking what he saw of the political situation either in Egypt or France he returned home in late August 1799 leaving Gen. Jean-Baptiste Kelber in command of the expedition forces. Kleber defeated his opponents mostly local troops again at the battle of Heliopolis in March 1800 and then suppressed an insurrection in Cairo but in late June he was assassinated by a Syrian student Gen. Jean-Francois de Menou taking his place as commander. Following a disastrous battle of Alexandria in March 1801 and siege of that city by the British Menou capitulated the terms allowing the French army to return to France. <br/><br/> Jules Rey hardcover 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
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
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
184014477Paris: C. Motte 1840. C. Motte unknown books
8986LIVERPOOL JOHNSON 1841. VERY GOOD. LIVERPOOL, JOHNSON, 1841 unknown books
