[MILITARY] IRELAND, William Henry; CRUIKSHANK, George (illustrator).
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte,
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte,
Late Emporer of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Confederation of Switzerland, &c. &c.
Stock Code 116775
London, John Cumberland, [1828].
crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere
A handsome set of Ireland's Life of Napoleon Bonaparte in crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere, illustrated with 26 aquatint plates by George Cruikshank after original drawings by Carle Vernet, Denon, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Duplessis-Bertaux and other Napoleonic and battlefield artists.Cumberland issue; 4 vols; 8vo (22 x 14 cm); 26 folding aquatint plates by Cruikshank (24 hand-coloured), one engraved folding plate in vol. IV, engraved titles to each vol., bound without half-titles and letterpress titles, occasional minor browning and light offsetting; 20th-century crushed red morocco gilt by Bayntun Riviere, gilt spines in 6 compartments, all edges gilt, spines slightly faded, inor wear, very good or better, housed in a rewd cloth slipcase, faded.
Abbey Life 359; Tooley 211.
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