Boutique Online Book Auction
Friday, 19 - Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Napoleon, 16 volumes: The Memoirs of Napoleon; The Life of Napoleon; The Memoirs of Madame Junot, Duchesse d'Abrantès.
Realised: $65 plus premium
Lot Details
Empire Edition. Number 316 of 425 copies. c1900. Some pages uncut. Gilt on spine faded, otherwise fine condition. Also "The Napoleon Dynasty by the Berkeley Men & Another" (1853?) cover worn and stained, one page separating, foxing, evidence of repair to binding.
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