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Histoire de Napoléon

Title: Histoire de Napoléon / par M. de Norvins ; vignettes par Raffet.
Author: Norvins, M. de, 1769-1854.
Publication: Paris : Furne, 1839

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Description

viii, 648 p., [81] leaves of plates : ill.; 28 cm.

Subjects

Emperors > France > Biography
France > History > 1789-1815
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821

Note

Original ed. published 1827-1828.
Originally issued in 80 weekly pts., 1839-1840.
Illustrations (all after Raffet): 1 print : etching ; full-page. Engraved by Burdet. -- 80 prints : wood engraving ; full-page. Engraved by E. Bernard, Hebert, Piaud, J. Caque, Quartley, Lavieille and others. -- 266 wood-engraved vignettes in the text.
Parts issue: Each pt. (livraison) comprises a single unstitched quarto gathering and a plate, loosely inserted in illustrated ivory paper covers, except pts. 1 and 80, which each comprise 2 gatherings. Publisher's advertisements or prospectus on p. [4] of covers.

Indexed In (note)

Ray, G.N. Art of the French illustrated book
Carteret, L. Trésor, 1801-1875

Call Number

DG (Norvins, J. M. de. Histoire de Napoléon. 1839)

OCLC

35360336

Author

Norvins, M. de, 1769-1854.

Title

Histoire de Napoléon / par M. de Norvins ; vignettes par Raffet.

Imprint

Paris : Furne, 1839 ([Paris] : Typ. Lacrampe)

Indexed In:

Ray, G.N. Art of the French illustrated book, 202

Carteret, L. Trésor, 1801-1875, III, p. 439-444

Local Note

Arents copy: Parts issue. Many points of early issue; cf. Carteret. Pt. 80 (sigs. 80-81) lacks covers. With 1 copy of general paper covers (1st style; cf. Carteret), dated 1840.

Provenance (Arents copy): Paul Gavault, Cortlandt F. Bishop (bookplates).

Added Author

Raffet, Denis Auguste Marie, 1804-1860. Illustrator

Burdet, Augustin, 1798-1870. Etcher

Bernard, E., active 1839-1852. Wood engraver

Hébert, César Auguste. Wood engraver

Piaud, Antoine Alphée, active 1837-1866. Wood engraver

Caqué, J. H., approximately 1820-approximately 1885. Wood engraver

Quartley, J. Wood engraver

Lavieille, Jacques Adrien, 1818-1862. Wood engraver

Gavault, Paul, 1867-1951. Former owner

Bishop, Cortlandt F. (Cortlandt Field), 1870-1935. Former owner

Research Call Number

DG (Norvins, J. M. de. Histoire de Napoléon. 1839)

Arents BIP (Norvins. Histoire 1839) 05-168

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