$1,800
Vernet, Carle (1758-1835) Tableaux Historiques des Campagnes d'Italie. Paris: Auber, 1806. Folio, portrait of Napoleon on a horse; twenty-three plates of battles from the Italian campaign; a hand-colored double page map of Italy; one plate of a battle in Egypt; a separate sub-title for the coronation of Napoleon with portrait medallions of the Emperor and Josephine; an account of the campaigns in Germany, and a supplement to the Italian and German campaigns illustrated with four additional full-paged plates, some scattered spots and minor foxing, in contemporary marbled leather, gold tooled, front joint starting to crack, corners worn, a.e.g., red spine label, 19 3/4 x 13 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01