No. 2 of 50 large paper copies, signed by the author and publisher. Colored frontispieces in each volume, with 22 colored plates; abundantly illustrated with more than 200 black and white plates, some folding. Title pages printed in red and black. With sectional title pages added, printed in red and black. 6 vols. 4to. Volumes: 6. Three quarter green morocco and cloth boards, spines gilt with Napoleonic motifs, a.e.g. by Stikeman. Spines uniformly toned to brown. Fine set.

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The definitive and fascinating history of Napoleon in caricature, a subject which inspired Gilray and many others to their most striking work.