Large Paper Copy, Finely Bound
Napoleon in Caricature 1795-1821.
London and New York: John Lane, 1911.
Price: $7,500.00
About the item
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. Three quarter green morocco and cloth boards, spines gilt with Napoleonic motifs, a.e.g. by Stikeman. Spines uniformly toned to brown. Fine set.
Item #375591
The definitive and fascinating history of Napoleon in caricature, a subject which inspired Gilray and many others to their most striking work.
