1908 BEAUTIFUL Napoleon 1ed Portraits & Paintings Connoisseur French Revolution Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Napoléon Bonaparte Napoléon Bonaparte was the most prominent Military leader during the French Revolution and led many successful campaigns, dominated European, and global affairs for more than a decade. In the years following the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, the French public was interested in the life of Napoleon and his armies. James Thomas Bailys collection of illustrations depict Napoleon in a variety of locations, poses, scenes, and events all drawn or painted from a variety of 19th-century artists. Many of the illustrations included in Bailys 1908 Napoleon are in color as well. A fine piece! Item number: #25289 Price: $499 BAILY, James Thomas Napoleon, illustrated with prints from contemporary and other portraits London: The connoisseur Magazine, 1908. 1st edition Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o 126 o 58 illustrations (on 53 leaves) Provenance: Armorial bookplate Sir Thomas Thompson o Likely Sir Thomas Raikes Lovett Thompson, MC, 4th Baronet (18811964), a descendant of Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet, GCB (17661828), who was an officer of the British Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral. He was one of Horatio Nelson's Band of Brothers at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and Comptroller of the Navy from 1806 to 1816. Motto: NON QUO SED QUOMODO Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Red cloth Size: ~11.25in X 9in (28.5cm x 22.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 25289 Photos available upon request.
