Description: “Collection Complette des Bulletins de la Grande Armée, Contenant les Campagnes de 1808, 1809, 1810, et 1811, en Espagne en Allemagne et en Hollande…” Boulogne: Chez Guerin and Leroy-Berger, [ca. 1820]. Complete run of this French military bulletin, parts 1-158, as well as parts 1-29 of Nouvelles Officielles, and other bulletins Small 4to. Text on laid-paper. Bound in contemporary full tree calf, spine lettered and ruled in gilt (rebacked preserving the original spine, binding worn with occasional chipping, joints cracking, rear hinge reinforced with later cloth tape, text generally toned, foxed, wrinkled, occasionally thumb soiled. Very good. This rare collection of bulletins (published in October after concluding the peace following the battle of Wagram) is followed by the 29 bulletins of the entire Russian campaign, then several other bulletins about the campaigns of 1813 and 1814, the abdication, and the Treaty of Paris. Several bulletins in the rear have official ink stamps of “a timbrer a l’extraordinaire” and “G. pas D. Galais [?]” Rare collected edition. 2444_069 B-018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: Historical Artifacts From Both Sides Of The Conflict In 19th Century Europe As Hollywood turns its attention to the larger-than-life character of Napoleon Bonaparte, with Ridley Scott's recent "Napoleon" feature film and Steven Spielberg's forthcoming revival of Stanley Kubrick's unrealized epic, the interest in collecting Napoleonica is on the rise. The collection on offer was gathered by an avid and lifelong single collector of military artifacts of the late 18th and early 19th centuries; the period of the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon. To begin with, the interest focused on the life and death of Admiral Lord Nelson, whose last heroic victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, permanently ended Napoleon's hopes of invading and overpowering "Perfidious Albion", that Nation of Shopkeepers! As time passed, the genre broadened to include every aspect of collecting associated with this tumultuous era, ranging from uniforms and accoutrements, ceramics, snuff boxes and miniature portraits, clocks and barometers, later commemorative items and memorabilia to a substantial library which included documents, period prints and ephemera. Historical characters from Napoleon, Josephine, Marshals Ney, Berthier and Murat to Lord Horatio Nelson and the Duke of Wellington are reflected here. Both the French and British sides are respectively represented within this collection, raging the vast breadth of the nations which fought the conflict until its conclusion in 1815 with ultimate defeat of France's Emperor. This is an estate liquidation. We have done our best to catalog and describe the items, all of which have been assessed by a most respected historian and dealer in Napoleonic Wars related antiquities, books and militaria, Robin Bates. If you have any specific questions or need more info/photos, please contact us in advance of purchase as all sales are final.We ship once a week from our warehouse unless otherwise stated in the sale. Shipping, handling and insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. All efforts are made to use the best method for packing and the most economical shipment service to your area.INSURANCE CLAIMS: Any claim for damage or loss that occurs in shipment is the responsibility of the buyer. We recommend keeping all packaging materials intact should damage occur as well as the damaged item within. Please be sure to take pictures immediately of both and send to us and/or upload to eBay. SHIPPING COST: The eBay calculators can sometimes under or overcharge as it is generally an estimate for one-of-a-kind items that must be properly packaged with a final address and value to determine. Should you have any questions about the eBay shipping estimate, please contact us and we will get a more solid quote for shipment. Tracking will be provided.SHIPPING TIME: We generally ship once a week from our remote warehouse. In the event we are unable to send within those windows, we will notify the buyer and/or have a notice on the auction/sale page of the individual item.Again, please ask questions about shipping before buying the item if you have any. All sales are final.RETURNS: We sell only rare, vintage items. We make every effort to clearly photograph and describe them before listing them on eBay. Buyers must be aware of what they are purchasing. WE DO NOT ACCEPT RETURNS.
Price: 3000 USD
Location: Glendale, California
End Time: 2025-02-13T03:50:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
