Emil Ludwig — Napoleon

Paris, Payot, 1929. Leather. An attractive quarter-morocco copy of this French-language, illustrated biography of Napoleon Bonaparte. Neatly bound in quarter morocco with marbled boards.   French-language edition.   Bookplate of Jean de Bavier to the front paste down.   Illustrated with a vignette title page and sixteen further plates. Collated, complete.   An insightful biography of Napoleon Bonaparte by German-Swiss author Emil Ludwig, best remembered for his detailled studies of notable historical figures. This edition has been translated into the French by Alice Stern. In a contemporary quarter-morocco binding with marbled boards. Bookplate of Jean de Bavier to the front paste down. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of leather. Light marking and similar loss to paper boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages mildly age toned with occasional spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .