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170 - MASSON, Frédéric.
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MASSON, Frédéric. Napoleon and His Son. Paris, Goupil & Cie, Manzi, Joyant, 1904. Large quarto. Contemporary pine-pattern half-maroquin binding with period corners, double gilt fillet on the covers, smooth spine superbly decorated, gilt head, gilt title, dust jacket (a few light foxing spots but a fine copy). Description: Fine copy. First edition. Limited first edition of 800 copies on Blanchet and Kleber paper; this is no. 80. In this work, Frédéric Masson examines the connections and influence of the birth and life of the King of Rome (Napoleon II) on the private life and politics of Emperor Napoleon I. Masson drew on archival records and correspondence to describe his life, having been raised at the court of Vienna, Austria, after the fall of the Empire, cut off from his French roots and his father. The book is richly illustrated with numerous heliogravures (portraits, reproductions, facsimiles), in color or sepia, accompanied by captioned scrolls. Includes a color-engraved portrait of the King of Rome as a child, after Ysabey (detachable).
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