Horace-Napoléon RAISSON

Third edition illustrated with 10 frontispieces and 4 portraits including 2 at the frontispiece of Marie-Louise, Eugène, Joséphine, Murat. The volumes have been bound with their blue covers bearing the eagle title vignette by Johannot. This cover is found lined in white in the volume of L'histoire populaire de la famille Bonaparte which bears no volume number. The genealogy of the Bonaparte family occupies 3 leaves in this volume.
Binding ca 1920 in half green sheep. Smooth spine decorated with 2 mirror tools and a laurel crown. Gilt title. Spines sunned becoming uniformly blonde. Traces of rubbing. Scattered foxing. Good set.
Journalist and historian, Horace Raisson, whose full...

Fifth edition, with some parts in first edition, as it was revised and expanded.
Our copy unfortunately lacks its frontispiece engraving.
Some rare and light foxing of no significance, handsome copy.

First edition.
Two small lacks to foot of spine, a few rare small marginal foxing spots, otherwise handsome copy as issued.
Rare.

The rare first edition of one of Balzac's last anonymous collaborations, published the same year as "Le dernier Chouan", his first signed novel.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece vignette.
Significant lack to first board and spine of cover restored at the time, joints cracked at head and foot of second board, pleasant interior condition.
Rare, like all of Balzac's early works.

Third edition, with some parts in first edition, being the first revised and expanded text. Half dark brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding. Both copies are complete with the two frontispiece engravings (the second with tears and small corner losses has been pasted onto a loose leaf). One loose leaf, some occasional minor foxing, the half-title and title pages of the second volume are missing which prevents us from indicating which edition this is.