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MARENGO and its monuments. Monograph. Paris, Serrière...

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MARENGO and its monuments. Monograph. Paris, Serrière et Cie,[1856]. In-8 of 1 f.n.ch. (false title), 46 pp., 10 woodcut plates; red grief, imperial arms of Napoleon III in the centre of the dishes framed by gilded castors and wide cold nets, imperial eagle crowned at the 4 corners, back decorated with a and small golden bee between nerves, roulette on the cups, beige guards and moire lining, golden edges, without the printed cover (period binding) Original edition. Second print run, with the slightly modified introduction. The ten plates illustrate landscapes, views of Marengo, and memories of the battle and the remains. Beautiful copy of a present linked to the arms of Napoleon III. Origin: Sir Abdy (ex-libris).