HYMEN ET LA NAISSANCE (L'), or Poems in honor of their imperial and royal majesties. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1812. 2 parts in one volume in-8, long-grained red morocco, wide gilt border, central coat of arms, ornate smooth spine, interior roulette, gilt edges (period binding).
First edition of this collective collection of poems and miscellaneous pieces written in honor of the marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise of Austria (April 1810) and the birth in March 1811 of their only son Napoleon II, King of Rome.
A beautifully bound copy bearing the arms of the Duc de Rovigo (Savary) (1774-1833), Emperor Napoleon's general and Minister of Police from 1810 to 1814.
A handwritten label on one endpaper reads: Exemplaire aux armes duc de Rovigo auquel il a été ajouté quelques verses, composée par Firmin Didot à l'occasion d'une visite que ce Général, alors qu'il était ministre de la Police, fait dans la Typographie de cet Artiste, tant à la fois Graveur & imprimeur renommé.
Minor rubbing to upper cover.
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