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Winter 2006 Catalog  >  Americana  >  The Dr. Alvin Weiner Collection of Napoleon and Military History

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Lot 1735: Waterloo Book Collection

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Reserve: $300.00
Winning Bid: $294.98
Price Realized: $352.50
Auction Date:12/15/2006 9:00 PM EST

1) 1893 An Atlas of the Campaign of Waterloo, by Ropes. Oversize b&w contour maps, with positions and troop movements in color. Inserted oversize color lithograph on heavy stock of David’s famous portrait “Napoleon in His Study”. Fair. 2) 1885 The Waterloo Medal: An Address fo the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, by Meyer (privately printed). Edition of 100 copies. A number of fine illustr. printed on heavy stock. VG. 3) c. 1880 Napoleon in Egypte, Waterloo et Le Fils De L’Homme, by Barthelemy et Mery. Outstanding and very sharp b&w engravings by Vernet and Bellange. Poets Auguste Barthelemy and Joseph Mery collaborated on a number of hugely popular and influential satirical works, of which this title is perhaps the most renowned. EX.

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