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Description:
Lavallee, Joseph (1747-1816) and Armand-Charles Caraffe (1762-1822) Galerie du Musee Napoleon. Paris: Chez Filhol, 1810 [-1815].
Nine large octavo volumes of ten (lacking volume nine) bound in full uniform contemporary straight grain red morocco, elaborately tooled on boards and spines, a.e.g.; illustrated with hundreds of plates; bindings slightly scuffed, dry, some endcaps chipped, intermittent spotting and foxing to contents, 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (9)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Armand-Charles Caraffe, Paris
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