Napoleon I. A Biography.

FOURNIER, August. Translated by Annie Elizabeth Adams. [Napoleon Bonaparte].

Item Number: 139437

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1914.

Fournier’s famed biography of Napoleon Bonaparte in a fine Zaehnsdorf binding. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarters scarlet crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Zaehnsdorf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with tissue-guarded engraved frontispieces and five folding maps. In near fine condition. An attractive binding.

Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. One of the greatest commanders in history, his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. He also remains one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in human history.