B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S W O M E N S H I S T O R Y 2 0 2 4 Women's History Month 20 20. (JOSEPHINE) MASSON, Frédéric. Joséphine, Impératrice et Reine. Paris, 1899. Folio, contemporary full dark-green morocco gilt. $2000 Limited edition, number 590 of 1200 copies produced, beautifully illustrated with over 30 captioned tissue-guarded plates, including a beautiful color frontispiece portrait of “L’Imperatrice Josephine en 1806,” and eight in-text illustrations. Handsomely bound in full morocco-gilt by Durvand. Masson, best known for his works on the Bonapartes, emphasizes the romantic, personal, and dramatic sides of history through his use of detail and anecdote. Text in French. Original printed paper wrappers and spine bound in at front and rear. Bookplate. A splendid volume in fine condition. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF JOSEPHINE
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