Mercier (Georges, binder).- Napoleon.- Balzac (Honoré de)Histoire de l'Empereur racontée dans une grange par un vieux soldat et recueillie par M. de Balzac, wood-engraved illustrations by Brevière & Novion after Lorentz, 2 advertisement ff. at end, lightly browned, original pictorial wrappers bound in, attractive dark green straight-grain morocco by George Mercier, signed 'G. Mercier sr de son père, ?1925' in gilt to lower inner front cover, spine in six compartments, all but one with bee motif within double filet frame, the remaining compartment with author's name and title, covers semé with bees, all within two sets of double filet borders, salmon pink silk doublures within three sets of filet borders, salmon pink silk endpapers, very slightly rubbed at joints, g.e., housed in a dark green straight-grain morocco and marbled paper slip-case, small 8vo (binding 142 x 108mm.), Paris, J.J. Dubochet & Co., 1842.
Mercier (Georges, binder).- Napoleon.- Balzac (Honoré de)Histoire de l'Empereur racontée dans une grange par un vieux soldat et recueillie par M. de Balzac, wood-engraved illustrations by Brevière & Novion after Lorentz, 2 advertisement ff. at end, lightly browned, original pictorial wrappers bound in, attractive dark green straight-grain morocco by George Mercier, signed 'G. Mercier sr de son père, ?1925' in gilt to lower inner front cover, spine in six compartments, all but one with bee motif within double filet frame, the remaining compartment with author's name and title, covers semé with bees, all within two sets of double filet borders, salmon pink silk doublures within three sets of filet borders, salmon pink silk endpapers, very slightly rubbed at joints, g.e., housed in a dark green straight-grain morocco and marbled paper slip-case, small 8vo (binding 142 x 108mm.), Paris, J.J. Dubochet & Co., 1842.
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