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Medallic history of Napoleon. A collection of all the medals, coins, and jettons, relating to his actions and reign. From the year 1796 to 1815.
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MILLIN,, Aubin-Louis (1759--1818)
[Histoire métallique de Napoléon. English]
Medallic history of Napoleon. A collection of all the medals, coins, and jettons, relating to his actions and reign. From the year 1796 to 1815.
London (Place), printed for the editor, and sold by Rodwell and Martin,, 1819.
vi, [2], 112, [8] p., LX pl. ; 28.8 cm. (4°)
Edited by James Millingen from notes left by A.-L. Millin, who had planned the work as a continuation of his Histoire métallique de la Révolution française, 1806. A supplement with fourteen more plates and a chronological index to the whole was published in 1821 (British Library 7755.f.19). Soane owned a set of Napoleonic medals, probably purchased in 1816 together with a printed checklist (q.v.).
Copy Notes Purchased from T. & W. Boone for £1 4s., 19 May 1823. (Priv. Corr.XVI.E.5.5).
Binding Contemporary C19th diced russia, both covers blind-tooled with crescent-cornered panel framed by three decorative rolls and two, three and four-line fillets. Two-line gilt borders; middle rolls with small gilt-stamped corner-pieces. Spine tooled in blind and gilt, direct lettering for short title, gilt turn-ins. Marbled edges.
Reference Number 2782
Additional Names T. & W.$Boone; Millingen, James (1774--1845); Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1769--1821) - Medals
[Histoire métallique de Napoléon. English]
Medallic history of Napoleon. A collection of all the medals, coins, and jettons, relating to his actions and reign. From the year 1796 to 1815.
London (Place), printed for the editor, and sold by Rodwell and Martin,, 1819.
vi, [2], 112, [8] p., LX pl. ; 28.8 cm. (4°)
Edited by James Millingen from notes left by A.-L. Millin, who had planned the work as a continuation of his Histoire métallique de la Révolution française, 1806. A supplement with fourteen more plates and a chronological index to the whole was published in 1821 (British Library 7755.f.19). Soane owned a set of Napoleonic medals, probably purchased in 1816 together with a printed checklist (q.v.).
Copy Notes Purchased from T. & W. Boone for £1 4s., 19 May 1823. (Priv. Corr.XVI.E.5.5).
Binding Contemporary C19th diced russia, both covers blind-tooled with crescent-cornered panel framed by three decorative rolls and two, three and four-line fillets. Two-line gilt borders; middle rolls with small gilt-stamped corner-pieces. Spine tooled in blind and gilt, direct lettering for short title, gilt turn-ins. Marbled edges.
Reference Number 2782
Additional Names T. & W.$Boone; Millingen, James (1774--1845); Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1769--1821) - Medals