A Parme, imprimé par Bodoni, 1808.
Folio composed of : 1 portrait as a frontispiece, (2) ll., ix pp., (1) bl.p., (1) bl.l., (2) ll., 9 pp., (1) bl.l., 15 plates including 2 on double page. Full red morocco, wide gilt border around the covers, arms of the Emperor Napoleon I gilt-stamped in the center of the covers, flat spine richly gilt bearing the title in a green morocco lettering piece, gilt edges. Contemporary binding with mosaic patterns.
396 x 266 mm.
Very rare first edition of which very few copies were printed on large imperial paper describing a project of a public fountain in honor of Napoleon I.
The printed dedication is intended for the princess de Lucques et Piombino (Elisa Bacciochi).
Text in Italian and French. A portrait of the author drawn and engraved by Boucheron and 15 plates engraved by Boucheron from the drawings of the sculptor Comolli, including 2 on double page.
Precious and remarkable copy printed on large imperial paper offered to the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Emperor didn’t have much time to collect; nevertheless he owned a library, but it only contained classical works. These books bore on the covers the eagle of the empire.
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