Complete Series of European Medals

Edwards, Edward. THE NAPOLEON MEDALS A COMPLETE SERIES OF THE MEDALS STRUCK IN FRANCE, ITALY, GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EMPIRE IN 1804, TO THE RESTORATION IN 1815, ENGRAVED BY THE PROCESS OF ACHILLES COLLAS, WITH HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES London: Henry Hering 1837. Lg. folio; x, 168pp. Plus a frontispiece and 40 plates with multiple images, done by an early photo-engraving process. Later 1/2 black calf, gilt ornamented spine, over textured gray cloth. A portion of the original brown cloth, gilt, with the printed title, is mounted on the front cover. Bound in at front are the prospectuses for 2 other contemporary medalic plate books. Very good; plates with some foxing (as is usual for this book); title page with some offset browning from the frontispiece; dark stain at top fore-edge of final plates (images not affected). Small oval library blind stamp at bottom of title page and one other leaf.