Napoleonic library. Fine Bindings. Approx. 28 volumes.
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Approximately 28 volumes on Napoleon and his Court, mostly finely bound. Including: Memoirs of Marshal Ney. London: Bull & Chruton, 1834. 2 volumes. Half navy morocco by Baytun. Elliott, Grace Dalyrumple. Journal of my Life During the French Revolution. London: Richard Bentley, 1859. Half crimson morocco. Mirabeau's Love-letters. London: L. Humphreys, 1909. Half deerskin. Abbott, John C. The History of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York: Harper Borthers, 1855. 4 volumes. Elaborate richly gilt green morocco, with gilt decorated morocco and silk endpages signed by M. Ritter Rel.Â
Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the collection of Napoleonic items of George Eustis Paine, a noted 20th-century industrialist from New York, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The fine collection of over 155 items comes to sale from Michele Thomure from Illinois, who is Mr. Paine’s step-granddaughter. The sale features a Napoleonic library, including Napoleon’s personal map, autographed material, and books belonging to and about Napoleon; several bronze sculptures of him; portrait miniatures; snuff boxes; and other items of the era.
G. Eustis Paine (1893-1953) was a wealthy 20th-century industrialist, banker and executive, who was chairman of the board of the New York and Pennsylvania Co., paper manufacturers. He was born in Willsboro, New York and graduated from Columbia University. Besides the company he headed, he was Trustee of Hanover Bank, a director and chairman of the Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Company’s executive committee, and a director and executive committee member of the Great Northern Paper Co.
Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the collection of Napoleonic items of George Eustis Paine, a noted 20th-century industrialist from New York, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The fine collection of over 155 items comes to sale from Michele Thomure from Illinois, who is Mr. Paine’s step-granddaughter. The sale features a Napoleonic library, including Napoleon’s personal map, autographed material, and books belonging to and about Napoleon; several bronze sculptures of him; portrait miniatures; snuff boxes; and other items of the era.
G. Eustis Paine (1893-1953) was a wealthy 20th-century industrialist, banker and executive, who was chairman of the board of the New York and Pennsylvania Co., paper manufacturers. He was born in Willsboro, New York and graduated from Columbia University. Besides the company he headed, he was Trustee of Hanover Bank, a director and chairman of the Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Company’s executive committee, and a director and executive committee member of the Great Northern Paper Co.
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Napoleonic library. Fine Bindings. Approx. 28 volumes.
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