BATTERSBY, William Joseph. *Les Napoléons, or the Present an - Lot 247

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BATTERSBY, William Joseph. *Les Napoléons, or the Present an - Lot 247
BATTERSBY, William Joseph. *Les Napoléons, or the Present and Future Glories of France*, dedicated to Her Most August Majesty, the Empress of the French. Dublin, 1856; quarto, 156 handwritten pages, contemporary red morocco binding, covers adorned with a central gilt bouquet and a gilt lace border, smooth gilt spine, gilt edges. An autograph epic poem paying homage and expressing allegiance to the French imperial family. The manuscript, framed with red fillets, is accompanied by a letter of introduction addressed to Empress Eugénie, as well as its French translation; the entire package was sent to the Palace of Saint-Cloud on November 20, 1856. The work was published the following year, printed in English only, by McGlashan Gill in Dublin - English binding heavily damaged (missing sections and one cover panel detached).
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