Condition Summary

Two-volume Walter Geer Napoleon hardcover lot in good vintage condition overall. Green cloth boards retain attractive gilt lettering and Napoleonic eagle/crest designs. Both books show shelf wear, rubbing, bumped corners, and wear/chipping at spine ends. Interior pages appear clean overall with light age toning.

Illustrated frontispieces are present. No dust jackets. Both volumes are printed on quality Berkshire Text paper, with a visible watermark showing an eagle emblem and the letter “A” when held to light.

Updated Description

Two vintage illustrated hardcover books by Walter Geer, published by Brentano’s in New York.

Includes:

Napoleon and Marie-Louise: The Fall of the Empire

Walter Geer, Brentano’s, 1925

Napoleon and His Family: The Story of a Corsican Clan, Madrid-Moscow 1809–1813

Walter Geer, Brentano’s, 1928

Attractive matching-style green cloth bindings with gilt titles and decorative Napoleonic eagle/crest designs.

Both volumes feature illustrated frontispieces and historical content centered on Napoleon, Marie-Louise, the Bonaparte family, and the fall of the French Empire.

Both books are printed on quality Berkshire Text paper, with a visible watermark showing an eagle emblem and the letter “A” when held to light. This is a nice period paper-quality feature that supports the books’ vintage production value.

Condition shows normal vintage wear, including rubbing, light discoloration, bumped corners, and wear at the spine ends. Interiors appear clean overall with light age toning. No dust jackets included.

The books have been personally inspected. They are clean with no writing and visible marks consistent with age and handling. The books will be securely poly bagged and shipped in a sturdy box. Handled and packed by a collector for collectors. Stored in a smoke-free environment. Fast shipping with tracking and careful packaging guaranteed.