[NAPOLEON 1er] BERTON, Jean-Baptiste (1769-1822)
Autograph letter signed “Le General Berton” to Joseph Bonaparte
Paris, January 11, 1820, 2 pages in-folio
“I would donate half my blood to improve its existence”
Autograph letter signed “Le General Berton” to Joseph Bonaparte
Paris, January 11, 1820, 2 pages in-folio
“I would donate half my blood to improve its existence”
Signed autograph manuscript (fragments)
N.p.n.d., 4 p. in-8°
Rare manuscript drafts, enriched with numerous original drawings
Autograph letter signed “Charles Philippe” to Charles de Barentin
Edinburgh, 4th March 1803, 1 p. in-4, address on verso, remains of black wax seal
“I promise myself our usual dispositions to employ you for all that is of interest to the service of the King my brother and mine”
Autograph manuscript signed “Chateaubriand”
N.d.n.p, 1 page in-8 on double sheet, bespoke framing
“Fallen Rome offers asylum to fallen powers”
Letter signed “Louis Stanislas Xavier” and “Charles Philippe”
[in Wesphalie, near Dortmund], 1st of January 1793, 1 page in-4
Nice signature gathering of the future Louis XVIII and Charles X
Autograph letter signed “Louis Stanislas Xavier” to a Monsieur
Hamm [in Wesphalie, near Dortmund], 31st October 1793
“The part which to share with my rightful pain”
Autograph letter signed “Louis Stanislas Xavier” to comte de Modène
Verona, 22 September 1794, 3/4 p. in-12, adress on verso
“The rage of the Jacobins…”
Autograph manuscript
N.p.n.d. [Mittau, c. 1802 ?], 2 p. 1/2 in-4°
« The Concordat itself is an effect and not the cause of evil. The true cause is the Revolution; by shaking off the yoke of legitimate authority, one has violated even God’s law »
Autograph letter signed “Louis” to a Gentleman
Kalmar, 27th 7bre 1804, 1 page in-8 on laid paper
“Everywhere there are villains”
Autograph letter signed « Morellet » to Maine de Biran
N.p.n.d. [29 or 30th Dec. 1813], 3 p. in-8° in black ink on laid paper
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