The boards are foxed, and its spine reinforced with cream coloured tape; there is intermittent foxing throughout the book which also has a semicircular stain at the tail's hinge, for the rest an unmarked and solid copy. 131 pages, plus two sketches. The first one, whic folds out, "Colonne de la grande arme" the other of the Battle of Austerlitz . Both are foxed, the latter badly so. In beautiful copper plate, the fron end paper has a dedication by the author. A brief biography of Napoleon by 'Marco Malagoli Vecchj da Modena gia' militare di cavalleria sotto il Regno d' Italia'. (on the title page and front cover)