Excerpt from The Valuable Collection of Manuscripts, Autographs, Books, Portraits and Other Interesting Material: Mainly Relating to Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution, the Property of Warren C. Crane, a Merchant of Old New York, to Be Sold Under the Management of the American Art Association<br><br>Dear sirs - For nearly forty years I have been an enthusiastic collector of books, autographs, prints, broadsides, engravings, etc., relative to that mar velons man The Little Corporal, the great Napoleon, of whom Lord Holland said in open Parliament That the very persons who detested this great man have acknowledged that for ten centuries there has not appeared upon earth a more extraordinary character.<br><br>This hobby has given me a great deal of pleasure and much information. Having enjoyed the collection so well I have decided to pass it on to other col lectors, and I consign it to you to sell at auction without any restrictions or reservations whatever. Your clients shall have every item at their own valua tion. While the catalogue speaks for itself, I desire to state that many of the items came from the great Napoleonic Museum formed by Mr. John S'ainsbury of London, the contents of which were dispersed in that city many years ago. The late Mr. John Weller, who for about sixty years was one of the most re liable autograph dealers in London, was a large purchaser at the sale, and I in turn bought many of them from him.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.