Imperial Guard Scouts, collection of Raoul and Jean Brunon (in French). The Scouts of the Imperial Guard are light cavalry regiments of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard under the First Empire, created by decrees of December 4 and 9, 1813 (a facsimile of his letter is included). Beautifully illustrated book of many reproductions of old documents, compositions, and drawings, including tipped-in color and other inserts. The book includes loose leaf sections within wrapped thick card covers. All the contents are pristine, the cover has. On the cream cover and the cover. Image has damage, please see photo. Ery good, complete condition. Dimensions 32.5cm x 25.0cm Weight 788g unpackaged. Softcover, 72 pages, in loose sheets under a cream-colored folded cover with gilt titles on the front cover, adorned with a large color vignette, illustrated with 26 plates, including 4 in color, and numerous reproductions of old documents, and compositions and i. Llustrations specially composed for this book by Pierre Benigni in 1928 and by Louis Fregier in 1961. 500 copies made numbered 31 to 530 and 30 copies numbered 1-30 with 7 watercolors of Pierre Benigni on arches. Published by Sopic Press, Marseille. The insert plates were printed by Virgier and Brunissen, Paris. The cover was made by Andre Chotel atelier, Paris.