Comte de Las Cases - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène - 1824

Two-volume superb edition of this foundational work of Napoleonic literature, which relates the memories, conversations, and reflections of Napoleon during his exile on Saint Helena -

The text presents itself as a logbook and a collection of reported words, in which Las Cases, a fellow captive, records Napoleon Bonaparte's statements, judgments, and memories about his career, his military campaigns, his reign, and the major events of his era -

The work is part memoir, political, and apologetic in approach, aiming to offer a direct and intimate version of Napoleon's thoughts after his downfall -

It traces the major steps of his ascent, from his early military days to the building of the Empire, passing through decisive battles, administrative reforms, and diplomatic relations with the European powers -

Count de Las Cases - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène - 1824 - Vol I and II - Magen et Comon -
469-460pp

Good condition of the bindings, volumes in their brown half-leather from the period, wear from use, slight defects on covers and spine, one split seam, heads and corners worn, speckled edges, smooth spine adorned with gold motifs, gilded lettering, volume numbers and author's name gilded, double gilding on the covers –

Good interior condition, foxing scattered, volumes enriched with a few plates out of text including a nice frontispiece portrait, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant set –

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