Comte Emmanuel de Las Cases / Charlet - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène, Suivi de Napoléon dans l'exil - 1842

Fascinating two-volume set illustrated with superb hors-texte plates, this exhaustive and detailed account of Napoleon's captivity on the island of Saint Helena, based on daily interviews and the author’s attentive observations, who was his companion and faithful secretary -

This fascinating work offers an intimate plunge into the daily life of the deposed emperor, describing his habits, his political reflections, his strategic analyses, and his memories of campaigns and events that shaped the Empire, while revealing his emotions, regrets and disappointed hopes -

Las Cases adopts a vivid narration, mixing reported dialogues, personal comments and detailed descriptions of places and people, giving the reader the impression of attending the interviews themselves and penetrating the intimacy of an exceptional historical figure -

The edition also explores the psychology of Napoleon, his capacity for resilience, his keen sense of honor and destiny, as well as the tensions between past grandeur and enforced isolation, while highlighting the political and diplomatic stakes of his exile -

Count Emmanuel de Las Cases / Charlet - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène, Followed by Napoléon in Exile - 1842 - Volumes I and II - Ernest Bourdin -
828 + 955 Pages.

Good condition of the bindings, volumes in halves leather with original corner pieces, marbled boards, wear from use, some minor defects on the covers, headbands and corners worn, speckled edges, smooth spines ornate, gilded titling and pagination -

Good interior condition, some stains, fine vignette on the title page, text double-framed, volumes enriched with numerous engravings in black both in and out of the text including a frontispiece, text fairly clean, endpapers in good condition, ex-libris of the Baratte family in Templeuve (Nord), a pleasing set -

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