Maréchal de Castellane - Journal du Maréchal de Castellane - 1896-1897
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Maréchal de Castellane’s five-volume French journal, published by Librairie Plon in 1895–1897, in contemporary half-leather bindings with heliogravure illustrations.
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CASTELLANE (Esprit Victor Élisabeth Boniface de). Journal of the Marshal Castellane, 1804-1862. Paris, Librairie Plon, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1895-1897. 5 vols. in-8vo, viii-479, 515, 419, 440, 452 p., green half-calf (demi-chagrin vert) with raised joints (dos à nerfs), title and volume pieces in red morocco, gold fillets, marbled paper boards, blue marbled endpapers, ribbon markers (bindings of the period).
Boniface de Castellane (1788-1862) was promoted to sub-lieutenant in the 24th Dragoons in 1806. He later became aide-de-camp to General Mouton, Count of Lobau (1770-1838), then to the Count of Narbonne (1755-1813). He took part in the Russian campaign and witnessed the Battle of the Moskowa. Colonel of Hussars under the Restoration, he served in Spain in 1823, then in Belgium and Algeria. He commanded for a long period at Perpignan, then at Rouen, and in 1850 he led the Army of Lyon. Napoleon III made him Marshal of France in 1852. Castellane kept his journal daily for almost sixty years: it is one of the most closely followed military testimonies of the 19th century. His daughter, the Countess of Beaulaincourt-Marles (1818-1904), published it with Paul Le Brethon (1867-1943).
The five volumes follow a chronological order: 1804-1823, 1823-1831, 1831-1847, 1847-1853 and 1853-1862. Volume I is the only one devoted to the Empire. It covers the campaigns in Germany to Russia, then the reorganization of the regiments in 1813. The subsequent volumes describe garrison life, discipline, the Court and the political world up to the Second Empire. Volume V ends with an index.
The illustrations hors texte, in heliogravure, include notably: the portrait of the young Castellane as a sub-lieutenant of dragoons; a portrait as a Hussar officer and a group of Hussar officers; a review scene before a tribune; the tomb of the marshal; the portrait of the aged marshal; the fac-simile of a page from his campaign notebook (Battle of the Moskowa, September 1812), with a sketch of the positions.
Spines damaged, bindings slightly rubbed, foxing scattered, other minor faults/
Provenance: violet stamp “Bibliothèque de M. Planet, La Châtre (Indre)”.
(Tulard, 282)
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Les Colporteurs have been practicing for more than twenty years and offer a variety of books with a predilection for the old and the rare. They also act as experts in old books for courts, estates and auctions in Vendée and Aquitaine.
CASTELLANE (Esprit Victor Élisabeth Boniface de). Journal of the Marshal Castellane, 1804-1862. Paris, Librairie Plon, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1895-1897. 5 vols. in-8vo, viii-479, 515, 419, 440, 452 p., green half-calf (demi-chagrin vert) with raised joints (dos à nerfs), title and volume pieces in red morocco, gold fillets, marbled paper boards, blue marbled endpapers, ribbon markers (bindings of the period).
Boniface de Castellane (1788-1862) was promoted to sub-lieutenant in the 24th Dragoons in 1806. He later became aide-de-camp to General Mouton, Count of Lobau (1770-1838), then to the Count of Narbonne (1755-1813). He took part in the Russian campaign and witnessed the Battle of the Moskowa. Colonel of Hussars under the Restoration, he served in Spain in 1823, then in Belgium and Algeria. He commanded for a long period at Perpignan, then at Rouen, and in 1850 he led the Army of Lyon. Napoleon III made him Marshal of France in 1852. Castellane kept his journal daily for almost sixty years: it is one of the most closely followed military testimonies of the 19th century. His daughter, the Countess of Beaulaincourt-Marles (1818-1904), published it with Paul Le Brethon (1867-1943).
The five volumes follow a chronological order: 1804-1823, 1823-1831, 1831-1847, 1847-1853 and 1853-1862. Volume I is the only one devoted to the Empire. It covers the campaigns in Germany to Russia, then the reorganization of the regiments in 1813. The subsequent volumes describe garrison life, discipline, the Court and the political world up to the Second Empire. Volume V ends with an index.
The illustrations hors texte, in heliogravure, include notably: the portrait of the young Castellane as a sub-lieutenant of dragoons; a portrait as a Hussar officer and a group of Hussar officers; a review scene before a tribune; the tomb of the marshal; the portrait of the aged marshal; the fac-simile of a page from his campaign notebook (Battle of the Moskowa, September 1812), with a sketch of the positions.
Spines damaged, bindings slightly rubbed, foxing scattered, other minor faults/
Provenance: violet stamp “Bibliothèque de M. Planet, La Châtre (Indre)”.
(Tulard, 282)
Seller's Story
Les Colporteurs have been practicing for more than twenty years and offer a variety of books with a predilection for the old and the rare. They also act as experts in old books for courts, estates and auctions in Vendée and Aquitaine.
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Number of books
5
Subject
Biographies and memoirs, History, Napoleon, War history
Book title
Journal du Maréchal de Castellane
Author/ Illustrator
Maréchal de Castellane
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1896
Publication year youngest item
1897
Height
22 cm
Edition
Subsequent edition
Width
14 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie Plon
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
2385
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