Le Comte de Las Cases - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène, ou journal où se trouve consigné, jour par jour... - 1823

Rare original illustrated edition of this collection of eight volumes that records, day after day, the words, reflections, and actions of Napoleon during the eighteen months he spent in exile on the island of Saint Helena under British supervision.

Las Cases, faithful companion of the Emperor, writes a journal that blends daily accounts, dialogues, memories, and meditations, offering an intimate and dramatic image of the fallen Napoleon.

The volumes unfold a chronicle where political confidences, military analyses, judgments on men and events, campaign memories, reflections on glory and destiny, as well as details of daily life in isolation are intertwined.

The work is both a historical testimony, an apology, and a memorial construction: Las Cases seeks to immortalize Napoleon's greatness for posterity by presenting him as an unjustly exiled hero, a philosopher of history, and a martyr of European politics.

It is distinguished by its grandeur, its pathetic tone, and its documentary value, while also being marked by an evident apologetic intent that makes it both a historical source and a literary and political text.

The Count of Las Cases - Memorial of Saint Helena, or journal in which is recorded, day by day, what Napoleon said and did during eighteen months - 1823 - Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII - The Count of Las Cases -
484, 454, 442, 460, 462, 455, 446, 527 pages.

Good condition of the bindings, books in their original brown half-leather, showing signs of use, slight tear on a headcap, rubbed boards and corners, marbled edges, smooth decorated spine, gilded titles, volume numbers, and author's name.

Good interior condition, some scattered foxing, works adorned with 2 engraved folding maps (Italy Campaign and Saint Helena) and a folding plate (Longwood plan), marbled endpapers in good condition.

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