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Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, Barry Edward O'Meara, Charles Tristan, comte de Montholon

Napoleon's Memoirs

Henry Colburn & Co. and Martin Bossange & Co.

Circa 1823

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Beautifully bound first edition of Napoleon's memoirs dictated by himself to generals Gourgaud and Charles Tristan during his exile in Saint Helena.

  • Sold as a set of 8.
  • Baron Gaspard Gourgaud (French).
  • Barry Edward O'Meara (Irish).
  • Charles Tristan, comte de Montholon (French).
  • Memoirs of the History of France during the reign of Napoleon, dictated by the emperor at Saint Helena to the generals who shared his captivity, and published from the original manuscripts corrected by himself.
  • London: Henry Colburn & Co.; Martin Bossange & Co., 1823.
  • Contains frontispiece portraits.
  • Bound in three-quarter red morocco with linen boards, gilt on spines and covers, raised bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers.

Provenance

William Satire

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Light wear to binding and corners.

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 inches / 21.59 cm
Width: 5.5 inches / 13.97 cm
Depth: 1.25 inches / 3.17 cm

Feature(s)

First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Royalty, History, Biography

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