Memoirs of Napoleon I 1802-1815 Baron de Meneval 1895 Hutchinson Volumes 2 and 3

£28.00

Title: Memoirs of Napoleon I 1802-1815 -Volumes 2 and 3
Author: Baron de Meneval
Publisher: Hutchinson & Co
Publication Date:1895
Format: Hardback

Condition: Vol II-Some light bumping to spine ends and corners. Pages are quite clean. Portrait of Empress Josephine to frontispiece. Some foxing to the first few pages.

Vol III-Light bumping to spine and corners. Pages are clean and remain uncut to top edge. Fax copies of letters to rear. Portrait of Empress Marie-Louise to frontispiece

Book measures: 22cm x 15cm with 484 (vol 2) and 541 (vol 3) pages

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Description

These 1895 volumes represent the second and third installments of the memoirs by Baron Claude-François de Méneval, private secretary to Napoleon Bonaparte. Covering the critical period from 1802 to 1815, Méneval provides an unparalleled insider’s view of the First Empire, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Emperor’s domestic life. Translated by Robert H. Sherard and published by Hutchinson, this set offers rare primary source details on the transition from the Consulate to the fall of the Empire. These volumes are essential for collectors of Napoleonic history, military scholars, and bibliophiles seeking to complete this prestigious 19th-century biographical set.

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Weight 3.00 kg