Memorial de Sainte Helene. Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena
London: Henry Colburn, 1823. iv, 395p: vi, 374p: v, 378p:376p: iv, 319p: 384p: v, 334p: iv, 319p. 19th century quarter red morocco with richly gilt spines over speckled boards and marbleized end papers. Signed bindings by Emile Rousselle with his small rubber stamp on the verso of the front marbled endpaper in each volume. Four volumes bound in eight with untrimmed edges. Extra illustrated with over 130 illustrations whereof some hand colored. First printed and published in French in the same year. Hibbert's Auction Catalogue lists on p246, #4497 the French edition which Lowndes p1314 attributes incorrectly to have been published in London followed with a comment that an English translation appeared in 1825. Light scattered foxing in areas otherwise a fresh clean set with only a few check marks in pencil in the index, in a very attractive binding. Item #10569
Price: $3,000.00