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.
General Charles-Tristan, comte de Montholon -Sémonville (1783-1853)
Category
Books
Date
1823 - 1824
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3187457
Summary
Bibliographic description
7 v., plates : facsim (fold.) ; 8vo. Provenance: nineteenth-century crest bookplate, after 1831, with earl’s coronet: Lichfield [i.e. Thomas William Anson, 2nd Viscount Anson, created Earl of Lichfield, 1831 (1795-1854); and also used by subsequent earls]. Binding: nineteenth-century half calf, with marbled paper on boards; gold tooled spines; gold lettered red and green spine labels: Napoleon's own memoirs / Montholon & Gourgaud.
Makers and roles
General Charles-Tristan, comte de Montholon -Sémonville (1783-1853) Baron Gaspard de Gourgaud (1783-1852) Emperor Napoleon I, Emperor of France (1769–1821)