Comte Emmanuel de Las Cases - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène

Fascinating two-volume collection enriched with a beautiful portrait of Napoleon on horseback, superb full-page plates from this exhaustive and detailed account of Napoleon’s captivity on the island of Saint Helena, based on daily interviews and the author’s attentive observations, who was his companion and faithful secretary - This fascinating work offers an intimate plunge into the daily life of the deposed emperor, describing his habits, his political reflections, his strategic analyses and his memories of the campaigns and events that shaped the Empire, while revealing his emotions, his regrets and his disappointed hopes - Las Cases adopts a vivid narration, blending reported dialogues, personal commentary and detailed descriptions of places and people, which gives the reader the impression of witnessing the interviews themselves and penetrating the private life of an exceptional historical figure - The edition also explores Napoleon’s psychology, his capacity for resilience, his acute sense of honor and destiny, as well as the tensions between past grandeur and forced isolation, while highlighting the political and diplomatic stakes of his exile - Comte Emmanuel de Las Cases - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène, Followed by Napoleon in Exile - 1936 - Vol. I and II - A. Desrez - Approximately 1400 pages. Good condition of bindings, the work in its original half-basane, marbled boards, light wear, some minor defects on the cover, marbled edges, narrowly decorated spine, gilded lettering and volumes, gilded edging on the boards - Good interior condition, foxing scattered, works enriched with a beautiful portrait of Napoleon on horseback, superb full-page plates, presence of a manuscript page, text in two columns, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant set - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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