O'MEARA, BARRY EDWARD — Napoleon at St. Helena

London: Richard Bentley, 1888 (1st ed. thus); 2 vols., xciv(+ii)+367; (vi+)397+15+16(+2)pp., 2 indices, 7+6 col. and bl-wh illustrations, 23cm, blue cloth bound w. gilt ornaments and title. Covers worn, back hinge vol. 1 signs of splitting but book still solid. Book plate on first free end page (vol. 1 only) and blind owner's stamp on title pages of both vols. A good, solid, but not splendid set. Quite rare! ¶ l This diary of Napoleon's surgeon, also known as 'A voyce from St. Helena', cover the years 1815-1818 of Napoleon's exile. O'Meara was an Irish physician who became the ex-emperor's best friend at St. helena, untill the moment he was forced to return to England. Even though this source is strongly pro-Napoleon, it is important as an account of an eye witness of the first half of Napoleon's exile. This edition is rare. With the book plate of Mr. Adriën Telders (1843-1913), a member of the Dutch patrician Telders family, who a.o. became vice-president of the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. He was an admirer of Napoleon.