Marcellin Marbot — Memoires Du General Bon de Marbot

Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1892. Cloth. The detailed memoirs of Marcellin Marbot, in the original French language. French language. Three volumes. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece. Volume three also contains a folding plate to the rear. Collated complete. The life of Marcelin Marbot, a French general of the Napoleonic age of warfare, best known for these memoirs. His elder brother, Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot was also highly regarded in the military of the time. Marbot saw battle on many occasions from 1803 to 1815 when he was exiled during the first years of the Bourbon Restoration. He returned to France in 1819 and, due to his intimate relationship with King Louis Philippe I and his son, was promoted to Marechal de Camp during the July Monarchy. Later he was promoted again to Lieutenant-General, and as a member of the Chamber of Peers to the King. Bound by G. T. Bagguley, Newcastle. In the original brown calf binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Hinges tender but firm in volume one, resulting in a small tear to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or pencil mark. Bound by G. T. Bagguley, Newcastle. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .