Memoirs of Count Lavalette: Adjunct and Private Secretary to Napoleon and Post Master General Under the Empire by Lavalette, Comte - 1894

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Hardback. New.

London: Henry Colburn And Richard Bentley, 1831. First English Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 92; 397 + 2 Pp Publisher's Catalog At End. Green Diced Morocco, Elaborately Gilt Stamped And Blind Stamped; Marbled Endpapers, Edges Of Page Block Polished And Colored Blue. Light Wear At Corners, Spine Cloth Slightly Faded, No Fraying, Hinges Tight, No Marks Or Bookplates. Per Wikipedia, Antoine Marie Chamans, Comte De Lavalette (1769 - 1830) Was A French Politician And General. Born In Paris The Same Year As Napoleon Bonaparte, He Spent The Revolution In The French Revolutionary Army, Where He Rose Through The Ranks To Become An Aide-De-Camp To General Louis Baraguey D'hilliers. In 1796, After The Battle Of The Bridge Of Arcole, Baraguey D'hilliers Introduced His Aide-De-Camp To Napoleon, Who Was Impressed Enough To Take Him Onto His Personal Staff And To Entrust Him With Diplomatic Missions. On 22 April 1798, Lavalette Was Married To Émilie De Beauharnais (1781-1855), Niece Of Napoléon's… Read More

London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, [1816]. First edition, 8vo, xxiv, 92pp., previous owner's name and address on soiled half-title, engraved portrait of Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, wrappers browned, some light soiling, stitched as issued, uncut. General Lavalette, who having been condemned to death, escaped from prison by changing into in his wife's dress. Wilson, Bruce and Hutchinson, were tried for being instrumental in the escape from Paris, of Lavalette. Wilson passed the barriers in a cabriolet with Lavalette disguised as a British officer, and escorted him safely to Mons. He sent an account of the adventure to Earl Grey which was intercepted and he was arrested in Paris. The three men were tried in Paris and sentenced to three months imprisonment. JISC locates a single copy at University of Cambridge.