FAIN, Baron

Manuscrit de Mil Huit Cent Quatorze Trouve dans Les Voitures Imperiales Prises A Waterloo Contenant Les Six Derniers Mois Du Regne de Napoleon.

Brussels / Bruxelles: P.J. De Mat, Impr.-Libr., De L'Academie Royale De Bruxelles et De L'Universite De Louvain, 1823. Frontis; folding facsimile letter; ads. First Edition. Hardcover. Published the same year as the Paris edition. 12mo. Pp. viii, 416. Frontis. Folding facsimile letter. Index. Four pp. ads at rear. Contemporary red roan backed marbled boards, spine with gilt rules and lettering. Sprinkled edges. Corners a trifle bumped and worn, ffep excised, else internally quite fresh. Armorial bookplate. Very Good. Item #1297

At age 45, his short-lived retreat returned the Bourbons to power via "the baggage wagons of the enemy."

Price: $200.00