Beautiful First Original Edition On The Same Date: "saint Helena Memorial" 1828. De Las Cases

Rare and complete first edition of 1828, in 8 beautiful volumes in 8, full skin red porphyry morocco spines richly decorated with gilded iron friezes fillets and cartouche, title and volume numbers in Empire green, covers framed with gilded friezes, marbled guards and edges: Edition decorated with folding plans and maps: "Memorial of Saint Helena", or Journal where one finds recorded, day by day, what Napoleon said and did during eighteen months; by Le Comte de Las Cases; reprint of 1828. in Paris. Lecointe Libraire. Quai des Augustins, No. 49. 1828. Imprimerie de Lebègue Rue des Noyers, No. 8. Copy in a beautiful and precious rare binding with very white paper (without foxing) rare in this condition and very complete with the large folding plates, in addition a medallion has been added which accompanies this series in polychrome stuk of the profile of the emperor of the time. This constitutes an exceptional and unique set for this text so famous and moving of the forced exile of "Napoleon the First", an anthology piece of History full of emotions and faithful to the last moments of Bonarparte fallen from all pretension