Mémoires du Maréchal Marmont, Duc de Raguse de 1792 à 1841 imprimés sur le manuscrit original de l'auteur avec le portrait du Duc de Reischstadt, celui du duc de Raguse et quatre fac-similé de Charles X, du duc d'Angoulême, de l'empereur Nicolas et du duc de Raguse.

First edition without statement of edition, illustrated with 2 portraits including one in color of the Duke of Reichstadt, 4 facsimiles and 2 maps, as well as a folding table. The 10th volume, in uniform binding, is the refutation of Raguse's memoirs by Laurent de Lardeche: Réfutation des Mémoires du Maréchal Marmont, Duc de Raguse devant l'histoire.
Contemporary half black shagreen binding. Smooth spine in Jansenist style with cold fillets. Gilt title and volume number. Boards rubbed. One library label at the foot of volume 5. Some foxing on an otherwise fresh set. Good copy.
"Of first order for Bonaparte's youth, but only for this period. Does not Marmont declare that he admires the young officer and despises the Emperor? These very detailed memoirs on all the campaigns of the Duke of Raguse therefore call for many reservations not only because of the late nature of their composition but also because of their desire to constantly present the author in a favorable light compared to Napoleon. This plea was refuted by Laurent de l'Ardèche in 1857". Tulard, 963. Very well documented work. Second lieutenant at 15, Marmont is already captain when he meets young Bonaparte at Toulon. He becomes his aide-de-camp and follows the general to Italy, then to Egypt.