{"product_id":"memoirs-of-general-count-rapp-first-aide-de-camp-to-napoleon-london-1823","title":"Memoirs of General Count Rapp, First Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon, London, 1823","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"910\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1823, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"60\" data-start=\"29\"\u003eMemoirs of General Count Rapp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provide a vivid first-hand account of the Napoleonic era from one of the Emperor’s most trusted officers. As first aide-de-camp to Napoleon, Count Rapp was present at many of the defining campaigns of the period, and his recollections offer valuable insight into both the military events and the character of Napoleon himself. Written with clarity and immediacy, the work combines battlefield narrative with personal observation, illuminating the inner workings of the Imperial court and the personalities who shaped it. It remains an important contemporary source for the study of the Napoleonic wars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"910\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemoirs of General Count Rapp, First Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon. Written by Himself and Published by His Family. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePrinted for Henry Colburn and Co., London. 1823 first edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1677\"\u003eA very good copy of this work, bound in later tan leather with red morocco title label with gilt. With raised bands and gilt rules to spine. With marbled endpapers. All soundly bound. Covers with light wear and rubbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1850\"\u003eEx-library, but evident only by one ink stamp to top margin of title page, “Guille Library Guernsey”. Some gaps to gutter after endpapers at either end of book from the rebind, but not affecting binding integrity. Portrait frontispiece with some damp staining. Text is generally very good - bright and clean throughout with light scattered spots. Occasional ragged vertical edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1868\"\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1870\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003eviii + 431pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003eDimensions: approx 230mm high x 147mm wide x 42mm deep.\u003cbr data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2105\"\u003eWeight: approx 823g (unpacked)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55499730190721,"sku":"LAN10131","price":166.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/MemoirsofGeneralCountRapp_FirstAide-de-CamptoNapoleon_London_1823IMG_4380.gif?v=1775637522","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/en-us\/products\/memoirs-of-general-count-rapp-first-aide-de-camp-to-napoleon-london-1823","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}