[Napoléon - 1er Empire] - Set of 4 works. 1 - Pelet de La Lozère, (Joseph) - Opinions de Napoléon sur divers sujets de politique et d'administration, recueillies par un membre de son Conseil d'État, et récit de quelques événements de l'époque. Paris, Firmin-Didot 1833. In-8° paperback, 331 pp. Wear and tear. 2 - Chavanon, (Jules) - Joachim Murat 1767-1815. Paris, Hachette 1905. 3 - Martinien, (Aristide) - Liste des officiers generaux tués ou blessés sous le premier Empire de 1805 à 1815. Paris, Lavauzelle s.d. In-8° paperback, 36 pp. 4 - Balagny, (Paul) - Le voyage de Napoléon 1er à Nantes et les évènements d'Espagne en 1808. The Bailen affair. Le Général Dupont. Rennes, impr. du Nouvelliste 1930. In-8° paperback, 61 pp. 1 ff. 1 folding plate. Uncommon.

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