Planat de la Faye, (Nicolas-Louis) - Life of Planat de la Faye, aide-de-camp to Generals Lariboisière and Drouot, officer under Napoleon 1st. Souvenirs, lettres et dictées, ecueillis et annotés par sa veuve et Correspondance intime de Planat de La Faye. Supplément à la vie de Planat. Paris, Ollendorff 1895. 2 vols. In-8°, half red chagrin (L. Guetant), xxxi, 697, 170 pp. 3 heliogravure portraits. "Napoleon's aide-de-camp, Planat de La Faye almost made the voyage to St. Helena. He left a small diary written aboard the Bellérophon, another in the prisons of Malta and a few dictations on his youth and the French campaign" Tulard, 1163. Rare complete copy of the supplement to the intimate correspondence, uniformly bound by Guétant. Engraved bookplate of J. Beurnel. Good condition.

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