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1834. BOOK. (HISTORY—WAR OF INDEPENDENCE). SUCHET, LOUIS-GABRIEL:. MEMOIRS OF MARSHAL SUCHET, DUKE OF ALBUFERA, ON THOSE CAMPAIGNS IN SPAIN FROM 1808 TO 1814, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. SECOND EDITION. Paris: Anselin, successor to Magimel, 1828 and 1834. 2 vols. in large 8vo and an ATLAS in large folio. Vol. I: 6 h. + LI + 364 p. + 1 h. of errata. Vol. II: 6 h. + 558 p. + 1 h. + 2 folded plates. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Siguan after a painting by Horace Vernet. Contemporary binding in green half-leather, with raised bands and painted edges. The ATLAS: 2 leaves + 16 double-page maps and views; the last page is a single-page map showing the Ordal Bridge. The title page and half-title page are somewhat soiled. Modern binding in half-leather with corner caps, raised bands, and watermark paper edges. Rubber stamps. MAGNIFICENT COPY. Second edition of the text and first edition of the atlas from 1828. Suchet’s widow had it reprinted because copies were no longer available in stores. Suchet’s memoirs make for an engaging read and are written in diary form; he was also one of the Napoleonic generals who enjoyed popularity due to his administration of the province. Palau 324570 and 324569.