100-DOMERGUE (Armand). Russia during the wars of the Empire, (1805-1815). Souvenirs historiques. Recueillis et pub. par M. Tiran et précédés d'une intro. par M. Capefigue. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1835, 2 vols. in-8, XV-392 pp. and 442-[1] pp. with portr. and folding map on front, black half-maroquin with long grain and corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and scrolls as well as cold fleurons, gilt head, cover preserved (Yseux). Rare first edition. Tulard, 445: "The first chapters evoke the period before the War of 1812; Domergue was then stage manager of the Imperial French Theater in Moscow. The second part describes the French invasion in a light too favorable to Napoleon to offer any guarantees of accuracy". One of the most original accounts of Russia, never reprinted. A very fine copy. Ex-libris Kergorlay.