360-TITEUX (Eugène). General Dupont. Une erreur historique. Based on unpublished documents, with numerous maps and facsimiles. Puteaux-sur-Seine, Prieur et Dubois, 1903, 3 vols. in-4, 594 pp., 785 pp. and 724 pp. 1 portrait, 26 maps or plans (including several of battles), 13 facsimiles, qqs tables in-t., green half-maroquin, spine ribbed and decorated, arms at foot, gilt head, cover preserved (Thierry). First and only edition of this rare work. An exceptional copy on Japon paper. Nominative copy for M. le Capitaine Carnot (N° 3). T. I: From Marengo to Friedland. T. II: Campagne d'Andalousie. Baylen. Cabrera. T. III: The Trial. Ministry of 1814. Tulard, 1421: "Contribution monumentale à la réhabilitation du vaincu de Baylen". This valiant officer of the Grande Armée inspired Joseph Conrad for his book Le Duel, and Ridley Scott for his film Les Duellistes. Indeed, Dupont has some twenty duels to his credit, which gives an idea of his character... The above-mentioned bibliography then lists the colossal number of memoirs published in this volume. A very fine copy bearing the arms of Lieutenant-Colonel Carnot. Dupont's niece was the mother of French President Sadi Carnot. This explains why such a fine copy took its place in the gigantic Carnot library. Copy enriched as follows: 2 L.A.S. from Richemont to his cousin Lt -Colonel Carnot (1929-1931) 1 L.A.S. from Leproux to Colonel Carnot (the latter is the author of a book on Dupont). 5 postcards of Château de Rochebrune in Étagnac.