Autograph letter signed “Ch. Berton” to Joseph Bonaparte
Paris, March 14, 1824, 1 page in-4
“An ancient page of the Emperor’s son of the hapless General Berton, throws himself at the foot of Your Majesty“
Autograph letter signed « Beauh. de Lavalette » to Eugène de Beauharnais
N.p, [11th] May [1807], 5 p. in-12°
« We have been so dejected and discouraged by the loss of my poor cousin »
Autograph letter signed “Le General Berton” to Joseph Bonaparte
Paris, January 11, 1820, 2 pages in-folio
“I would donate half my blood to improve its existence”
Autograph letter signed « L Davout » to his wife, Aimée Leclerc
Osterode [current Ostróda in Poland], 16 April [1807], 6 p. in-4°
« We do not know here whether the peaceful intentions of our emperor will prevail over the intrigues of our eternal enemies, but in any case we are more able than ever to make them triumph by our arms »
Autograph letter signed « JF » (revised draft) [to Élisa Bonaparte]
Linz, 16 7bre [September] 1819, 2 p. in-8°
« I have allowed myself only one reproach against Napoleon; it is that he has too often done small things when he had the means to do great ones »
Autograph manuscript signed « Émile Bernard »
N.p.n.d, 10 p. in-4°
« David’s nefarious work being accomplished, Gros had died for art »
Autograph letter signed « Caroline » to a prince
[Naples, 15th May 1813], 2 p. in-8°
« I have just received the telegraphic news of the victory won by the Emperor »
Autograph letter signed « Casanova » to Eusebio della Lena
Duchcov Castle in Bohemia, 11th June 1796, 3 pp. in-4° in italian
“What surprises me and seems difficult to believe is that this Buonaparte is a 26-year-old and Corsican, like Salicetti. Two prostitutes would have conquered all of Italy”
Autograph manuscript signed “Chateaubriand”
N.d.n.p, 1 page in-8 on double sheet, bespoke framing
“Fallen Rome offers asylum to fallen powers”
Autograph letter signed « Le Vte de Chateaubriand » to Abel
Paris, 29th 7bre [September] 1815, 4 pp. in-8°
« I demanded freedom of thought, which brought Buonaparte’s fury and his new threats to have me shot »
Autograph letter to Léonce de Lavergne
Paris, 6th August 1838, 3 p. 1/2 small in-4° on bifolio
« I walked on this beach where Bonaparte took his last step »
Autographe manuscript
N.p.n.d [6th December 1854], 1 p. in-8°
« I remember in what implacable frosts and in what heroic fire this literary boast of the Emperor Napoleon was written »
Autograph document, entirely filled in by the novelist and signed « De Beyle »
Paris, 7th April 1814, 1 page small in-4