For your consideration is this amazing third french edition book titled, "Memoires Et Anecdotes Sur La Cour De Napoleon Bonaparte" (Memories and Anecdotes on the Court of Napoleon Bonaparte) written by Auguste Jean Baptiste Defauconpret and published by The Leading Bookstore in Belgium circa 1818. The book is written in French. This book includes an assortment of recollections and tales from Napoleon Bonaparte's imperial court. Napoleon's secretary in 1808 was Defauconpret, a French poet and novelist. As a result, he got to interact with the royal court and learn about the various characters that surrounded him. Defauconpret's memoirs, which include accounts of Napoleon's ministers, generals, and family members, provide a rare window into life at the imperial court. Along with detailed accounts of significant historical occurrences like the Russian Campaign and the Battle of Austerlitz, the book also has a pull-out part at the back that displays illustrations of the people who are referenced throughout. It is bound in a green and brown hardcover with gold gilt along the spine showing vases, designs and the title reading, "Memoires et Anecdotes".