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BLAZE (Sébastien).

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Memoirs of an apothecary on the Spanish war during the years 1808 to 1814. Paris, Ladvocat, 1828, 2 vol. in-8, blond half calf with corners, spine ribbed, gilt roulettes (contemporary binding). Spine stained, spines and corners slightly rubbed. Some foxing. Tulard, 170 : These memoirs "tell the story of the author's time in Spain as a pharmacist assistant-major in the health service. Several chapters are devoted to his captivity and his escape. The last chapters evoke the collapse of Joseph's power. His testimony is essential on the atrocities of the guerrilla". First edition. Good copy.