Author: Ferdinand von Funck; Oakley Williams (ed)
Title: In the Wake of Napoleon: Being the Memoirs of Ferdinand Von Funck
Description: London, John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition English translation of the memoirs of Ferdinand von Funck, taken from the previously unpublished Saxon Archives, with twelve illustrated plates. First Edition, uncommon. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven other illustrated plates.This is the English translation of the memoirs of Ferdinand von Funck, written between 1807 and 1809. At this time, von Funck was the Lieutenant-General in the Saxon Army and was also the Adjutant-General to the King of Saxony. He also offered an impressive description of Saxony alongside the Napoleonic Wars.Edited and translated by Oakley Williams. Collated, complete.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light fading to spine, with minimal bumping to extremities. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Offsetting to rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright throughout, with some spotting to the margins and light foxing to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

Keywords: In the Wake of Napoleon Memoirs of Ferdinand von Funck Saxony Napoleonic Wars Memoirs of Ferdinand von Funck military history Various


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