RARE account of Napoleon Bonaparte`s campaigns in the Orient as told by Louis Alexandre Berthier (1753 -1815) - a Marshal and Vice-Constable of France, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon. 200x125mm. 183 pages [+3]. Quarter-leather rebound Hardcover. Cover worn, slightly rubbed and stained. Cover corners and edges slightly bumped and peeling. Spine worn, spine edges peeled, spine bottom half detached from rear cover. Pen marks on whitepage and pre-title page upper corner and title-page. Pre-title page upper edge cut-out. Very small pen marks on edges of pages 64-65 and 67-69. Binding slightly visible between pages 94-95. Pages wavy and yellowing, some pages slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare first-hand account of one of Napoleon`s major military expeditions has suffered some external damage (mostly to cover), but internally is still in good condition.