GAULLE Charles de Paris,, Librairie Plon,, 1954-1959... Mémoires de Guerre. 3 vol. in-8 (23,8 x 15,3 cm), jansenist bindings in scarlet chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt head, witnesses preserved on the other edges, covers and spine preserved, slipcases (period binding). First edition. Limited edition of 2044 numbered copies (plus a few reserved copies), this being one of the 69 copies of the first edition on Hollande laid paper, unnumbered and "printed especially for LE GÉNÉRAL DE GAULLE", then "LE GÉNÉRAL ET MADAME DE GAULLE". The copies of the first edition contain 10 unpublished documents reproduced in facsimile, including the draft of the Appeal of 18 June 1940 and Charles de Gaulle's letter to General Weygand asking him to continue the fight (20 June 1940), as well as 3 colour maps. For Yvonne my dear wife. Charles." A most precious and moving copy, given by the General to his wife.