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CLAUDE-JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836) French army officer; best known as composer of words an...

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CLAUDE-JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836) French army officer; best known as composer of words an...
CLAUDE-JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836) French army officer; best known as composer of words and music of "La Marseillaise" (1792), the French National Anthem, originally published under title "Chant de guerre pour l'armee du Rhin." ALS, signed "R de Lisle", 1p, Jan 12, 1825, 8vo, Paris. In part, "...Do you remember me, from...And that difficult literary compilation. It is finished now and ready to be published...Are you still available for a few subscriptions...let me know the number of copies you think you may need..." Light soiling, o/w VG. $400-600