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Guillotin, Joseph-Ignace

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Guillotin, Joseph-Ignace
<Our item number 140684><B>Guillotin, Joseph-Ignace.</B> &#40;1738-1814&#41; French physician who proposed the use of a beheading machine &#40;1789&#41;, called the guillotine after him and associated with the excesses of the French Revolution. Partly-printed document signed &#40;&#34;Guillotin&#34;&#41;, 1p, in French, 7½ x 7½ in., Paris, 28 Feb. 1890. Document headed &#34;Free Consultation of the Academy of Medicine of Paris. Session of 28 February 1890.&#34; On the left is a column headed &#34;Names of the Academicians called for consultation,&#34; with six names listed. On the right is a column with the signatures of the consultants, Guillotin&#39;s being at the top of the list. Minor foxing, else fine. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,500 - 2,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 140684<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140684.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>