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Remarkable Handwritten Account From the French Revolution -- Containing The Opinions of Its Parisian

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Remarkable Handwritten Account From the French Revolution -- Containing The Opinions of Its Parisian

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Auction Date:2013 Jul 23 @ 17:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
Unique volume of poetry and musings pertaining to the French Revolution. The entire book is handwritten by one individual, and the spine is hand-titled ''Epigrams & Poems on the French Revolution'', circa 1789-1793. The author condemns despotism, exemplifying the prevailing attitudes in 18th century France, and references the landmark events of 1789, the 1791 constitution, and the execution of Jean-Paul Marat and Claude Fauchet. The text is written entirely in French. One stanza translates in part to: ''...In our national prisons / The dark dungeons, the dark rooms / Right now are fuller / From French generals, and ministers of agents / All struck by turns of sinister anathemas / What of enemy prisoners...'' In an editor's note section the author asserts: ''...the democratic government is better than any other...'' 186pp. are bound in sea-foam green paper boards. Measures 7.25'' x 9.25''. Volume is reportedly from the estate of Sir Thomas Phillips 1st Baronet, a 19th century book collector, though no provenance is included. Sunning to backstrip, with chipping to spine ends and cracking to hinges, especially to exterior and to a lesser extent on the interior, else near fine.
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