Lot n° 110
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BASTILLE. - CARRA (Jean-Louis)]. Mémoires historiques et aut - Lot 110
BASTILLE. - CARRA (Jean-Louis)]. Mémoires historiques et authentiques sur la Bastille.Londres, et se trouve à Paris, Buisson, 1789. 3 volumes in-8, fawn crushed half-chagrin, ornate spine, red title and green tomaison, smooth red head, untrimmed (Modern binding).
First edition, with a folding plate engraved by Sellier depicting the siege of the Bastille.
Published in accordance with the deliberation of the representatives of the Commune on September 16, 1789, by Jean-Louis Carra, based on his papers deposited at Saint-Louis-la-Culture and since transferred to the Arsenal. Volume III contains an alphabetical table of the files summarized or analyzed, classified under the name of the person detained, with the reason for his or her incarceration (Tourneux).
Soiling or wetness on a few leaves, title of first volume doubled, small tear repaired on p. 31 of volume I.
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