Lot n° 196
Estimation :
200 - 350
EUR
MONTGEY & POIRIER. Atrocities committed against... - Lot 196 - Rossini
MONTGEY & POIRIER. Atrocities committed against female citizens, formerly detained in the Maison d'Arrêt, dite la Providence, in Arras, by Joseph Lebon & his Adherents. [Paris, Chez les Marchands de Nouveautés, 7 Nivos, troisième année Républicaine]. In-8, bradel papier tourniquet boards, long red title page on spine (Modern binding).
Description of the atrocities committed during the Terror on female citizens held in the Arras prison: mistreatment, humiliation, moral harassment, sexual touching, etc. There is a list of female inmates who had been subjected to the Terror.
Includes a list of inmates who died in Arras and Cambrai, as well as supporting documents, including statements from numerous victims.
Engraved vignette depicting a wolf slitting the throat of a sheep.
Missing title page.
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