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Grègoire, Henri, Abbè

Essai historique et patriotique sur les arbres de la libertÈ

Desenne / Bleuet / Firmin-Didot, 1794

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Year of publication
1794
Place of printing
Paris
Author
Grègoire, Henri, Abbè
Publishers
Desenne / Bleuet / Firmin-Didot
Keyword
coleantiq
Languages
English

Description

FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY POLITICAL SCREED, FEATURING ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PHRASES IN FRENCH POLITICAL HISTORY: "L'arbre de la libertÈ.ne peut prospÈrer s'il n'est arrosÈ du sang des rois." (The Tree of Liberty cannot prosper unless it be watered with the blood of kings.") 3, 68 pp. Beautifully printed by Didot on fine wove paper. 24mo. Attractively bound in 19th-century calf and decorated boards. Upper joint split. Internally FINE AND BRIGHT. EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT.