Proces du Service Funebre Celebre le 14 Fevrier 1831....
Trial Relating to an Important Event of the July Monarchy With a Presentation Inscription from the Primary Defendant [Trial]. Valerius, Philippe, Primary Defendant. Proces du Service Funebre Celebre le 14 Fevrier 1831, a Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. Accusation Contre MM. Valerius, Durouchoux Fils, Boblet, Quinel et de Balthasar. Paris: Chez G.A. Dentu, Imprimeur-Libraire, No 21; Et Palais-Royal, Galerie d'Orleans, No 13, 1831. xxi, 128 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"; 21.5 x 13 cm). Pamphlet in stiff wrappers bound into later quarter cloth over marbled boards, calf lettering piece and gilt ornaments and publication date to spine, fragment of ribbon marker, publisher advertisement to rear wrapper. A few minor nicks to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, some wear to corners and edges of lettering piece, pictorial bookplate of Paul Lacombe to front pastedown. Moderate toning and light foxing to interior, creases and corner folds to a few leaves, offsetting from bookplate to front free endpaper, presentation inscription from Valerius to title page. A very good copy with interesting associations. $250. * Only edition. A report of a turning point in the Reign of King Louis-Philippe I, also known as the July Monarchy [1830-1848]: the trial that followed the failed 1831 uprising against the king, a member of the House of Orleans, provoked by Legitimists, people who denied the legitimacy of a non-Bourbon monarch. This event was sparked by a politically charged memorial service for the Bourbon Duke of Berry, who was assassinated in 1820. It ended with the repression of the Legitimists. The wry inscription reads "offered by the accused Valerius." A fervent Legitimist, he was a primary organizer and financier of the memorial ceremony, which was seen by government as an incitement to riot. Valerius and his co-defendants were ultimately acquitted. This copy was later acquired by Lacombe [1834-1919], an important Parisian archivist and historian, who was also a notable bibliophile. This is a scarce title. OCLC locates 2 copies in North America (Harvard, University of Michigan).
Price: $250.00
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