| Author | Crohn, Daniel.
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| Title | Some stirring relics of historical times / compiled and published by Daniel Crohn.
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| Published | [Paris] : D. Crohn, c1938.
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| Description | [22] p. : illus. (mounted facsims.) ; 32 cm.
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| General Note | Descriptive letterpress on verso facing each facsimile.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: The signature of Joan of Arc, 1430.--Lafayette asks the pardon of Louis XVI for helping the American colonies in their struggle for independence, 1779.--Louis XVI about to be guillotined pleads for a three-day postponement of his execution, 1793.--A tragic note from Marie-Antoinette written just before leaving for her execution, 1793.--Robespierre's last signature, 1794.--Nelson's unfinished letter written to his beloved Lady Hamilton, on the eve of the battle of Trafalgar, 1805.--The Duke of Wellington informs a French general of the victory of Waterloo, 1815.--Napoleon after his defeat at Waterloo appeals to England for protection, 1815.--The last codicil to Napoleon's will, written at St. Helena, 1821.
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| Subjects | Autographs -- Facsimiles.
Manuscripts -- Facsimiles.
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| LC Card Number | 38-32761 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: Z 42 C942 Oversize
CA-1602030 c.1: LC class oversize, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 137295] |
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