Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Jun 23, 2017
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USA
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LOT 95:
(DREYFUS AFFAIR).
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Estimated price:
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500 - $700
Auction house commission:
25%
VAT: On commission only
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(Newspaper). The Globe. “Dreyfus Pardoned. Welcome News Came This Morning.” South Bethlehem, Penn, September 19th, 1899. * WITH: New York Daily Tribune. “A Traitor’s Punishment. Captain Dreyfus Publicly Degraded in Paris.” Sunday, January 6th, 1895. AND: The New York Herald. “France Vindicates Dreyfus and Gives Him a Higher Rank.” Friday, July 13, 1906.
Printed Newspaper Broadsheets. Lightly browned. Folio. Sold not subject to return.
Est: $500 - $700
Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French army, was accused of high treason for allegedly spying on behalf of Germany. Before Dreyfus’ innocence could be proven, he was forced out of the Army and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island in the Guyanas.
