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BARBE-MARBOIS, Journal d'un Déporté, 1834

Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 

BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 

Journal d'un Déporté non jugé, ou déportation en violation des lois, décrétée le 18 Fructidor an V (4 Septembre 1797). 

Paris, Firmin Didot, 1834.

Two parts in one volume 8vo (213x127 mm), (4)-xlviii-271 pages / (4)-312 pages.  binding : Contemporary quarter sheep, flat spine. Binding rubbed. 

Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 

First edition.
Elected from Moselle to the Council of Elders under the Directory, Barbé-Marbois was overthrown during the September 1797 insurrection and then sent into exile in Guyana. Exile journal which alternates between political considerations and observations of Guyana, its inhabitants and its prison system.

provenance: Stamp from Jules Cloquet and pen annotations on flyleaves.

Price : 200 €

Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 
Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 
Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 
Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 
Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 
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