Some stirring relics of historical times
By: compiled and published by Daniel Crohn.
Published: 1938
Place of publication: [Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Autographs -- Facsimiles
Notes: Descriptive letterpress on verso facing each facsimile.
Table of contents: title: The signature of Joan of Arc, 1430.; title: Lafayette asks the pardon of Louis XVI for helping the American colonies in their struggle for independence, 1779.; title: Louis XVI about to be guillotined pleads for a three-day postponement of his execution, 1793.; title: A tragic note from Marie-Antoinette written just before leaving for her execution, 1793.; title: Robespierre's last signature, 1794.; title: Nelson's unfinished letter written to his beloved Lady Hamilton, on the eve of the battle of Trafalgar, 1805.; title: The Duke of Wellington informs a French general of the victory of Waterloo, 1815.; title: Napoleon after his defeat at Waterloo appeals to England for protection, 1815.; title: The last codicil to Napoleon's will, written at St. Helena, 1821.