A Journal of Occurrences at the Temple, during the Confinement of Louis XVI, King of France... by The King's Valet-de-Chambre.Translated from the original Manuscript by R.C. Dallas.
London: Baylis, 1798.
Price: $175.00
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First English translation. Without frontispiece. 2 plates (at p. 99 and at end). 255, [5]pp. 8vo. Quarter contemporary vccalf and marbled boards, rubbed, front hinge starting. Early American Bookplate "C. Rawes, Lancaster" ESTC T110766.
Item #334612
Cléry was the faithful valet de chambre of Louis XVI during his imprisonment in the Tour du Temple, and thus an intimate witness to the days leading up to 21 January 1793, when Louis XVI was guillotined on the place Royale.
