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Auction 51 · Lot 284

GRETTER, L. Antwort auf die Freymuethigen Gedanken eines Helvetischen Buergers [“Answer to Frank Thoughts of a Swiss Citizen."]

Estimate
$3,000–$4,000
Hammer price
$3,750

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(SWITZERLAND)

printer

n.p.

Place

(Switzerland)

Publication

(1799)

Description

FIRST EDITION. On title, graphic of hands clasping

summary

Response of a reactionary to the liberal sentiments expressed in the previous Lot. The present writer views the Jews as social pariahs, undeserving of Swiss citizenship. At the same time, he throws into the mix anti-Bonapartist sentiment. (Napoleon was viewed as a liberator of the Jews)
pp. 8. Foxed. Unbound. 12mo
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